Phoenix Suns vs Indiana Pacers 1/9/2021 Spread Picks and Prediction

Phoenix Suns vs Indiana Pacers 1/9/2021 – The Phoenix Suns have been slumping lately and will aim to get back in winning rhythm as they go on the road to battle the Indiana Pacers. This inter-conference matchup is set to happen this coming Saturday, January 9 at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The game starts at exactly 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time and it will be shown live on NBA TV. NBA League Pass subscribers will have a good chance to enjoy the game through online live streaming. The Phoenix Suns are on a tail end of a back-to-back and are expected by NBA Lines to be the underdogs to the Indiana Pacers.

back in pinstripes tonight 😍

🆚: @Suns
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— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) January 9, 2021

Phoenix Suns vs Indiana Pacers 1/9/2021 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Phoenix Suns	+2.5 (-110)	217 o (-110)	+115
Indiana Pacers	-2.5 (-110)	217 u (-110)	-138

The Phoenix Suns have lost two of their last three and they are coming in from a tough overtime loss against the Detroit Pistons, 105-110. Devin Booker came out with a 23-point performance while DeAndre Ayton did 14 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks. This team had some off nights from starters Mikal Bridges and Jae Crowder who just scored six points each. Dario Saric and Cam Johson tried to lift the team up but they came up short losing in the end game. The team needs to regroup as they were leading most of the time but it is clear that the Suns need to work on closing games better.

Tweets by Suns

Players to watch: D. Booker SG 8 GP 8 GS 35.4 MIN 21.5 PTS 0.4 OR 3.4 DR 3.8 REB 4.6 AST 0.9 STL 0.3 BLK 4.8 TO 2.9 PF 1 AST/TO 14.46 PER

M. Bridges SF 8 GP 8 GS 33.4 MIN 14 PTS 1.3 OR 4.1 DR 5.4 REB 1.1 AST 0.6 STL 1.4 BLK 0.3 TO 2.1 PF 4.5 AST/TO 17.05 PER

D. Ayton C 8 GP 8 GS 29.6 MIN 13.4 PTS 2.9 OR 8.5 DR 11.4 REB 1.8 AST 0.4 STL 1 BLK 1.6 TO 3.5 PF 1.1 AST/TO 19.13 PER.

The Indiana Pacers have been solid for this season and now have a 6-2 record heading to this game against the Phoenix Suns. They are now on back-to-back wins and have a prime chance of getting into a winning streak by owning homecourt advantage. Their most recent matchup was against the star-studded Houston Rockets and this team held on its own. Domantas Sabonis has been a consistent double-double machine and he also contributes assists and a good interior presence. Malcolm Brogdon has been smoking hot recently and against the Rockets he was able to fire 35 points.

Tweets by Pacers

Players to Watch: M. Brogdon PG 8 GP 8 GS 37.3 MIN 23.6 PTS 0.5 OR 3.6 DR 4.1 REB 7 AST 2 STL 0.1 BLK 1.6 TO 1.9 PF 4.3 AST/TO 24.2 PER

D. Sabonis PF 8 GP 8 GS 37.1 MIN 20.8 PTS 2.4 OR 9 DR 11.4 REB 6.4 AST 0.8 STL 0.6 BLK 3.8 TO 4.1 PF 1.7 AST/TO 20.9 PER

V. Oladipo SG 7 GP 7 GS 33 MIN 20.4 PTS 0.1 OR 5.9 DR 6 REB 4.3 AST 1.1 STL 0.3 BLK 1.9 TO 2.4 PF 2.3 AST/TO 18.32 PER.

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix is 14-3 ATS in their last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Phoenix’s last 10 games.
Phoenix is 14-3 SU in their last 17 games.
Suns are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against Indiana.
Phoenix is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against Indiana.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix’s last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix’s last 12 games when playing on the road against Indiana.
Phoenix is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games this season.
Suns are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Phoenix is 6-14 SU in their last 20 games against an opponent in the Central Division division.

Indiana Pacers

Indiana is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Indiana’s last 15 games.
Indiana is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Indiana’s last 9 games against Phoenix.
Their total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana’s last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana’s last 12 games when playing at home against Phoenix.
Indiana is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.
Pacers are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games played in January.
Indiana is 4-11-1 ATS in their last 16 games played on a Saturday.

Injuries

Phoenix Suns

Jalen Smith PF COVID-19 is “?” Saturday vs Indiana

Indiana Pacers

Jeremy Lamb SG Knee is out indefinitely
Doug McDermott SF Ankle is “?” Saturday vs Phoenix
T.J. Warren PF Foot is out indefinitely
Goga Bitadze C Ankle is out indefinitely
Jalen Lecque PG Ankle is OUT 2-3 weeks
Brian Bowen II SG Groin is downgraded to OUT Saturday vs Phoenix

Even without TJ Warren, the Indiana Pacers has been a model team for small market franchises to stay in contention consistently. They have all the tools to defeat the Phoenix Suns and are expected by Top Online Sportsbook to win over the visiting Phoenix Suns.

Moneyline: The Suns as the underdogs have an ML of +115 while the Pacers are given a -138.

ATS: Just 2.5 points on the ATS for both teams in this game with the Pacers owning the -2.5 while the Suns are +2.5.

TOTALs: The given total for this matchup is 217 points with the Suns going over and the Pacers are the team under.

Score Prediction: 111 – 110 Pacers