Golden State Warriors (6-8) vs. Phoenix Suns (8-5)
November 16, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Phoenix Suns -1.5; Over/Under: +226.5
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The Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns collide at the Footprint Center on Wednesday night.
The Golden State Warriors have been building nicely as they’ve won three of their past four games and they will be eager to stay hot after making light work of the Spurs in a 132-95 win on Monday. Jordan Poole led the way with 36 points on 13 of 20 shooting in a rare start, Stephen Curry added 16 points with five assists while Jonathan Kuminga chipped in with 15 points off the bench. As a team, the Warriors shot 53 percent from the field and a sizzling 23 of 45 from the 3-point line as they jumped all over the Spurs right from the start and completely outplayed them right till the end.
Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns have been in a rut as they’ve lost four of their past six games overall and they will be hoping to avoid a third straight defeat after getting stopped by the Heat in a 113-112 road loss on Monday. Devin Booker led the way with 25 points, eight rebounds and five assists, Duane Washington Jr added 21 points in just 19 minutes off the bench, DeAndre Ayton scored 16 points with 12 rebounds while Mikal Bridges chipped in with 15 points. As a team, the Suns shot 48 percent from the field and 14 of 36 from the 3-point line as they poured in 34 points in the third quarter to lead by 13 points, only to go ice-cold in the fourth quarter where they scored just 21 points to allow the Heat to snatch the game from them in the end.
Looking at the betting trends, the Warriors are 1-6 ATS in their last seven road games, 4-1 ATS in their last five games against a team above .600 and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The Suns are 5-1 ATS in their last six home games, 4-0 ATS in their last four games following a loss and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
Head to head, the under is 11-3 in the last 14 meetings overall and the Warriors are 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings in Phoenix.
The Warriors are coming into this meeting with just about everyone available, while the Suns are keeping an eye on Chris Paul who is listed as questionable with a heel bruise. The Warriors were really struggling at the start of the season, but they’ve steadied themselves with three wins in their last four games and they looked incredible in their big win on Monday. The Suns have cooled off in recent games as the injuries have taken their toll and they will be kicking themselves after losing by one point to the Heat on Monday. This should be a close one, but the Warriors are coming into this meeting as the team in better form and I think they will escape with the narrow win in this spot.
