The Phoenix Suns welcome the Orlando Magic to Talking Stick Resort Arena. Action begins at 9:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 9 and can be seen on FxF and FAZ.
The Suns enter this game hoping for similar success after edging the Bulls 103-101 on Monday. Mirza Teletovic played a pivotal role with 20 points, four rebounds, and two blocks. The Magic, meanwhile, are coming off an 85-74 win against the Nuggets on Tuesday. Nikola Vucevic claimed his ninth double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
The Suns are a five-point favorite against Orlando and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 208 points. The Suns come into this game 9-13 Straight Up (SU) and 11-11 Against The Spread (ATS). Over their last 10 games, they have only managed a record of 3-7 ATS. The Suns are one of the best in the NBA in terms of three-point field goals, making 10.0 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Over on the other bench, the Magic have a record of 14-6 ATS and 11-9 SU. Against the Western Conference, Orlando is pretty successful on the road ATS with a 5-0 record.
These two will be squaring off for the first time this season. In their previous head-to-head meeting, Phoenix came out on top, but the win was not enough to overtake Orlando in the recent head-to-head series. Its record is now 4-6 SU over the most recent 10 meetings. With a 6-3-1 record, the Magic also have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Orl, ATS Winner – Orl, O/U – Under
Notes
Phoenix is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Phoenix’s last 22 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix’s last 6 games at home.
Phoenix is 3-10-1 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Orlando.
Phoenix is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Orlando.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix’s last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando.
Phoenix is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Orlando.
The Phoenix Suns are among the highest-scoring squads, earning an average of 105.5 points per game (ranked third), while the Orlando Magic are in the top half of NBA teams in points allowed with 98.3 (ranked ninth).
Orlando has allowed an average of 98.9 points per away game this season. Phoenix averages 108.5 points per home game, placing the team second in scoring.
When giving up fewer than 100 points, the Phoenix Suns have a 4-3 record. When they don’t reach the century mark, the Orlando Magic have an underachieving record of 3-5.
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Suns are just 5-10 this season. Orlando is a solid 9-4 when it reaches the century mark.
The Suns have an offensive rating of 102.7 (ranked 14th). The Magic rank sixth for their defensive rating of 99.0.
The Phoenix Suns average 102.8 possessions and 1.027 points per possession in games this season. The Orlando Magic average fewer possessions with 99.8, as well as fewer points per possession with 1.010.
Phoenix is among the top-ranked teams based on its average effective field goal percentage of 50.9% (ranked sixth in the NBA). Orlando is a subpar 3-5 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Phoenix makes an average of 20.4 assists per game (ranked 22nd). Orlando ranks higher in assists with 22.0 (ranked 12th).
The Phoenix Suns average 4.0 blocks per game for a rank of 23rd. The Orlando Magic rank higher (seventh), earning 6.0 blocks each contest.
The Phoenix Suns rank 12th in offensive rebounding, while the Orlando Magic rank eighth in defensive rebounding.
The Suns record 9.0 steals per game on average (ranked fifth). The Magic are 3-2 when allowing at least 9 steals.
