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Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson

Staff Writer

The Phoenix Suns (35-26) travel to meet the Denver Nuggets (42-19) Tuesday at Ball Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (TNT). Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Suns vs. Nuggets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Nuggets lead 1-0 after a 119-111 win in Phoenix on Dec. 1 as 1.5-point underdogs as the Over (223.5) cashed

The Nuggets have won 3 straight meetings, and 5 of the past 7 in the series, including ousting the Suns in 6 games in the Western Conference Semifinals. Denver is 8-2 against the spread (ATS) in the past 10 meetings, too.

Phoenix has lost the past 2 games against the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets while going just 2-4 straight up (SU) and 1-5 ATS in the past 6 contests. The Under has cashed in 7 consecutive outings for the Suns.

Denver has picked up 6 consecutive victories while covering 5 of those games. The Nuggets have won by an average of 14.7 points per game (PPG) during the winning streak. The Under has cashed in 3 of the past 4 outings, too.

Suns at Nuggets odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:30 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Suns +340 (bet $100 to win $340) | Nuggets -420 (bet $420 to win $100)
Against the spread: Suns +9 (-108) | Nuggets -9 (-114)
Over/Under (O/U): 223.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Suns at Nuggets key injuries

Suns

G Devin Booker (ankle) out
C Jusuf Nurkic (calf) questionable

Nuggets

None

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Suns at Nuggets picks and predictions

Prediction

Nuggets 117, Suns 104

Moneyline

The Nuggets (-420) will cost you more than 4 times your potential return, and that's way too expensive for a singular play. In fact, even as part of a parlay, including Denver makes little to no sense, as there is just no value having the Nuggets as part of your ticket.

AVOID, and look to the spread instead.

Against the spread

The NUGGETS -9 (-114) are laying a pretty heavy number, but it's worth playing. The Suns +9 (-106) are missing Booker, who is averaging 27.5 PPG, a team-high 6.8 RPG and 4.6 APG. His contributions will be missed for least another 7-10 days. The team will also be without Nurkic clogging the middle, allowing the bigs for Denver to have free reign, including C Nikola Jokic.

Phoenix has managed to cover just once in the past 6 games, while Denver is on a 5-1 ATS run in the same span. Look for the defending champs to keep up the good work against the number.

Over/Under

UNDER 223.5 (-110) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most in this Western Conference clash.

The Under has hit in 3 of the past 4 games for the Nuggets while going 4-1 in the past 5 games at Ball Arena.

For the Suns, they've cashed the Under in 7 consecutive games while managing 110 or fewer points on offense in each of the past 3 outings.

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