The 42-22 Denver Nuggets will travel to face the 22-41 Phoenix Suns in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time from Phoenix is scheduled for 10PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The NBA odds from this game has the road team Denver Nuggets favored by -8 ½ points with an over under line of 210 points. There has been no line movement since the NBA odds came out for this game.
The teams met back on November 12th with the Suns posting the 110-100 home win against the Nuggets as a +4 ½ point underdog. The game landed over 203 points.
Denver is 14-19 on the road this season. They win their eighth straight following a 111-88 home win against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night as a -15 ½ point betting favorite. The game came in at under 210 ½ points. The Nuggets crushed Minnesota in the second half as they outscore the Timberwolves 61-39. They shot 53.8% from the floor and made 9 of 17 three pointers. Denver held Minnesota 41.7% shooting and forced 23 Timberwolves turnovers. Ty Lawson for the Nuggets had 32 points and three assists on 12 of 17 from the floor. Three of the eight wins have come on the road. During this eight game win streak the Nuggets have been explosive offensively by averaging 111 points per game. A blemish about this team is they are the worst free throw shooting team in the NBA by hitting on 69.2% from the charity stripe.
The Suns are 15-16 on their home court. They break a two game losing streak on Saturday night in a 107-105 home win to the Houston Rockets as a +7 point underdog. The game ended over 211 points. Phoenix shot 45.1% from the floor along with 8 of 18 from three point distance. They hold Houston to 43% shooting and the Suns pulled down eight more rebounds than the Rockets. The team is aided to victory by forcing 21 Rockets turnovers. Jared Dudley came off the bench for 22 points and 7 rebounds on 8 of 12 shooting. The Suns have been horrid on defense this season. They rank 26th in defensive field goal percentage by allowing 46.6% shooting. Phoenix is the worst three point defensive team in basketball by giving up 39.4% from beyond the arc.
