San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns picks, predictions, odds: Who wins NBA game Tuesday?
Tuesday night, the San Antonio Spurs (1-2) and Phoenix Suns (2-1) clash in Arizona for each team's fourth game of the season.
Both teams enter the game coming off of routs.
The Suns dominated the Jazz on Sunday night in a 126-104 victory, even without Devin Booker and Bradley Beal. Kevin Durant led all players in scoring with 26 points, and Eric Gordon wasn't far behind with 21 of his own. Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 19 points.
Meanwhile, the Spurs were on the losing end of a rout, 123-83, in their first away game of the season against the Clippers. Los Angeles' "Big Three" of Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Russell Westbrook were the game's scoring leaders with 21, 19 and 19 points, respectively. Spurs guard Devin Vassell led his team with 14 points. Rookie Victor Wembanyama scored 11 points with five rebounds, two assists, one steal, one block and five turnovers.
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NBA injury news: Spurs vs. Suns
Spurs: There are no Spurs players listed with an injury ahead of Tuesday's game.
Suns:
Player | Position | Injury | Status |
Guard | Meniscus tear | Out indefinitely | |
Devin Booker | Guard | Foot | Day-to-day; doubtful for Tuesday |
Bradley Beal | Guard | Back | Out Tuesday |
NBA odds: San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns lines, betting odds
The Suns are favored to defeat the Spurs at home, per odds from BetMGM Sportsbook.
Spread: Suns (-6.5)
Moneyline: Suns (-275); Spurs (+225)
Over/under: 225.5
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Spurs at Suns predictions
The following are some predictions and betting advice from around the web.
Sportsbook Wire: Suns 130, Spurs 93
It writes: "Phoenix went 37-14 in games it was favored on the moneyline last season (winning 72.5% of those games). Phoenix had a record of 14-4 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -284 or shorter last year (77.8%). Phoenix has an implied moneyline win probability of 74.0% in this game."
Winners and Whiners: Suns will cover against Spurs
Michael Briggs writes: "Phoenix won't be 100 percent healthy on Tuesday, but this team is still good enough to cover against the inexperienced Spurs. Even with the highly-touted rookie, San Antonio ranks last in the NBA in both schedule-adjusted offensive rating and adjusted defensive rating. Its opponents have been especially dominant within five feet, shooting 74.5 percent at the rim. That spells disaster against a Phoenix team shooting 68.8 percent at the rim, the third-highest Rim% in the NBA."
Doc's Sports: Take the Suns to cover vs. Spurs
Guy Bruhn writes: "The Suns defensively are ranked 6th in the NBA in points given up per game with 102.7. They have forced 15.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (7th in the league). The Phoenix defense allows 24.8% on shots from beyond the arc (27 of 109) and their opponents are connecting on 80.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 23.0 dimes and 45.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 10th and 12th in the league."
CapperTek: Suns 127, Spurs 114
It writes: "In their last 10 games, the Suns have a Straight Up record of 5 wins, 5 losses and an active Straight Up streak of 1 win in a row. Also in their last 10 games, the Suns have an Against-the-Spread record of 5 wins, 5 losses and an active Against-the-Spread streak of 3 wins in a row. The Game Total Points results for Suns games have a record of 5 overs, 5 unders in their last 10 games with an active streak of 1 over in a row."
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Dimers: Suns 116, Spurs 109
It writes: "Dimers.com's predicted final score for San Antonio vs. Phoenix at Footprint Center this Tuesday has the Suns winning 116-109."
ESPN: Suns have a 78.4% chance to beat Spurs
The site gives the Spurs a 21.6 % chance to beat the Suns on Tuesday night.
How to watch Spurs at Suns: TV channel and streaming
When: 10 p.m. ET
Where: Footprint Center, Phoenix, Ariz.
Cable TV: TNT
Streaming: NBA League Pass, FuboTV
Stream the game: Catch the latest NBA action on FuboTV
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