Losers of three straight, the Suns look to get back on track Friday night when they host the Jazz. Keep an eye on Utah's points off turnovers -- Phoenix has given up 20-plus points off turnovers in the last three games.
Line: Suns -5.5, Total: 203.5 (check The Linemakers on Sporting News' odds page for current NBA spreads and totals).
AccuScore has the Suns as solid 73.8 percent favorites to win, but money-line odds of -230 isn't particularly appealing. The average score after 10,000-plus simulations is 105-98. While both sides have fairly comparable probabilities at a close win (4 points or less), Phoenix has about four times the chance at a big win (10 points or more) than Utah.
AccuScore best bet: Phoenix has about a 58 percent chance of covering a -5.5-point spread.
In the past week, AccuScore has gone 29-19 on picks against the spread in the NBA (60.4 percent, +810 units).
Toss up: There's about an even 50 percent chance percent chance the total combined score goes OVER or stays UNDER 203.5.
AccuScore box score: Phoenix averages about three more steals than does Utah. The Suns are No. 5 in the league in steals per game, and No. 7 in steals per defensive play.
Projected Leaders
Gordon Hayward: 18 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 TOs
Eric Bledsoe: 18 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block, 3 TOs
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