Suns vs. Nuggets Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for February 8

Suns vs. Nuggets Game Info

• Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
• Time: 9:00 PM ET
• Venue: Footprint Center -- Phoenix, Arizona
• Coverage: AZFamily and ALT

A pair of the league's best scorers take the court when Nikola Jokic (third, 29.7 PPG) and the Denver Nuggets (33-19) visit Devin Booker (ninth, 26 PPG) and the Phoenix Suns (25-25) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET on AZFamily and ALT. The Nuggets are 3.5-point favorites. The point total in the matchup is 234.5.

Suns vs. Nuggets Odds & Spread

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Suns vs. Nuggets Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Nuggets win (68.5%)

Suns vs. Nuggets Betting Trends

• The Nuggets have compiled a 26-25-1 record against the spread this season.
• The Suns are 17-32-1 against the spread this year.
• Nuggets games have gone over the total 32 times out of 50 chances this season.
• Suns games this season have gone over the point total 26 times in 50 opportunities (52%).
• Against the spread, Denver has performed better when playing at home, covering 14 times in 25 home games, and 12 times in 27 road games.
• When it comes to point totals, the Nuggets hit the over more often when playing at home, as they've exceeded the total 16 times in 25 opportunities this season (64%). On the road, they have hit the over 16 times in 27 opportunities (59.3%).
• Phoenix has been better against the spread away (10-16-0) than at home (7-16-1) this year.
• Suns games have gone above the over/under 37.5% of the time at home (nine of 24), and 65.4% of the time on the road (17 of 26).

Nuggets Leaders

• Jokic averages 29.7 points, 12.7 boards and 10.3 assists.
• Jamal Murray is averaging 20.2 points, 4 rebounds and 6.1 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.4 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
• Michael Porter Jr. averages 19 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
• Christian Braun averages 14.6 points, 5 rebounds and 2.1 assists, shooting 57.4% from the floor (10th in NBA) and 37.6% from beyond the arc, with 1 made treys per game.
• Julian Strawther's numbers on the season are 9.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest, shooting 43.2% from the floor and 36.1% from downtown, with an average of 1.5 made treys.

Suns Leaders

• Booker is averaging 26 points, 4 boards and 6.6 assists for the Suns.
• The Suns are getting 10.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game from Tyus Jones.
• The Suns get 9.4 points per game from Royce O'Neale, plus 5.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists.
• The Suns are getting 10.8 points, 3.4 boards and 2 assists per game from Grayson Allen.
• The Suns are getting 4 points, 6.4 boards and 1.9 assists per game from Mason Plumlee.

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