basketball | Tuesday, December 20, 2022 1:58 PM

Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards Best Bet: Suns Cruise to Another Win

Aleksa Drobnjak

Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards Best Bet: Tuesday, December 20th

The mediocre NBA program tonight will be enhanced with a very interesting game where the Suns will host the Wizards at Footprint Center. The Suns have managed to bounce back after a couple of losses and are currently on a 3-game winning streak, whilst the Wizards are still searching for their game, losing 13 of their last 14 games.

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The Suns have finally started playing like a championship contender. Although they have been battling injuries to most of their main players, they showed consistency and remained near the top of the Western Conference standings.

The suns have the 7th best offence in the league, scoring 115 points per game, but I strongly believe these stats will shift even higher in terms of offensive rating, where we see the Suns in the top5 offensive teams in the NBA.

In the last 3-game winning stretch they shoot almost 50% from the field while accumulating 38% from behind the arc. Weak defences like the Wizards have will probably even push these numbers to a higher degree after tonight’s game. Booker, J. Landale, D. Washington, and J. Okogie all remain “questionable” for tonight’s game.

If D. Booker indeed plays, we believe that line will shift closer to -8.5 points before the start of the game. Booker has played only in 38% of the “questionable” cases this season, so the current moneyline suggests that he will sit out.

The Wizards are probably the weakest team in the NBA at the moment, they have lost 13 out of the last 14 games, shooting only 41% from the field and horrifying 30% from behind the arc. They are absolutely the worst team in defence over the last 10-game stretch, letting their opponents score almost 120 points per game and shoot over 40% from three. An experienced team like the Suns will know how to exploit this. They will not be missing anyone for tonight’s game as their health situation looks very solid.

Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards Best Bet

The Suns have won their last 3 games, and the Wizards have lost the last 10, we believe the Suns’ momentum will be enough (with or without Booker) to overcome the main handicap line set for tonight’s game. Phoenix will seek transition offence and high assisted ratio baskets and we believe they will cruise to another victory today with a margin of 10+ points in the end.

Selection: Suns -6.5
Best Odds: 1.90 (bet365)
Stakes: 2/10

Odds as of 3:00 pm December 20th, 2022. Odds may now differ.

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