basketball | Thursday, January 26, 2023 12:35 PM

Phoenix Suns vs Dallas Mavericks Best Bet: Suns Rising From the Ashes

Milan Stanojic

Phoenix Suns vs Dallas Mavericks Best Bet: Thursday, January 26th

The Kings had one of their worst scoring games of the season last night against the Raptors, but we won’t allow that to stop us! There are 6 games on the slate tonight, and I’ve found the best value bet of the bunch! The Phoenix Suns are taking on the Dallas Mavericks at Footprint Center, and I see some nice value in backing the reborn Suns!

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It’s been a difficult season for the Phoenix Suns when it comes to injury issues, and it has had a huge impact on their record. With 25 wins and 24 losses, they are now 7th in the Western Conference standings at the back of their 4-game winning streak. Since the return of CP3 from his injury absence, the Suns have picked up the pieces and have managed to get some very important wins. They faced the Nets, Pacers, Grizzlies and Hornets during this winning streak, and are hoping to keep the ball rolling at home against the Mavs. However, Devin Booker is still on the injury list with a groin injury, whilst Deandre Ayton is listed as ‘probable’.

The Suns have been the best defensive team during the last 5 games, with a defensive rating of 109.1 and allowing just 112.4 points per game and keeping opponents to just 45.3% from the field. Their offence has also seen an improvement with the return of CP3, but they are still missing Booker’s 27 points per game. That said, they have been excellent at home this year with an 18-7 record and they should have enough on both sides of the floor to get the job done.

For the visitors, it’s been a rough few games recently, winning just 3 of their last 10 games and facing a 2-game losing streak. They weren’t able to get back to their feet during this recent 4-game homestand, winning just 1. The absence of Christian Wood from their lineup has certainly been a setback, but it’s not just that.

The Mavs have gone back to the slow-paced type of basketball they have been playing for the past few seasons. Whilst their offence is still efficient and they are scoring around 116 points per game, they haven’t been playing any defence, ranking 28th over the last 5 games. They also allow an average of 119.2 points per game in January and I don’t see that stopping tonight. The Mavs have been terrible on the road all season, winning just 8 of their 23 games.

Phoenix Suns vs Dallas Mavericks Best Bet

The Dallas Mavericks are the 2nd-worst road team against the spread in the 2022/23 season with a record of 7-16 and an ROI of -41.78 %. The only team that has a worse road record are the Houston Rockets.

On the flip side, the Suns will be enjoying the last of their 5-game homestand tonight, where they have covered the spread in 15 of their 25 games this year. I have no problem backing them to win tonight at 1.93 odds, but the spread is set at just 1.5 points, so I’d say that’s a value bet too.