We have a battle between two Western Conference heavyweights tonight in Phoenix as the Suns host the defending champion Denver Nuggets. You can watch this game as part of ESPN's doubleheader and tip-off is at 10:00 pm ET. I've prepared a Same Game Parlay which you can find below.
You can read our NBA predictions for all of Friday's 6-game slate, but now let’s dive into my SGP:
Over 224 (-110)
Despite these teams being ranked 26th and 27th in pace, I am still expecting a lot of points to be scored. These are the 7th and 13th highest-scoring offenses going by points per game, while in terms of efficiency they rank 7th and 8th in the NBA. On the health front the situation has also improved for both teams as Denver just got Jamal Murray back after a long layoff due to a hamstring strain, while the Suns reintroduced Kevin Durant to the lineup after an absence of a week.
Denver has gone over 130 points twice in its last 3 games, and the O/U stats are 3-1-1 in favor of the over in the last 5. Phoenix has been a reliable bet on the over for quite a while now – it has cashed in 12 of their last 16 games, and at home it has happened 7 times in 8 games. I expect more of the same tonight.