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Despite a rocky start to the season and deficiencies that became apparent when star guard Devin Booker suffered a hamstring injury, the Phoenix Suns have managed to turn things around. The team won 11 out of 15 games leading up to the All-Star break, with Booker now healthy and the addition of Kevin Durant giving them renewed energy. With just 22 games left in the regular season, the Suns are once again being seen as a title contender. Although Durant won’t be playing on Friday night when Phoenix resumes play after the All-Star break against the Oklahoma City Thunder, his impact on the team is already evident.

Looking into the injury report, OKC are going into Friday night’s game with a healthy lineup. As for the Suns, they will be again without Landry Shamet and as mentioned before Kevin Durant. Though, Cameron Payne is questionable to return for tonight matchup.

Betting trends for tonight’s game are quite irrelevant as both team are hot on the ATS. Regardless, the Suns have just been on fire and play really good at home as they hold a 20-10 record. They are coming off a road loss but Phoenix is 4-0 against the spread in their last 4 games following a straight up loss, and tonight they play on homecourt.

That said, I’m taking the Phoenix Suns to cover the spread at -7 for my free pick of the day.

Oklahoma City at Phoenix

When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, February 24, 2023
Where: Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Where to watch: ESPN

Game Odds, Spread, Moneyline & Total

Oklahoma City Thunder @ Phoenix Suns
Moneyline

Oklahoma City Thunder   +250
Phoenix Suns   -300

Oklahoma City Thunder @ Phoenix Suns
Point Spread

Oklahoma City Thunder   7.0 (-110)
Phoenix Suns   -7.0 (-110)

Oklahoma City Thunder @ Phoenix Suns
Total

Over   230.5 (-110)
Under   230.5 (-110)

(Get real-time live scores & latest betting odds here!)

Team Record & Betting Stats

Name Record ATS Offense Defense
Oklahoma City 28-30 37-21 117.91 116.31
Phoenix 32-28 32-28 112.68 111.32
Name ATS Home ATS Away OU Record
Oklahoma City 18-11 19-10 32-25-1
Phoenix 17-13 15-15 26-31-3

Oklahoma City Thunder Last 5 Games

Opponent score Result line Total ATS Result
UTA 119-120 L 1.5 240 W/U
HOU 133-96 W -9.5 235 W/U
NOP 100-103 L -3 235 L/U
POR 138-129 W 2.5 239.5 W/O
LAL 133-130 W 6.5 239.5 W/O

Phoenix Suns Last 5 Games

Opponent score Result line Total ATS Result
LAC 107-116 L -1 222 L/O
SAC 120-109 W -2.5 234 W/U
IND 117-104 W 2.5 231 W/U
ATL 107-116 L 7.5 226.5 L/U
BKN 116-112 W -7 223.5 L/O

Betting Odds Trends

Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Phoenix
Oklahoma City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City’s last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Oklahoma City is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Oklahoma City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Phoenix is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix’s last 7 games
Phoenix is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Phoenix is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
Phoenix is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Oklahoma City
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix’s last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
Phoenix is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries

Player Status/Updated
Aleksej Pokusevski Early March – Knee – 2/23/23
Chet Holmgren out for season – Foot – 8/25/22

Phoenix Suns Injuries

Player Status/Updated
Kevin Durant Prob Wed – Knee – 2/23/23
Landry Shamet Early March – Foot – 2/23/23
Cameron Payne Early March – Foot – 2/23/23

NBA Picks & Free Predictions

The Pick: Phoenix Suns -7

NBA Odds source: Bovada Sportsbook

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