Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns 02/08/2020 Spread Picks and Prediction

Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns 02/08/2020 – The Denver Nuggets seek their third win in as many games this season against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday at Talking Stick Arena. Denver had two impressive wins this week against the Blazers, 127-99, and the Jazz, 98-95 while the Suns dominated the Rockets, 127-91, on Friday. Las Vegas released the opening NBA odds early Saturday morning, pegging the Nuggets at -1.5 points.

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— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) February 8, 2020

Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns 02/08/2020 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Denver Nuggets	-1.5 (-108)	219 o (-110)	-125
Phoenix Suns	+1.5 (-108)	219 u (-110)	+105

After blowing out the Blazers by 28 points, the Denver Nuggets gutted out a three-point win against a very tough Jazz team. Nikola Jokic put up a monster triple-double, finishing with 30 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists. Jamal Murray fired for 31 points and Monte Morris contributed 15 points for the Nuggets, who shot 43 percent from the field and grabbed 52 rebounds.

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Players to Watch: Nikola Jokic (20.6 PPG, 10.3 RPG and 6.8 APG)

Jamal Murray (18.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, and 4.6 APG)

Will Barton (15.1 PPG, 6.5 RPG and 3.7 APG)

The Phoenix Suns delivered one of their best basketball games this season, blasting the Houston Rockets, 127-91, on Friday. Kelly Oubre Jr. erupted for a career-high 39 points with 9 rebounds, and Devin Booker added 33 points. Phoenix shot 55.8 percent from the field and dominated the battle for rebounds against the undersized Rockets, 51-29.

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Players to Watch: Devin Booker (26.9 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 6.3 APG)

Kelly Oubre Jr. (19.2 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.5 APG)

DeAndre Ayton (18.3 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 2.2 APG)

Denver Nuggets

Denver are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
Nuggets are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Denver are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against Phoenix.
Denver are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games against Phoenix.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver’s last 7 games on the road.
Denver are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Phoenix.
Denver are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games this season.
Nuggets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Western conference.
Denver are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Pacific division.

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix’s last 9 games.
Phoenix are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Phoenix’s last 14 games against Denver.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Phoenix’s last 8 games at home.
Phoenix are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Denver.
Phoenix are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games this season.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix’s last 5 games against an opponent in the Western conference.
Phoenix are 3-16 SU in their last 19 games against an opponent in the Northwest division.
Phoenix are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games played in February.

Injuries

Denver Nuggets

Paul Millsap PF Knee is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Phoenix
Will Barton SG Knee is downgraded to OUT Saturday vs Phoenix
Mason Plumlee C Foot is OUT 2-4 weeks
Jerami Grant SF Ankle is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Phoenix
Jordan McRae SG Acquired is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Phoenix
Michael Porter Jr. SF Ankle is downgraded to OUT Saturday vs Phoenix

Phoenix Suns

Aron Baynes C Hip is “?” Saturday vs Denver
Tyler Johnson SG Knee is “?” Saturday vs Denver
Frank Kaminsky PF Knee is out indefinitely
Dario Saric PF Ankle is “?” Saturday vs Denver

The Nuggets opening at -1.5 points across the spread comes us a surprise considering the team’s status among the elite teams in the league. Online Bookmakers must have taken into consideration the lack of abled bodies on their roster. Add the fact that the Suns are coming off a big win over the Rockets, and we have a surprisingly narrow spread for this game.

Moneyline: Back the Nuggets at -125. Denver is 7-3 in their last 10 games and already defeated the Suns twice this season.

ATS: Pick the Nuggets to cover the 1.5-point spread. Denver is 4-1 ATS in their last five games and should be poised to get another ATS win.

TOTALs: Pick the UNDER at 219 points. The Nuggets scored only 98 points in the win vs. the Jazz and is expected to play great defense on the Suns in their third matchup of the season.

Score Prediction: 110 – 103 Nuggets