Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, March 7, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Phoenix Suns (29-33) are headed to Ball Arena on Friday where they will take on the Denver Nuggets (40-22).

The Suns took the court against the Clippers and went home with a win by a final score of 119-117 in their last contest. Phoenix finished with a 51.3% field goal percentage (41 of 80) and knocked down 14 of their 34 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Suns made 23 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 85.2%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 37 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 31 dimes in the matchup while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about defending, Phoenix allowed the other team to shoot 51.8% from the field on 43 of 83 shooting. Los Angeles totaled 29 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Moreover, Los Angeles grabbed 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Los Angeles finished 85.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of 27 tries. They also converted 8 out of their 30 tries from distance. In reference to fouls, the Suns ended up finishing with 20 while the Clippers had 22 fouls.

Kevin Durant is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He scored 34 points on 10 out of 22 shooting. He played 41 mins and also grabbed 7 rebounds. Durant finished shooting 45.5% from the field and dished out 4 assists.

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Phoenix will take the court with a mark of 29-33 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling in 42.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,718 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Suns are connecting on 37.8% on shots from 3-point land (883 of 2,337) and 80.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 113.8 points per contest (14th in the league) while hitting 47.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Suns are forcing 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 21st in basketball in giving up assists with 1,663 surrendered so far this season. The Suns defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.4% (2,620 of 5,643) and they relinquish 45.1 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 36.1% on three-point shots and they are 23rd in the NBA in PPG allowed (116.0).

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets got the victory with a final of 116-110 when they played the Kings. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Denver permitted Sacramento to snag 45 in all (14 on the offensive side). They shot 40.7% from three-point range by connecting on 11 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Nuggets permitted the Kings to convert 44 out of their 96 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 45.8% for the matchup. In all, the Nuggets went 40 out of 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.0%. In relation to three-point shots, Denver buried 12 of their 35 tries (34.3%). They were able to make 24 of those for a rate of 80.0%. The Kings were called for 20 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 30 shots. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Nuggets were able to pull down 35 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 46 for this contest.

Russell Westbrook ended up being a major contributor for the Nuggets in this matchup. He converted 10 of 20 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Westbrook had 25 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists in this contest.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 40-22 for the season. The Nuggets have committed 17.5 fouls every game and they go 77.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 31.1 times per game (1st in the league) and they turn it over 14.4 times per contest. Denver has accumulated 7,503 pts on the campaign (121.0 per game) and they grab 46.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Nuggets are shooting 50.7% from the field, which ranks 1st in the NBA.

The Denver defense gives up 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (859 of 2,375) and their opponents are making 78.1% of their free throw shots. They surrender 29.1 dimes and 42.3 rebounds per contest, ranking them 28th and 5th in basketball. The Nuggets on defense are ranked 22nd in basketball in points given up per game with 115.9. They have forced 13.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (12th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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