Suns vs Pelicans NBA Score Prediction and Pick

It’s a potential Western Conference playoff preview on Monday night in the NBA’s marquee matchup as the Phoenix Suns visit the New Orleans Pelicans, who are short underdogs on the NBA odds.

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Why Bet on Phoenix Suns?

This concludes a five-game trip for the Suns, who are off a 128-103 loss in Oklahoma City on Friday even though the Thunder were without star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

He had missed the previous game with a minor injury. Grayson Allen struggled from deep in hitting just 1-for-9 to finish with 13 points. Allen is still one of three players in the NBA this season shooting 50+ FG%, 40+ 3FG% and 88+ FT% (Kawhi Leonard & Al Horford). He has matched the Suns franchise record for threes in a game three times this season with 9 and ranks 2nd in the NBA in games with 8+ triples this season at 7.

The Suns announced on Saturday that Isaiah Thomas has been signed to a second 10-day contract. The former All-Star has played sparingly since signing his first 10-day deal with the Suns. He tallied five points and an assist in eight minutes Friday.

Booker holds 6 of the 7 highest scoring games by a Suns player in the series, including a Suns vs. Pelicans high 58 on Dec. 17, 2022. Booker’s 58 points on Dec. 17, 2022 against the Pelicans set the Footprint Center scoring record, 36 of which he scored in the second half.

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Why Bet on New Orleans Pelicans?

New Orleans was beaten 104-92 at home by Boston on Saturday as the Celtics avoided what would have been their first three-game skid of the season.

The Pelicans shot 4 of 23 in the third quarter and Zion Williamson missed all five of his attempts, guarded primarily by the 6-foot-6 Brown. New Orleans did not score after Trey Murphy’s 3-pointer with 4:37 left, going 0 of 6 with three turnovers.

Williamson finished with 25 points and nine boards. Williamson was responsible for 14 of the Pelicans’ 18 free-throw attempts but he was able to connect on only half of them. Since March 1, Williamson leads the NBA in field goal percentage at 62%. Overall this season, Zion is one of two NBA players to average at least 22 points and shoot 58% or better from the field.

CJ McCollum had 24 points. Among all NBA players, he is ranked 1st in three-point percentage in shooting 41.4% (min. 7 3PA per game) from deep range. He is the only player in the NBA to average 18-plus points, 1.6 or less turnovers per game and shooting 41% or better from three-point range this season.

Center Jonas Valanciunas had just two points and five boards in 15 minutes. Coming off a strong double-double performance against the Bucks on Thursday, Valanciunas saw just 15 minutes of playing time Saturday. He was not on the floor for the start of the second half, as Larry Nance joined the starting lineup.

New Orleans remains without one of its best players in forward Brandon Ingram. Ingram is one week removed from being diagnosed with a bone contusion in his left knee. He was expected to miss at least two weeks but appears to be handling rehab well. Trey Murphy has been starting in his spot.

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