NBA New Orleans Pelicans vs Phoenix Suns Spread and Prediction

The teams with the worst defenses currently in the league are clashing in this all-Western showdown, when the New Orleans Pelicans (44-34), who want to continue on the winning ways in their quest for the best placement possible, are visiting the young and promising Phoenix Suns (20-59), who snapped a very big losing streak.

Date/Time:  04-06-2018, 22:00 EDT

Spread: Phoenix Suns +11

Total: +219

Phoenix are 20-59 (36-41-2 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting on the bottom of the West. In their last game they ended a thirteen-game losing streak with a home victory against Sacramento with a 97-94 score. Devin Booker with leads the team in scoring 24.9 ppg, adding 4.5 boards and 4.7 dimes per game. TJ Warren follows with 19.6 ppg and 5.1 boards per game, while Josh Jackson adds 12.5 ppg. Booker and Warren are unavailable with injuries.

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New Orleans are 44-34 (41-36-1 ATS) so far in the league and are sitting on the seventh place of the West. In their latest matchup they ended a 4-game losing streak with a home victory against Memphis with a 123-95 score. Anthony Davis leads the team in scoring with 28.1 ppg, adding 11.1 boards per game. Jrue Holiday follows with 19.1 ppg and 5.8 dimes, while Nikola Mirotic adds 12.8 ppg and 7.6 boards per game.

Phoenix have a 10-29 home record this season, while New Orleans are 21-17 on the road .New Orleans lead Phoenix 2-0 wins so far this season (by 24 points at home and by 9 on the road). New Orleans have a better offense with 111.3 ppg to Phoenix’s 103.7, while those two squads are in the bottom of the NBA defensively, with New Orleans allowing a second-worse 110.7 ppg to Phoenix’s league-low of 113.3. New Orleans have better accuracy both from the field (48.17% to 44.03%) and from behind the arc (36.12% to 33.35%). New Orleans dish more assists (26.4 to 21.1), while both teams grab almost the same number of boards per game (44.2 to 44.1). New Orleans are in desperate need for a win that will give them a better placement in the upcoming postseason so expect them to beat Phoenix by more than 11 points tonight.  

New Orleans Pelicans vs Phoenix Suns Prediction: New Orleans Pelicans -11 (-109)