Phoenix Suns (20-18) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (24-14)
January 4, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Cleveland Cavaliers -4.5; Over/Under: -
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The Phoenix Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers meet Wednesday in NBA action at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Phoenix Suns have lost 6 of their last 7 games. The Cleveland Cavaliers have won 6 of their last 9 games.
The Phoenix Suns are averaging 114.2 points on 46.8 percent shooting and allowing 111.7 points on 47.1 percent shooting. Devin Booker is averaging 27.1 points and 5.6 assists, while Deandre Ayton is averaging 17.5 points and 9.4 rebounds. Mikal Bridges is the third double-digit scorer and Cameron Johnson is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The Phoenix Suns are shooting 38.2 percent from beyond the arc and 79 percent from the free throw line. The Phoenix Suns are allowing 36.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.8 rebounds per game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 112.1 points on 48.2 percent shooting and allowing 106.9 points on 46.3 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 29.3 points and 4.8 assists, while Darius Garland is averaging 21.4 points and 2.6 rebounds. Evan Mobley is the third double-digit scorer and Jarrett Allen is grabbing 10.2 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 36.6 percent from beyond the arc and 78.7 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 36.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.8 rebounds per game.
The Suns are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Cavaliers are 16-6-1 ATS in their last 23 home games and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Suns last 5 games playing on 1 days rest. The over is 6-1 in Cavaliers last 7 overall. The Suns are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Cleveland.
The Phoenix Suns continue to pile up the losses and their offense looks lost without Booker on the floor. The Cleveland Cavaliers are one of the top home teams in the league, where they win by an average of 8.4 points and shoot 49.3 percent from the field. The Suns are losing their last 5 games by an average of 7.8 points. I’ll lay the small chalk.
