Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

Frost Bank Center is where the San Antonio Spurs (15-54) will compete against the Phoenix Suns (41-29) on Saturday.

The Suns faced the Hawks and went home with a win by a final score of 128-115 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Suns walked away with 20 while the Hawks recorded 24 fouls. They made 12 out of their 35 shots from 3-point land. Atlanta ended up shooting 79.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of their 29 tries. Furthermore, Atlanta had 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 11 blocks. Atlanta earned 27 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. In the matter of the defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to shoot 44.0% from the floor on 40 out of 91 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 38 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Suns knocked down 24 of 27 tries for a rate of 88.9%. Phoenix ended the contest with a 55.4% FG percentage (41 out of 74) and buried 22 out of their 41 shots from distance.

Devin Booker is one player who played a role in this game. Booker shot 66.7% from the field and recorded 2 dimes. He was on the court for 32 mins played and also snagged 4 boards. He recorded 30 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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Phoenix steps onto the court with a record of 41-29 this season. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.2 fouls every game. As a team, Phoenix is grabbing 44.3 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,878 assists on the year, which ranks 11th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Suns are shooting 38.0% on shots from 3-point land (857 of 2,254) and 80.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 117.1 pts per contest (10th in the NBA) while connecting on 49.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Suns are forcing 12.6 turnovers every game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They are 15th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,843 relinquished for the campaign. The Suns defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.3% (2,962 of 6,392) and they surrender 41.4 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 36.6% on 3-point shots and they rank 16th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (114.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 113-107 against the Mavericks. In relation to cleaning up the glass, San Antonio allowed Dallas to collect 40 in all (3 offensive). They shot 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 out of 30 and finished the game at 15 of 17 at the free throw line (88.2%). The Spurs allowed the Mavericks to make 44 of their 91 attempts from the field which had them shooting 48.4% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Spurs finished 39 out of 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.8%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, San Antonio made 14 of 39 tries (35.9%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 71.4%. The Mavericks were called for 18 fouls in this game which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They also turned it over 15 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Spurs corralled 39 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 48 for this game.

Tre Jones ended up being important for the Spurs in this contest. He made 8 of 11 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and earned 3 rebounds. Jones earned 22 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 9 assists for the game.

San Antonio has a record of 15-54 on the year. The Spurs are responsible for committing 17.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 78.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 29.8 times per game (2nd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per game. San Antonio has 7,747 points on the season (112.3 per contest) and they grab 43.7 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Spurs are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which is ranked 24th in basketball.

The San Antonio defense gives up 37.7% on three-point shots (889 of 2,355) and their opponents are converting on 78.1% of their foul shots. They give up 28.1 dimes and 45.4 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 24th and 27th in the league. The Spurs are ranked 25th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 119.7. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 49.1% from the floor (25th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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