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New Orleans Pelicans vs Phoenix Suns Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 17, 2022 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Footprint Center — Phoenix, AZ

Article updated Dec 16, 6:00 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

New Orleans is on the road playing Phoenix at the Footprint Center stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Phoenix -3 was the opening favorite and current line is

Game outlook

New Orleans is on the road playing Phoenix at the Footprint Center stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Phoenix -3 was the opening favorite and current line is Phoenix -3.5.

New Orleans Highlights

With a power ranking of 4, New Orleans is ranked #5 in offense (scoring an average of 117.39 per game), #12 in defense (allowing an average of 111.75 points to be scored against them per game) and are 18-10 (15-13 ATS) this season.

Phoenix Highlights

Phoenix Suns has a power ranking of 6 and are #9 for offense (scoring an average of 115.28 per game), #8 for defense (giving up an average of 111.75 points per game) and 17-12 (15-14 ATS) overall. New Orleans went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Phoenix.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be NOP 117.25, PHO 110.25. The SportsJaw community predicts New Orleans Pelicans to cover (54%) OddsShark predicts Phoenix will win, new orleans will cover, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Pelicans 115 to Suns 120.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Pelicans 115 to Suns 120.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw Pelicans vs Suns archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Pelicans vs Suns matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · New Orleans Pelicans+138 → +134Moved
  • Moneyline · Phoenix Suns-148 → -154Moved
  • Spread · New Orleans Pelicans+3 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Phoenix Suns-3 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over228.5 (-110) → 227.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under228.5 (-110) → 227.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

New Orleans Pelicans
0-3 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Phoenix Suns
1-2 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-16T23:00:17.414Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-12-11Phoenix Suns 124 · New Orleans Pelicans 129
  • 2022-12-09Phoenix Suns 117 · New Orleans Pelicans 128
  • 2022-10-28New Orleans Pelicans 111 · Phoenix Suns 124
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Phoenix Suns defeated New Orleans Pelicans 118-114

Phoenix Suns defeated New Orleans Pelicans 118-114 on December 17, 2022, a 4-point decision in the series. Phoenix Suns' strongest period was the 3rd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 38-26. Against SportsJaw's recorded New Orleans Pelicans +3.5 (-110) spread, Phoenix Suns covered, while the 232 combined points finished over the recorded total of 227.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • GustavosintoSpread · New Orleans Pelicans +3 (-110)Loss
  • KrockpicksSpread · New Orleans Pelicans +3 (-110)Loss
  • IrishblueTotal · Over 228.5 (-110)Win
  • GtpixSpread · Phoenix Suns -3.5 (-110)Win
  • DocthizzMoneyline · New Orleans Pelicans +128Loss
  • DocthizzSpread · New Orleans Pelicans +3.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · New Orleans Pelicans +3 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 227.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · New Orleans Pelicans +3 (-110)Loss
  • Jjaime9999Spread · Phoenix Suns -3 (-110)Win
  • MauriceJonesSpread · Phoenix Suns -3 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Phoenix Suns -3 (-110)Win
  • JacksoncMoneyline · Phoenix Suns -147Win
  • JacksoncSpread · Phoenix Suns -3 (-110)Win