Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 2/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Denver Nuggets (32-19) are traveling to Footprint Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Phoenix Suns (25-25).

The Nuggets stepped onto the hardwood against the Pelicans and went home with a win by a final score of 144-119 in their last contest. Denver finished the contest with a 57.0% field goal percentage (57 of 100) and knocked down 16 out of their 43 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets converted 14 of their 15 tries for a rate of 93.3%. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 51 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 40 assists in the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of defending, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 46.2% from the floor on 43 of 93 shooting. New Orleans recorded 26 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Moreover, New Orleans snagged 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. New Orleans walked away from this one shooting 88.5% from the charity stripe by converting 23 of their 26 attempts. They made 10 of their 29 attempts from distance. In reference to fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 21 while the Pelicans finished the game with 10 fouls.

Michael Porter Jr. is one player who played a role in the game. Porter walked away from this one shooting 69.6% from the field and earned 4 dimes. He played 37 mins played and pulled down 12 rebounds. He ended up with 39 points on 16 out of 23 shooting.

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Denver comes into this one with a record of 32-19 for the season. They turn it over 14.2 times per game and as a team are committing 17.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Denver is snagging 45.5 boards per game and has 1,590 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 1st in the NBA in terms of passing. The Nuggets are connecting on 37.7% on shots from beyond the arc (600 of 1,590) and 77.6% from the free throw line. They average 121.0 pts per game (3rd in the league) while hitting 50.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Nuggets are able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They concede 36.2% on shots from distance and they are ranked 24th in the league in points per game allowed (116.5). The Nuggets defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.6% (2,220 of 4,766) and they surrender 42.4 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 30th in the league in giving up assists with 1,515 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Suns took a defeat with a final score of 140-109 against the Thunder. When discussing team rebounding, Phoenix allowed Oklahoma City to collect 46 in all (17 offensive). They went 28.6% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 42 and finished the contest at 24 out of 27 from the charity stripe (88.9%). The Suns allowed the Thunder to make 52 out of 102 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.0% for the matchup. In all, the Suns walked away from this one shooting 33 for 70 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1%. In the matter of three-point shots, Phoenix knocked down 14 of their 36 tries (38.9%). They were able to bury 29 of the free throw tries for a clip of 87.9%. The Thunder had 23 personal fouls for the game which took the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 33 shots. They also turned the ball over 22 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. The Suns were able to pull down 32 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this matchup.

Bradley Beal was important for the Suns in this contest. Beal recorded 25 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and totaled 6 assists for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Phoenix has a mark of 25-25 this season. The Suns are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls every game and they go 80.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 27.3 times per contest (11th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest. Phoenix has accounted for 5,650 pts for the campaign (113.0 per contest) and they average 42.3 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Suns are shooting 47.6% from the field, which is 9th in the league.

The Suns on the defensive end are ranked 20th in the league in PPG given up with 114.4. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (13th in the NBA). The Phoenix defense allows 35.8% on three-point shots (680 of 1,897) and their opposition knocks down 78.6% of their foul shots. They give up 26.3 assists and 44.8 rebounds every game, which is ranked 13th and 20th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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