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The Phoenix Suns host the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday (November 5) at the Footprint Center in NBA Regular Season action. The top-two sides in the West at the time of writing take on each other in order to build a lead at the summit. The betting odds and predictions are below:
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Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns Betting Odds:
Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns Match Details:
Fixture: Portland Trail Blazers @ Phoenix Suns
Date and Time: Saturday, November 5, 10:00 pm ET
Venue: Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns Key Stats
The Phoenix Suns have been phenomenal this season, winning six of their opening eight games thus far. They have a top-six offense and a top-three defense this season.
After a couple of sensational NBA campaigns in a row, the Suns have started the 2022-23 campaign in a similar vein of form. The one big concern for the Phoenix faithful will be their record against tonight’s opponents, the Trail Blazers.
The Portland side have proved to be a bogey side for the Suns, as they are the only team to have beaten the Suns this season, and that too, twice! This is the third occasion already on which these sides face each other.
In their last encounter, the Trail Blazers closed out an incredibly close 108-106 victory, with Jerami Grant putting on a clinical performance, scoring 30 points on the night.
With star man Damian Lillard out with injury and set to miss out this game as well, they will be looking towards Grant and young sensation Anfernee Simons for a winning performance. The Trail Blazers have been superb this season, winning six of their opening eight games and sitting joint-top in the West.
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They have been one of the top-five defenses in the NBA this season with the likes of Grant and Jusuf Nurkic playing stellar defense. Simons’ game has elevated to a whole new level this season, scoring 22 points per game this season, coupled with 4 assists a night.
For the Suns, it’s been a D-Book show thus far. Devin Booker has displayed stunning performances consistently for the Phoenix side and is their leading scorer this term. He is averaging 27.4 points per game on 60% true shooting this season.
Out of the eight games that he has played this season, he has put up 30+ point games in four of them. With his ability on display, the Suns are one of the very best offenses in the NBA.
Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns Best Pick:
From an individual standpoint, Devin Booker has had a terrific season thus far. He is averaging 27.4 points per game and has already put up four 30+ point games.
One of the most versatile scorers in the NBA, he can score in the paint as well drain them from deep. He has been shooting with great efficiency, making almost 49% of his field goal attempts.
Devin Booker; Points: Over 25.5 (-114)
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Portland Trail Blazers vs Phoenix Suns Final Prediction:
The Trail Blazers have coped very well without Damian Lillard who is out with an injury. But with prodigy Anfernee Simons also deemed questionable for this contest, the Portland side don’t look favored in this one.
The Suns have been on a quality run of results barring the two losses against Portland and should finally be able to end the bogey run against them tonight.
Phoenix Suns: -9 (-114)
