Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 10/20/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Denver (+6.5)

The Denver Nuggets (47-25 last season) are en route to Footprint Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Phoenix Suns (51-21 last year). Denver is 6.5-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is 224.5.

The Nuggets faced off with the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 125-118 in their last game. Denver finished the contest having earned a 45.9% FG percentage (45 of 98) and converted 14 of their 37 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Nuggets knocked down 14 of 21 tries for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 37 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 22 assists in this contest while creating 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of the defense, Denver let their opponent shoot 51.8% from the floor on 44 of 85 shooting. Phoenix totaled 18 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. In addition, Phoenix grabbed 48 rebounds (7 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Phoenix ended up shooting 93.5% from the free throw line by burying 29 of 31 attempts. They also made 8 out of their 22 attempts from distance.

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Nikola Jokic is one player who was a factor for this contest. He left the arena with 22 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He played 28 mins played and also snagged 11 rebounds. Jokic shot 52.9% from the field and recorded 4 dimes.

Denver enters this one after finishing with a record of 47-25 last year. They averaged 115.1 points per outing (8th in basketball) while going 48.5% from the field. The Nuggets shot 37.7% on three-point shots (927 of 2,462) and 80.3% from the free throw line. As a squad, Denver collected 44.4 rebounds per game and had 1,933 dimes last year, which had them ranked 5th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per contest and as a squad committed 19.1 fouls every game. On the defensive end, the Nuggets were able to force their opponents into 14.1 turnovers every game and they drew 19.2 personal fouls. The Nuggets defensively allowed a shooting percentage of 46.9% (2,883 of 6,149) and they relinquished 41.2 boards per game as a unit. They were 24th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,864 surrendered last season. They conceded 36.3% on shots from distance and they ranked 8th in the league in PPG from their opponents (110.1).

In their last game, the Suns took a defeat with a final score of 105-98 when they faced the Bucks. The Suns were able to snag 31 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Bucks had 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a clip of 84.2%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Phoenix knocked down 6 of their 25 attempts (24.0%). When the game finished, the Suns walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2%. The Suns allowed the Bucks to convert 37 of their 82 attempts from the field which left them shooting 45.1% in this game. They finished the game shooting 22.2% from 3-point land by going 6 out of 27 and ended up shooting 25 out of 29 at the free throw line (86.2%). In reference to rebounds, Phoenix allowed Milwaukee to pull down 53 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Chris Paul ended up being important for the Suns in this contest. He knocked down 11 out of 19 for this contest for a field goal rate of 57.9%, and had 2 rebounds. Paul tallied 26 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 5 assists in this game.

Phoenix had a win-loss record of 51-21 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Suns connected on 49.0% from the floor, which had them ranked 2nd in the NBA. Phoenix totaled 8,300 pts throughout last season (115.3 per contest) and they collected 42.9 boards per game. They earned an assist 26.9 times per game (3rd in basketball) and they gave up possession 12.5 times per contest. The Suns were responsible for committing 19.1 personal fouls per game and they hit 83.4% from the free throw line. The Suns were ranked 7th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 109.5. They surrendered 22.9 assists and 42.7 rebounds every game, which ranked them 4th and 9th in those defensive categories. The Phoenix defense gave up 35.4% on 3-pointers (836 of 2,359) and their opponents connected on 77.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They were able to force 13.6 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (15th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Phoenix (-6.5) and over 224.5 points

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