Oklahoma City Thunder vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 3/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Oklahoma City (-2)

The Oklahoma City Thunder (41-18) are en route to Footprint Center on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Phoenix Suns (35-24). Oklahoma City opens this game as 2-point favorites. The total has been set at 236.5.

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and took a loss by a score of 132-118 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 15 and the Spurs finished the game with 20 fouls. They knocked down 19 of their 39 shots from long range. San Antonio went 85.0% when shooting free throws by converting 17 of their 20 attempts. On top of that, San Antonio grabbed 45 rebounds (11 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. San Antonio dished out 39 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. When it comes to defending, Oklahoma City allowed 52.7% from the field on 48 out of 91 shooting. They also distributed 20 assists for this game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 37 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Thunder converted 21 of their 22 tries for a rate of 95.5%. Oklahoma City walked away from the game with a 49.4% field goal percentage (44 of 89) and made 9 out of their 31 shots from 3-point land.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one guy who played a role for the contest. He walked away with 31 points on 12 out of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins and also collected 6 boards. Gilgeous-Alexander finished 54.5% from the field and also earned 3 dimes.

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Oklahoma City comes into this one with a record of 41-18 on the campaign. They are turning it over 12.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling down 41.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,595 assists so far this year, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Thunder are shooting 39.6% on shots from 3-point land (794 of 2,003) and 83.2% from the free throw line. They average 121.2 pts per contest (3rd in the NBA) while hitting 50.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 fouls. They concede 36.2% on shots from distance and they are ranked 13th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (113.3). The Thunder defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.1% (2,397 of 5,314) and they surrender 45.2 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 17th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,587 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Suns went home victorious with a score of 110-105 when they played the Rockets. The Suns collected 37 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in this matchup. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Rockets had 29 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 37 tries. They were able to bury 25 of the free throws for a clip of 67.6%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Phoenix knocked down 13 out of their 37 attempts (35.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Suns ended up shooting 36 for 89 from the field which had them shooting 40.4%. The Suns allowed the Rockets to make 33 of their 99 tries from the field which had them shooting 33.3% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 24.4% from three-point range by going 11 of 45 and finished the contest at 28 of 31 at the charity stripe (90.3%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Phoenix permitted Houston to get 58 in all (19 on the offensive glass).

Devin Booker ended up being important for the Suns for the contest. Booker had 35 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and earned 3 assists in the game. He knocked down 13 of 27 for the matchup for a rate of 48.1%, and had 7 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 35-24 for the season. The Suns have committed 18.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 80.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 26.6 times per game (14th in the league) and they turn it over 14.8 times per contest. Phoenix has accounted for 6,924 points so far this year (117.4 per game) and they pull down 43.7 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Suns are connecting on 49.4% from the field, which ranks them 4th in the NBA.

The Phoenix defense concedes 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (774 of 2,126) and their opponents are converting on 76.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 26.0 dimes and 41.5 boards per contest, which is ranked 10th and 4th in the NBA. The Suns on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the league in PPG surrendered with 114.3. They are forcing 12.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the field (7th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix (+2)

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