Phoenix Suns (62-15) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (22-55)
April 3, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Oklahoma City Thunder 13.5; Over/Under: -226.5
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The Phoenix Suns and the Oklahoma City Thunder collide at the Paycom Center on Sunday night.
The Phoenix Suns have been on fire as they’ve won 13 of their last 16 games overall, but they will be eager to bounce back in this one after having their nine-game win streak halted by the Grizzlies in a 122-114 road loss on Friday. Devin Booker led the team with 41 points on 17 of 28 shooting, Mikal Bridges added 18 points while Cameron Payne chipped in with 11 points off the bench. As a team, the Suns shot 54 percent from the field and 10 of 27 from the 3-point line as they worked hard to claw their way back from an early 16-point deficit, only to come up short in the fourth quarter where the Grizzlies took the game away with a pivotal 17-2 run.
Meanwhile, the Oklahoma City Thunder have been in poor shape as they’ve lost 13 of their last 15 games and they will be hoping to bounce back after getting stopped by the Pistons in a 110-101 loss on Friday. Theo Maledon led the team with 28 points, six rebounds and six assists, Isaiah Roby and Lindy Waters each scored 16 points while Jaylen Hoard chipped in with 11 points, 20 rebounds and three assists. As a team, the Thunder shot just 42 percent from the field and 11 of 34 from the 3-point line as they kept pace with the Pistons until the third quarter where they managed just 14 points to fall behind by as many as 22 points.
Looking at the betting trends, the Suns are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 road games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Thunder are 2-6-2 ATS in their last 10 home games, 4-1 ATS in their last five games against a team with a winning record and 7-2 ATS in their last nine games overall.
Head to head, the over is 18-4 in the last 22 meetings in Oklahoma City and the Suns are 2-5 ATS in the last seven meetings in Oklahoma City.
The Suns are going to be a little shorthanded in this one as they are resting Jae Crowder, Devin Booker and DeAndre Ayton, while the Thunder are still missing a long list of players including Kenrich Williams and Darius Bazley while Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Aleksej Pokusevski are both listed as questionable. The Suns aren’t going to be at full strength, but they should still have more than enough firepower to win this one easily.
