San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 4/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: San Antonio (+20)

The San Antonio Spurs are on their way to Footprint Center on Tuesday where they will compete against the Phoenix Suns. San Antonio opens this contest as 20-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 232.

The Spurs faced the Kings and walked away with a win by a score of 142-134 in their last game. San Antonio finished having earned a 53.1% field goal percentage (52 out of 98) and converted 13 out of their 34 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Spurs made 25 of their 29 shots for a rate of 86.2%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 52 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 31 dimes for the game while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to defense, San Antonio allowed 47.6% from the field on 49 of 103 shooting. Sacramento totaled 24 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. On top of that, Sacramento collected 43 boards (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Sacramento ended up going 78.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 25 of 32 shots. They also made 11 out of their 44 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Spurs ended up walking away with 25 while the Kings finished the game with 23 personal fouls.

Doug McDermott is one guy who had an impact for this game. He accumulated 30 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins played and grabbed 2 rebounds. McDermott finished shooting 60.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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San Antonio enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 20-58 for the year. They average 112.5 points per outing (24th in the NBA) while hitting 46.5% from the field. The Spurs are hitting 34.4% on three-point attempts (860 of 2,498) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Antonio is snagging 43.4 rebounds per contest and has tallied 2,113 dimes for the year, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 15.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.2 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Spurs have forced 14.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They surrender 39.1% from beyond the arc and they are 30th in the NBA in PPG allowed (122.8). The Spurs are giving up a FG percentage of 50.7% (3,584 of 7,066) and they surrender 44.9 boards per contest as a team. They are 27th in the NBA in giving up assists with 2,069 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Suns took home the win by a final score of 128-118 when they played the Thunder. The Suns were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the game. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Thunder earned 23 fouls for the game which took the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to knock down 23 of them for a rate of 82.1%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Phoenix made 13 out of their 34 attempts (38.2%). When all was said and done, the Suns shot 46 out of 81 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.8%. The Suns allowed the Thunder to make 36 out of 88 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.9% for the matchup. They went 34.4% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 11 out of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 35 out of 41 at the charity stripe (85.4%). With respect to attacking the glass, Phoenix permitted Oklahoma City to pull down 41 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Kevin Durant ended up being a major contributor for the Suns in this contest. Durant recorded 35 points in his 35 mins on the court and accumulated 5 dimes in this matchup. He converted 13 out of 21 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 61.9%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 43-35 this season. As an offensive unit, the Suns are hitting on 46.8% from the field, which ranks them 22nd in the league. Phoenix has scored 8,864 points so far this year (113.6 per game) and they average 44.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.3 times per game (3rd in the league) and they cough up possession 13.7 times per game. The Suns have committed 21.5 fouls per game and they hit 79.4% from the free throw line.

The Phoenix defense allows 35.7% on shots from distance (894 of 2,506) and opponents are knocking down 78.7% of their foul shots. They allow 23.3 dimes and 42.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 3rd and 12th in the league. The Suns on defense are ranked 4th in the league in points allowed per game with 111.5. They are able to force 14.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (6th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix (-20)

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