LiontipsPhoenix vs Washington. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Suns' tenure at the top of the Western Conference was short-lived. Team is unable to play at full strength because of injuries. Head coach is trying to find the best possible line-up without Devin Booker, Frank Kaminsky and Dario Saric, who are injuried.
In the most recent match Phoenix played against Portland at Moda Center. Visitors were not expecting such a close game, regular time ended with a tie, but Chris Paul and co managed to break the opponent in overtime (111:107). Suns are not looking great right now, but it is pretty predictable.
Wizards are in a terrible form, their performance significantly worsened recently. Team dropped to the 7th position, but not too long ago team fought for a place in Top-3. There are many questions to the players, because most of key performers are available for the game, but performance is still terrible.
Washington lost three matches in a row, team went down to Utah (98:123), Clippers (95:111) and Sacramento (105:119). Team is capable of a better result and it was already proven. A match against Phoenix is extremely important, so we think that Wizards will be motivated for the upcoming game.
Trends
СтавкаWashington: total over 100,5 points
Club managed to beat the total in four of five most recent head-to-head matches
СтавкаFirst points scored - a two-pointer
Four out of five most recent head-to-head games started with a two-point shot
Tip and bets
Now it is clear that Phoenix is in a bad form. It is not a surprise, because Williams' men are playing without a number of key players. Of course Suns don't want to fall out of the fight for the top spot, so they will try to improve the performance.
Washington is disappointing its fans with recent performances, but so far Wes Unseld Jr. has some time to fix the problems. One victory in five matches is an unacceptable result for the Wizards' players. We think that visitors will go all the way ahead, so they should be able to at least put up a fight in the match.
Our prediction - Handicap (+10.5) points for Washington Wizards
In our opinion, we will see an offensive performance from both teams. Suns don't want to let Warriors to break away and visitors are trying to improve their game, so we are expecting a high-scoring match.
Our second bet is on total over 210 points
