Suns vs Pelicans NBA Score Prediction and Betting Pick in the last week of Regular Season

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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.

How to Bet Suns at Pelicans NBA Odds & TV Info

When: Monday, 8 PM ET
Where: Smoothie King Center
TV: NBA TV
Stream: NBA.com, NBA TV app
Radio: Tunein.com
NBA Odds: Suns PK (total TBA)

Suns vs Pelicans Season Series

The Suns lead 1-0, winning 123-109 in New Orleans on Jan. 19 behind a season-high 52 points from Devin Booker. He was 18 of 30 from the field, 6 of 11 on 3s and made 10 free throws without a miss. Kevin Durant added 26 points and Jusuf Nurkic grabbed 15 rebounds for Phoenix. The Suns shot 49.5% (46 of 93) and led by 30 points in the second half. Zion Williamson scored 24 points for the Pelicans, who didn’t shoot well enough to keep up with Booker and Co. New Orleans missed 32 of 42 3-point shots. Phoenix leads the all-time series 118-109.

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. Kevin Durant had 26 points and six boards in a losing effort. He is averaging 23.2 points and 7.1 rebounds over his last 10 contests.

Devin Booker had just 14 points and played only 27 minutes. What was really surprising was Booker’s lack of involvement on offense, as his nine attempts from the field represented a season-low mark. Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Booker has totaled 26 instances with 20+ points in a quarter, tied with Stephen Curry (26) for the most such games over that span.

Center Jusuf Nurkic returned to the lineup on Friday and had five points and three rebounds in only 23 minutes. 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. Per NBA rules, a player can receive a maximum of two 10-day contracts before either being signed for the remainder of the season or waived.

The Suns have won 11 of the last 15 regular season meetings against the Pelicans and 15 of the last 21, including the playoffs. The Suns have scored 120+ points in 9 of the last 15 regular season meetings with New Orleans. 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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