Phoenix Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans 4/28/2022 Odds Picks and Previews

Phoenix Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans 4/28/2022 – Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana will play host to the Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Pelicans as they enter their sixth game of a seven game series. The Suns have taken the lead in this series with a 3-2 record and they are hoping to build on their last success. The Pelicans have struggled in their last game and cannot afford a loss at the moment. The Pelicans will need to bounce back in this game, but the NBA playoff bets are intact for the Suns to win and cover the spread.

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Phoenix Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans 4/28/2022 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Phoenix Suns	-2 (-115)	215 o (-115)	-135
New Orleans Pelicans	+2 (-115)	215 u (-115)	+105

The Suns scored 112 points in their last game and gave up only 97 to the Pelicans. Phoenix did well to make it past the Pelicans with their offense. The Suns have been one of those top teams this season. Overall, Phoenix lost only 13 games against an opponent from the Western Conference. However, they will play this game without their start Devin Booker. The talented player is out due to his hamstring.

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Players to watch: Devin Booker SG 2 GP 2 GS 32.5 MIN 28 PTS 0.5 OR 2.5 DR 3 REB 4.5 AST 0.5 STL 0 BLK 1.5 TO 2.5 PF 3 AST/TO 25.57 PER

Chris Paul PG 5 GP 5 GS 37 MIN 20.2 PTS 0.6 OR 3.6 DR 4.2 REB 12 AST 2 STL 0.2 BLK 1.2 TO 2.6 PF 10 AST/TO 24.48 PER

Deandre Ayton C 5 GP 5 GS 34 MIN 20.2 PTS 2.4 OR 8 DR 10.4 REB 2.2 AST 0.6 STL 1.2 BLK 1.4 TO 3 PF 1.6 AST/TO 23.13 PER

The New Orleans Pelicans started out well but were unable to be consistent in their success. The Pelicans gave up too much to the Suns and they need to work on their defensive skills if they want to win. The Pelicans have CJ McCollum as their top player with an average of 24.3 points per game. Brandon Ingram is the other notable player that is averaging 22.7 points with 5.8 rebounds per game. The Pelicans will try to take their home advantage against the Suns.

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Players to watch: Devin Booker SG 2 GP 2 GS 32.5 MIN 28 PTS 0.5 OR 2.5 DR 3 REB 4.5 AST 0.5 STL 0 BLK 1.5 TO 2.5 PF 3 AST/TO 25.57 PER

Chris Paul PG 5 GP 5 GS 37 MIN 20.2 PTS 0.6 OR 3.6 DR 4.2 REB 12 AST 2 STL 0.2 BLK 1.2 TO 2.6 PF 10 AST/TO 24.48 PER

Deandre Ayton C 5 GP 5 GS 34 MIN 20.2 PTS 2.4 OR 8 DR 10.4 REB 2.2 AST 0.6 STL 1.2 BLK 1.4 TO 3 PF 1.6 AST/TO 23.13 PER

Phoenix Suns

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Phoenix’s last 10 games.
Phoenix are 14-6 SU in their last 20 games.
Phoenix are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against New Orleans.
Suns are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against New Orleans.
Phoenix are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix’s last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans.
Phoenix are 13-6 SU in their last 19 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix’s last 8 games against an opponent in the Southwest Division division.
Phoenix are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games played on a Thursday.

New Orleans Pelicans

The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New Orleans’ last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of New Orleans’ last 17 games against Phoenix.
New Orleans are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans’ last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix.
New Orleans are 13-7 ATS in their last 20 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.
Pelicans are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games played on a Thursday.
New Orleans are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing as the underdog.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of New Orleans’ last 19 games played on a Thursday when at home.

Injuries

Phoenix Suns

Devin Booker SG Hamstring is out indefinitely
Dario Saric PF Knee is out indefinitely

New Orleans Pelicans

Zion Williamson PF Foot is out indefinitely
Kira Lewis Jr. PG ACL is out for season

New Orleans might be playing this game at home, but the best NBA betting odds are intact for the Suns. The Suns have a better offense and the Pelicans are not too strong with their defensive skills.

Moneyline: -135 is the ML for the Suns and +105 is the ML for the Pelicans.

ATS: A spread of -2 (-115) is set for the Suns and a spread of +2 (-115) is set for the Pelicans.

TOTALs: Over 215 (-115) is the total for the Suns and the same will go under for the Pelicans.

Score Prediction: 111 – 106, Suns