Nuggets vs Suns Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown in the desert tonight as the Denver Nuggets, riding high with a solid win streak, roll into the Footprint Center to clash with the Phoenix Suns, who are looking to add another victory to their column after torching Utah. With both teams eager to shake off the playoff jitters and the majority of the first round games turning into snoozefests, tonight’s battle promises to crank up the heat. As the clock ticks down to a 10:00 PM EST tipoff, the stakes are sky-high and the betting lines are buzzing. Will the Nuggets continue to mine their rich vein of form, or will the Suns rise from the ashes to claim victory? Tonight, it’s all about whether Denver can keep their cool or if Phoenix will turn up the temperature!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: February 08, 2025 10:00PM EST

Location: Footprint Center, Phoenix

Vegas Odds

	DEN ML	PHX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-180	+155	236.0	-4.0/4.0
Recent	-135	+105	237.5	-4.0/4.0
Difference	+45	-50	+1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

36W-26L

57.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

37W-24L

42.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/25/24	Denver Nuggets DEN	34	22	22	22	00	100	Under
12/25/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	38	20	27	25	00	110	Under
12/23/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	26	25	28	11	00	90	Under
12/23/24	Denver Nuggets DEN	27	28	45	17	00	117	Under
03/27/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	29	30	24	21	00	104	Under
03/27/24	Denver Nuggets DEN	29	23	21	24	00	97	Under
03/05/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	28	37	25	12	150	117	Under
03/05/24	Denver Nuggets DEN	32	18	31	21	50	107	Under
12/01/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	41	29	24	25	00	119	Under
12/01/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	30	33	28	20	00	111	Under
04/06/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	25	30	31	29	00	115	Under
04/06/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	27	29	33	30	00	119	Under
03/31/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	20	20	34	19	00	93	Under
03/31/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	32	28	24	16	00	100	Under
01/11/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	28	26	21	22	00	97	Under
01/11/23	Denver Nuggets DEN	34	36	30	26	00	126	Under
12/25/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	24	33	27	29	120	125	Over
12/25/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	28	23	30	32	150	128	Over
03/24/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	31	35	38	36	00	140	Over
03/24/22	Denver Nuggets DEN	31	37	38	24	00	130	Over
11/21/21	Denver Nuggets DEN	28	32	18	19	00	97	Under
11/21/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	48	25	27	26	00	126	Under
10/20/21	Denver Nuggets DEN	26	25	34	25	00	110	Under
10/20/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	20	38	24	16	00	98	Under

Nuggets Vs Over/Under

Suns Vs Over/Under

Nuggets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/06	@ ORL	112-90W	52	33	18	83
02/05	@ NOP	144-119W	51	40	7	100
02/03	@ NOP	125-113W	46	28	5	92
02/01	vs CHA	107-104W	43	29	11	88
01/31	vs PHI	137-134W	35	39	19	82
01/29	vs NYK	112-122L	47	21	14	84
01/27	vs CHI	121-129L	42	36	14	100
01/23	@ SAC	132-123W	56	30	10	101
01/21	@ PHI	144-109W	51	39	13	85
01/19	vs ORL	113-100W	57	24	20	77

Suns Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/07	@ UTA	135-127W	49	31	7	104
02/05	vs OKL	109-140L	35	24	18	70
02/03	vs POR	119-121L	43	28	14	85
02/01	vs POR	108-127L	37	21	18	84
01/31	vs GSW	130-105W	48	41	14	89
01/29	@ MIN	113-121L	36	30	15	85
01/27	@ LAC	111-109W	39	23	17	85
01/22	vs BRO	108-84W	48	28	11	88
01/20	vs CLE	92-118L	34	22	17	77
01/18	vs DET	125-121W	50	25	9	86

Starting Lineups

Denver Nuggets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Christian Braun SG	30.0	36.5	26.5	93%	27.1
Aaron Gordon PF	25.0	23.6	25.7	73%	28.8
Nikola Jokic C	61.0	67.2	65.9	100%	66.2
Jamal Murray PG	38.0	40.5	38.4	100%	38.8
Michael Porter Jr. SF	31.0	46.2	32.8	100%	33.2

Phoenix Suns	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Devin Booker SG	42.0	49.1	45.0	100%	45.4
Ryan Dunn SF	11.0	8.4	15.9	63%	17.8
Kevin Durant PF	41.0	41.9	44.2	100%	44.5
Tyus Jones PG	21.0	17.6	23.3	100%	23.7
Nick Richards C	25.0	24.4	22.7	60%	25.6

Nuggets Notable Injuries

Russell Westbrook (PG): Avg: 11.6pts, 5.0reb, 5.0ast, 24.1 minutes. Last game: 01/31/25. Impact: 5.1
Peyton Watson (SF): Avg: 6.8pts, 3.2reb, 1.2ast, 19.8 minutes. Last game: 01/31/25. Impact: 2.8
PJ Hall (PF/C): Avg: 1.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.2ast, 2.8 minutes. Last game: 02/06/25. Impact: 0.5
Trey Alexander (PG/SG): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.3reb, 0.4ast, 4.6 minutes. Last game: 02/06/25. Impact: 0.4
Spencer Jones (SG/SF): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.2reb, 0.0ast, 2.4 minutes. Last game: 02/06/25. Impact: 0.3

Suns Notable Injuries

Cody Martin (SG/SF): Avg: 7.8pts, 4.3reb, 3.0ast, 26.0 minutes. Last game: 01/24/25. Impact: 2.6
Vasilije Micic (PG): Avg: 7.5pts, 1.9reb, 4.2ast, 20.7 minutes. Last game: 02/03/25. Impact: 2.9
Collin Gillespie (PG): Avg: 3.3pts, 0.9reb, 1.0ast, 8.3 minutes. Last game: 02/05/25. Impact: 1.3
Jalen Bridges (SF): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.2reb, 0.0ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 02/05/25. Impact: 0.2

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Nick Richards	PHX	Pts	8.5	9.8	+1.3	40%	30%	33%	33%	DEN	+0.3	#16
Jamal Murray	DEN	Reb	3.5	3.9	+0.4	60%	70%	53%	53%	PHX	-0.2	#12
Devin Booker	PHX	Reb	3.5	3.8	+0.3	60%	60%	60%	60%	DEN	-1.0	#2

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Nuggets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#16	#6	#25	#17	1.6%
PF	#19	#6	#23	#20	1.5%
PG	#1	#7	#28	#16	-0.1%
SF	#9	#2	#20	#9	-4.5%
SG	#28	#2	#22	#25	4.0%

Suns Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#26	#27	#2	#16	1.3%
PF	#16	#8	#13	#14	-1.9%
PG	#25	#12	#21	#25	3.5%
SF	#23	#11	#19	#15	0.0%
SG	#7	#25	#15	#17	0.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

123.0

114.5

Rebounds per Game

46.6

41.5

Assists per Game

31.1

28.2

Steals per Game

8.1

7.6

Blocks per Game

5.0

5.3

Shots per Game

89.6

85.5

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.8

13.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

59.8

56.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.5

38.0

Turnovers per Game

13.2

13.3

Fouls per Game

17.0

18.8

Recent Trends

Nikola Jokic (C) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 28.0 pts, 10.0 reb, 12.0 ast against ORL
Grayson Allen (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.2% to 33.1, 25.1 min average previous 3 games.
Cody Martin (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.8% to 16.1, 23.2 min average previous 3 games.
Royce O’Neale (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.6% to 30.5, 23.4 min average previous 3 games.
Mason Plumlee (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 49.4% to 23.1, 15.4 min average previous 3 games.