San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 10/31/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (1-2) are en route to Footprint Center on Tuesday where they will go up against the Phoenix Suns (2-1).

The Spurs took the court against the Clippers and went home with a loss by a final score of 123-83 in their last game. San Antonio walked away from the game having earned a 37.5% FG percentage (30 of 80) and made 11 of their 33 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Spurs knocked down 12 of 16 tries for a rate of 75.0%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 21 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. Regarding the defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 51.6% from the floor on 47 out of 91 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 23 assists and had 15 steals for the contest. On top of that, Los Angeles grabbed 48 boards (9 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Los Angeles finished 61.9% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of their 21 shots. They buried 16 out of their 42 shots from three-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Spurs ended up finishing with 23 and the Clippers totaled 16 personal fouls.

Devin Vassell is someone who was important for this game. Vassell finished 60.0% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He played 28 mins played and also totaled 1 rebound. He scored 14 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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San Antonio enters this contest with a win-loss record of 1-2 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 20.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Antonio is snagging 41.7 rebounds per game and has earned 86 dimes for the campaign, which is 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing. The Spurs are shooting 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc (35 of 110) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 109.3 points per game (18th in the league) while going 46.4% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Spurs are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.7 fouls. They give up 32.2% on 3-point shots while they are 28th in basketball in opponents PPG (123.7). The Spurs are allowing a field goal percentage of 50.3% (146 of 290) and they concede 46.3 boards per game as a group. They are 21st in basketball in allowing assists with 77 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Suns got the win with a final of 126-104 against the Jazz. The Suns were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for this contest. They also coughed it up 11 times, while recording 10 steals in this game. The Jazz earned 20 fouls for this contest which got the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They were able to convert 26 of them for a rate of 92.9%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Phoenix converted 10 of 37 attempts (27.0%). Overall, the Suns went 45 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.9%. The Suns allowed the Jazz to make 40 of 91 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.0% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 32.4% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). In reference to how they rebounded, Phoenix permitted Utah to get 45 in all (15 on the offensive glass).

Kevin Durant ended up being important for the Suns in this contest. Durant had 26 points in his 29 minutes on the court and earned 7 assists in the game. He converted 8 out of 11 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and had 4 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 2-1 so far this year. As an offense, the Suns are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 15th in the NBA. Phoenix has accounted for 329 points on the campaign (109.7 per contest) and they pull in 49.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.3 times per game (22nd in basketball) and they cough up possession 18.0 times per contest. The Suns are committing 20.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 83.8% from the free throw line.

The Suns defensively are ranked 6th in the NBA in points given up per game with 102.7. They have forced 15.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (7th in the league). The Phoenix defense allows 24.8% on shots from beyond the arc (27 of 109) and their opponents are connecting on 80.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 23.0 dimes and 45.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 10th and 12th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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