The Phoenix Suns pay a visit to the Los Angeles Lakers at the Crypto.com Arena on Monday night. Here’s a Lakers vs Suns Prediction. This article will include a Lakers vs Suns Pick.
Phoenix Suns Betting Preview
The Phoenix Suns have cooled off a bit recently as they’ve dropped three of their past four games and they will be hoping to bounce back after getting humbled by the Nuggets in a 130-112 home defeat on Saturday. Dillon Brooks led the team with 27 points on 10 of 18 shooting, Devin Booker added 24 points with seven assists while Royce O’Neale chipped in with 15 points. As a team, the Suns shot 44 percent from the field and 14 of 42 from the 3-point line as they poured in 35 points in the second quarter to trail by just three points going into halftime. Only to get blown out by 67-52 in the second half as they had no answer for the Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic who torched them for a near triple-double while missing just one shot all night.
Los Angeles Lakers Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers have been in terrific form as they’ve won eight of their last nine games overall and they will be gunning for an eighth straight victory after routing the Pelicans in a 133-121 home win last night. Luke Doncic led the team with 34 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, Austin Reaves added 33 points with eight assists on nine of 15 shooting while Deandre Ayton chipped in with 22 points and 12 rebounds on seven of nine shooting off the bench. As a team, the Lakers shot 48 percent from the field and 15 of 41 from the 3-point line as they stormed out of the gates with 46 points in the first quarter to open up a 26-point lead. This was more than enough to hold off a late rally from the Pelicans in the fourth quarter.
Why the Los Angeles Lakers will win
- The Suns have lost each of their last 13 road games against teams that held a winning record.
- The favorites have won each of the Suns’ last 15 games at Crypto.com Arena.
- The favorites have covered the spread in each of the Suns’ last six games at Crypto.com Arena.
- The Suns have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last eight road games against teams that held a winning record.
Why the Phoenix Suns will win
- The Lakers have lost 13 of their last 14 games when playing with a rest disadvantage against the Suns.
- The Suns have won seven of their last eight games against the Lakers following a loss.
- The Lakers have failed to cover the spread in nine of their last 10 games when playing with a rest disadvantage against the Suns.
- The Suns have covered the spread in each of their last five road games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Lakers’ last nine home games have gone OVER the total points line.
- Each of the Suns’ last six games as underdogs following a home loss have gone OVER the total points line.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Lakers rank 30th in the league for blocks per game this season (3.4).
- The Lakers rank 1st in the league for opponent blocks per game this season (3.6).
- The Suns rank 1st in the league for steals per game this season (10.6).
- The Suns have suffered the largest comeback loss when leading through Q3 this season – led by 18 points vs Hawks on November 16.
Lakers vs Suns Prediction
The Suns are still missing Jalen Green, Ryan Dunn and Isaiah Livers, while the Lakers are keeping an eye on Marcus Smart and LeBron James who are both on the injury report. The Suns were on fire before dropping three of their past four games, but to be fair those losses came against elite competition in the Rockets, Thunder and the Nuggets. The Lakers have yet to really hit their stride, but they’ve still been playing great basketball, and we saw another example last night of how explosive they can be on the offensive end. The Suns are good at beating up on the weaker teams in the league, but so far they’ve struggled against the playoff bound teams, and I think we will see that again in this contest. Give me the Lakers to secure a narrow win and cover at home behind another big game from Doncic.