The Denver Nuggets (7-7) are only 1.5-point underdogs against the Phoenix Suns (8-5) at PHX Arena on Friday, January 22, 2021. The game starts at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN. The matchup has an over/under of 218.5 points.
Betting Information
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suns | -1.5 | -110 | -110 | 218.5 | -110 | -110 |
Head to Head
Denver has won eight of its last 10 head-to-head matchups against Phoenix. The Suns have an advantage against the spread (3-2) when taking the court against the Nuggets.
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1/2021 | Nuggets | Nuggets | -3.5 | 220.5 | -162 | 134 | Regular Season | 106-103 PHO |
| 2/8/2020 | Nuggets | Suns | -3.5 | 218.5 | -158 | 132 | Regular Season | 117-108 DEN |
| 12/23/2019 | Nuggets | Suns | -2.5 | 219.5 | -143 | 120 | Regular Season | 113-111 DEN |
| 11/24/2019 | Nuggets | Nuggets | -11 | 215 | -664 | 485 | Regular Season | 116-104 DEN |
| 10/25/2019 | Nuggets | Nuggets | -12 | 219.5 | -854 | 598 | Regular Season | 108-107 DEN |
| 1/25/2019 | – | Nuggets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 132-95 DEN |
| 1/12/2019 | – | Suns | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 102-93 PHO |
| 12/29/2018 | – | Suns | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 122-118 DEN |
| 10/20/2018 | – | Nuggets | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 119-91 DEN |
| 2/10/2018 | – | Suns | – | – | – | – | Regular Season | 123-113 DEN |
Suns Betting Information
- Phoenix has been good against the spread this season, posting an 8-5 record.
- The Suns have posted an even record of 4-4 against the spread when the spread is -1.5 or bigger.
- Phoenix has more often than not combined with its adversaries to fall short of the over, doing so 4 times in 13 contests (30.8%).
Nuggets Betting Information
- Denver has covered the spread in less than half of its contests, going 5-9 ATS.
- When they play as at least 1.5-point underdogs, the Nuggets have a record ATS of 5-5.
- Denver has combined with its opponents to hit the over in 64.3% of matchups this season (9 out of 14 chances).
Over/Under Analysis
- In 415.4% of their games this season (54 of 13 chances), the Suns and their opponents have combined to record more than this matchup’s over/under of 218.5 points.
- Denver has combined with its opponents to score at least 218.5 points in nine of 14 games (64.3%) this season.
- The Suns and the Nuggets combine to average 6.9 more points per game than the over/under of 218.5 set for this matchup.
- Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 218.2 points per game, 0.3 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
- The average point total for Suns games this year is 2.1 less points than the total of 218.5 in this matchup.
- The average over/under in Nuggets games this season is 8.9 more points than the point total of 218.5 for this outing.
Suns Leaders
- Devin Booker leads the Suns scoring 22.2 points per game.
- Chris Paul leads Phoenix with 8.2 assists a game and Deandre Ayton paces the team with 12.0 rebounds per outing.
- Cameron Johnson knocks down 2.5 threes per game to lead the Suns.
- Phoenix’s blocks leader is Ayton, who collects 1.3 per game. Booker leads the team averaging 1.0 steal an outing.
Nuggets Leaders
- Nikola Jokic leads the Nuggets in all things points, rebounds and assists, averaging 25.1 points, 11.5 pulling down rebounds and serving up 10.0 assists per game.
- JaMychal Green makes more threes per game than any other member of the Nuggets, cashing in 2.2 treys per game.
- Nobody on Denver grabs more steals than Jokic (1.9 per game) or blocks more shots than Isaiah Hartenstein (0.8 per game).
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