NBA Best Bets: Suns vs. Pelicans Picks for December 5

Published 10:33 pm Wednesday, December 4, 2024

The Phoenix Suns (12-8) are only 1.5-point favorites as they attempt to stop a three-game road losing streak when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (4-18) on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and AZFamily.

Why don’t you check out the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Thursday’s game, before you make a wager on this matchup?

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Suns vs. Pelicans Game Info

  • When: Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • TV: Gulf Coast Sports and AZFamily
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Suns vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Suns (- 1.5)

  • Phoenix has eight wins in 20 games against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread, New Orleans is 7-15-0 this season.
  • The Suns’ ATS record as 1.5-point favorites or more is 5-6.
  • The Pelicans’ ATS record as 1.5-point underdogs or more is 6-9.

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Pick OU:

Over (220.5)

  • In 13 games this season, the Suns and their opponents have gone over 220.5 total points.
  • The Pelicans and their opponents have combined to score more than 220.5 points in 11 of 22 games this season.
  • The average point total in Phoenix’s outings this year is 226.2, 5.7 more points than this game’s over/under.
  • New Orleans has a 222-point average over/under in its contests this season, 1.5 fewer points than this game’s point total.
  • The Pelicans are the NBA’s 22nd-highest scoring team this season compared to the 24th-ranked Suns.
  • The Pelicans have surrendered the 24th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Suns have given up the seventh-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Suns (-120)

  • The Suns have entered the game as favorites 10 times this season and won nine of those games.
  • The Pelicans have come away with two wins in the 15 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • Phoenix has a record of 9-1, a 90% win rate, when it’s favored by -120 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • This season, New Orleans has come away with a win two times in 14 chances when named as an underdog of at least +100 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Suns have a 54.5% chance to win.

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