Nuggets vs. Suns Game 3 Betting Odds: Moneyline, Spread, Total, and Player Props

After dropping two straight to open the series, the Phoenix Suns head home for tonight's Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal against the Denver Nuggets.

Game 3 tips off at 10:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.

Here's how the Suns and Nuggets stack up heading into tonight's matchup.

All NBA odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.

Nuggets vs. Suns Game 3 Betting Odds: Moneyline, Spread, and Total

• Moneyline:
  • Nuggets: +162
  • Suns: -194
• Spread: Suns -4.5 (-108)
• Total: 225.0

Nuggets vs. Suns Game 3 Projections

Win projections via numberFire.

• Win Odds: 59.2% Suns

Nuggets vs. Suns Game 3 Player Props: Total Points, and Double Double Odds

• Total Points:
  • Nuggets
    • Nikola Jokic: 26.5
    • Jamal Murray: 23.5
    • Michael Porter Jr.: 14.5
    • Aaron Gordon: 14.5
    • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 9.5
    • Bruce Brown Jr.: 10.5
    • Jeff Green: 5.5
  • Suns
    • Devin Booker: 30.5
    • Kevin Durant: 29.5
    • Deandre Ayton: 15.5
    • Cameron Payne: 10.5
    • Josh Okogie: 6.5
    • Torrey Craig: 5.5
      
• To Record a Double Double:
  • Nikola Jokic: -1450
  • Deandre Ayton: +105
  • Kevin Durant: +130
  • Devin Booker: +190
  • Jamal Murray: +370
  • Aaron Gordon: +600
  • Michael Porter Jr.: +1000
  • Cameron Payne: +1200

Nuggets vs. Suns Advanced Stats Breakdown

nERD via numberFire. Adjusted offensive/defensive ratings, pace, and shot distribution via DunksAndThrees.

• Nuggets:
  • nERD: 60.1 (7th)
  • Adjusted Offensive Rating: 116.9 (5th)
  • Adjusted Defensive Rating: 114.2 (18th)
  • Pace: 98.5 (21st)
  • Shot Distribution and Efficiency:
    • Rim: 39.0% (2nd) - 66.5% (3rd)
    • Mid: 24.9% (12th) - 43.4% (13th)
    • 3PT: 36.1% (21st) - 37.9% (4th)
• Suns:
  • nERD: 54.6 (10th)
  • Adjusted Offensive Rating: 114.7 (16th)
  • Adjusted Defensive Rating: 112.8 (7th)
  • Pace: 98.5 (22nd)
  • Shot Distribution and Efficiency:
    • Rim: 27.1% (30th) - 62.5% (21st)
    • Mid: 36.7% (30th) - 44.3% (8th)
    • 3PT: 36.2% (20th) - 37.4% (7th)

Nuggets vs. Suns Game 3 Analysis

After a blowout in Game 1, Game 2 was more competitive but still had the same result -- a Denver win. Jokic led the way with a 39-point, 16-board double-double. That's after he put up 24 points and 19 rebounds in Game 1. Phoenix will need to find a way to slow down the two-time MVP if it wants to make this a series.

As if going down 2-0 wasn't enough, the Suns also lost Chris Paul to injury in Game 2, and Paul has been ruled out for Game 3, with the expectation that CP3 will miss multiple games. That's going to test the Suns' already iffy depth. No Suns player other than Booker or Durant has scored more than 14 points in a game in this series.

While Phoenix is a 4.5-point favorite tonight, the Nuggets are -460 favorites to win the series.

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