Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/31/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Phoenix Suns (27-20) are traveling to Barclays Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Brooklyn Nets (19-27).

The Suns faced the Heat and went home with a win by a final score of 118-105 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Suns ended up with 16 while the Heat accounted for 18 personal fouls. They also converted 14 of their 36 attempts from long range. Miami finished the contest at 100.0% when shooting free throws by burying 25 of their 25 shots. In addition, Miami pulled down 44 rebounds (8 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 8 blocks. Miami distributed 20 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Concerning defense, Phoenix allowed their opponent to shoot 39.3% from the floor on 33 of 84 shooting. They also distributed 30 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they compiled 47 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Suns made 12 of 17 shots for a rate of 70.6%. Phoenix ended the contest with a 48.9% FG percentage (46 of 94) and converted 14 of their 40 three-point attempts.

Eric Gordon is a guy who played a role for this game. Gordon finished the game at 47.1% from the floor and distributed 5 assists. He saw the court for 34 mins played and grabbed 4 boards. He racked up 23 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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Phoenix comes into this one with a win-loss record of 27-20 for the campaign. They average 116.4 points per game (13th in the league) while going 49.2% from the floor. The Suns are shooting 37.6% on three-point shots (559 of 1,485) and 81.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Phoenix is collecting 43.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,235 assists on the campaign, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Suns are able to force 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.0 fouls. They are giving up 37.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 15th in the NBA in points per game allowed (114.2). The Suns defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (1,972 of 4,227) and they concede 40.7 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 13th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,218 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Nets walked away with a victory by a final of 147-114 when they played the Jazz. Regarding rebounding, Brooklyn allowed Utah to collect 44 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 33.3% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 27 and ended up shooting 27 out of 34 from the free throw line (79.4%). The Nets permitted the Jazz to make 39 of their 86 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.3% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Nets ended up going 54 for 105 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.4%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Brooklyn knocked down 21 of their 45 tries (46.7%). They were able to convert 18 of those for a clip of 94.7%. The Jazz earned 14 fouls for the contest which got the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 12 steals for the game. The Nets pulled down 34 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 50 for this game.

Mikal Bridges was important for the Nets for the game. Bridges earned 33 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in this matchup. He made 12 of 24 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 19-27 on the season. As an offense, the Nets are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 27th in the NBA. Brooklyn has accumulated 5,246 pts for the season (114.0 per game) and they grab 45.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.5 times per game (13th in the league) and they are giving up possession 12.8 times per contest. The Nets commit 19.1 personal fouls per game and they go 75.7% from the charity stripe.

The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 16th in the league in PPG given up with 114.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (8th in the NBA). The Brooklyn defense gives up 37.9% on 3-point shots (620 of 1,636) and their opposition knocks down 81.4% of their foul shots. They surrender 25.5 assists and 44.5 rebounds every game, which ranks them 7th and 22nd in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Brooklyn and under the total points

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