On Monday, the Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Pelicans are set for a big time Western Conference affair. The Phoenix Suns come into the game with a 43-31 record on the season. The Suns are 8th in the Western Conference standings. Phoenix is coming off a loss on the road Friday at the Oklahoma City Thunder.
For the New Orleans Pelicans, they are 45-29 on the season. New Orleans is 5th in the Western Conference standings. New Orleans is coming off a loss to the Celtics on Saturday. In their last 10 games, the Pelicans are 6-4.
The New Orleans Pelicans are -1.5 in this game at home.
Pelicans Looking to Get Back on Track
The New Orleans Pelicans are back at home, a place where they have gone 21-15 this season> The Pelicans are scoring 115.2 points per game, and allowing teams to score 110.3. The Pelicans did not bring their offense to the game on Saturday, as they discord just 92 points in the loss to the Celtics.
Zion Williamson was the top scorer in the game for New Orleans, with 25 points. On the season, the former Duke star is scoring 22.8 points per game. Brandon Ingram is scoring 20.9 per game, but he has been out of the lineup since March 21st with a knee injury. Next for New Orleans is CJ McCollum, with 18.8 per game.
The Pelicans will remain at home on Wednesday, as the Orlando Magic come to town. Then on Friday, the Pelicans are set to host the Spurs. The next road game will be Sunday at the Suns.\
Phoenix Seeking to Move Up
The Phoenix Suns are 7th in the Western Conference, and 1.5 games behind Dallas. That sixth seed will avoid the play-in game in the postseason. The Suns are 20-17 on the road this season. The Suns are scoring 116.7 points per game, and allowing teams to score 114.1. The last loss saw Phoenix allow 128 points.
Kevin Durant leads the team with 27.6 points per game, while Devin Booker is adding 27 per game. Bradley Beal is third on the team with 17.7 points per game. Grayson Allen is fourth on the team with 13.5 points per game.
The Suns will host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday and Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. They then host the Pelicans next Sunday and Clippers on April 9th. The next road game after this will be on April 10th at the Clippers.
Suns Top Pelicans
This should be an incredible basketball game. Both teams know the importance of this game, and the rest of the games in the regular season. The Phoenix Suns with their big 3 feel the time is right to start turning it on.
Zion Williamson and the Pelicans have made the best of their season, and are excited for the postseason. When push comes to shove though, we are going to take the more talented team to win here. Our final bet for this game is the Phoenix Suns +1.5 and +100 on the moneyline over the New Orleans Pelicans.
Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your NBA Betting!
