The Phoenix Suns are at the Atlanta Hawks on Friday in a NBA tilt. The Phoenix Suns are playing solid basketball as of late, and have won back to back games. The Suns are 28-20 overall, as they are sixth in the Western Conference standings.
For the Atlanta Hawks, their last game was on Tuesday. The Hawks beat the Lakers at home. The win moved Atlanta to 20-27, and in a battle for the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta is 5-5 in their last 10 games.
The Phoenix Suns are -3 over Atlanta. The total is set at 248.5. You can grab the Hawks on the moneyline at +124.
Suns Well Rounded
The top scorer for the Phoenix Suns this season has been Kevin Durant, with 28.4 points per game. That is just barely ahead of Devin Booker, who is at 28.3. Bradley Beal has joined them consistently in the lineup through the month of January, which has led to their recent success. Beal is at 17.3 per game.
The Suns are scoring 116.8 points per game, which is 12th in the league. Phoenix is making nearly 50% of their shots, and are 81.2% free throw shooting team. In the latest win over the Nets, Durant scored 33, while Booker added 22. Jusuf Nurkic was strong with 28 points and 11 rebounds in that game.
Phoenix is on the road at Washington on Sunday, before coming back home. When they return home, they will see the Milwaukee Bucks on February 6th, and Utah Jazz on the 8th.
Hawks Seeing Third in a Row
The Atlanta Hawks finished the month of January strong with back to back wins over Toronto and the Lakers. In those two games, the Hawks turned up the heat offensively, scoring 132 points per game. In the win on Tuesday, Atlanta saw seven guys score double digits, with Trae Young leading the way with 26.
Young is the top scorer on the team with 27 points. He is also leading with 10.9 assists. Dejounte Murray is next for Atlanta with 21.5 points per game. Atlanta as a team ranks third in all of the league with nearly 121 points per game.
The Hawks are at home for this, and two more after. Atlanta will welcome the Warriors on Saturday and Clippers on Monday. After that, the Hawks will go on the road for games at the Celtics and 76ers.
Suns Top Hawks on Friday
The big three of the Phoenix Suns will be enough for them to win this game. The Suns are red hot right now, and Booker, Durant and Beal are all playing solid basketball. The Hawks just are unable to keep up. Atlanta cannot slow down the Suns offense, but the Hawks do not score enough. The Suns win this game by double digits over the Hawks. Our final bet for this game is the Phoenix Suns -3 over the Atlanta Hawks.
