Suns vs Pelicans Game Breakdown

Get ready to light up your screens and fantasy rosters as the blazing Phoenix Suns swoop into the Smoothie King Center tonight to clash with the New Orleans Pelicans in a first-round NBA Playoff game that promises more fireworks than the Fourth of July! With the Suns shining bright in the Western conference and the Pelicans desperate to ruffle some feathers after a recent tumble, tonight’s showdown is set to be anything but a snooze fest. As the clock ticks down to a 9 PM EST tipoff, the stakes are sky-high with a nail-bitingly close betting line and an over/under that screams high-flying action. Will the Suns continue their hot streak, or will the Pelicans rise from the ashes of their recent defeats? It’s time to find out if the Suns can keep soaring or if the Pelicans will finally take flight in a battle that’s sure to be nothing short of legendary!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 05, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

Vegas Odds

	PHX ML	NOP ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-120	+100	222.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-125	-105	223.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-5	-205	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

27W-21L

55.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

23W-22L

44.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
04/07/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	19	37	34	23	00	113	Under
04/07/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	26	24	33	22	00	105	Under
04/01/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	46	28	29	21	00	124	Over
04/01/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	28	26	36	21	00	111	Over
01/19/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	41	28	31	23	00	123	Over
01/19/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	28	24	28	29	00	109	Over
12/17/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	34	29	26	25	00	114	Over
12/17/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	27	19	38	34	00	118	Over
12/11/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	36	22	35	24	70	124	Over
12/11/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	29	28	41	19	120	129	Over
12/09/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	27	25	30	35	00	117	Over
12/09/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	26	29	40	33	00	128	Over
10/28/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	27	25	31	28	00	111	Over
10/28/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	21	36	36	31	00	124	Over
03/15/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	33	34	31	33	00	131	Over
03/15/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	29	30	26	30	00	115	Over
02/25/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	31	22	42	22	00	117	Under
02/25/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	22	28	31	21	00	102	Under
01/04/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	42	22	31	28	00	123	Over
01/04/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	31	23	30	26	00	110	Over
11/02/21	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	36	23	23	18	00	100	Under
11/02/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	22	26	28	36	00	112	Under

Suns Vs Over/Under

Pelicans Vs Over/Under

Suns Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/03	@ SAS	104-93W	44	26	12	78
11/30	@ GSW	113-105W	45	31	12	79
11/26	@ LAL	127-100W	46	31	9	99
11/20	@ NYK	122-138L	34	30	14	92
11/18	@ ORL	99-109L	45	25	13	83
11/17	vs MIN	117-120L	41	29	19	85
11/15	vs OKL	83-99L	50	17	14	75
11/13	vs SAC	104-127L	40	23	10	97
11/12	vs UTA	120-112W	42	21	8	86
11/10	@ SAC	118-127L	48	30	11	105

Pelicans Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/02	vs ATL	112-124L	41	21	16	100
12/01	vs NYK	85-118L	42	20	14	94
11/29	vs MEM	109-120L	46	16	14	91
11/25	vs IND	110-114L	44	35	15	87
11/22	@ GSW	108-112L	43	28	9	92
11/20	vs CLE	100-128L	40	23	11	92
11/19	vs DAL	91-132L	37	19	21	78
11/16	@ LAL	99-104L	50	24	17	83
11/15	@ DEN	101-94W	56	21	14	87
11/13	vs OKL	88-106L	58	21	23	86

Starting Lineups

Phoenix Suns	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Bradley Beal SF	35.0	34.0	33.1	100%	33.5
Devin Booker SG	49.0	44.6	42.5	100%	42.9
Oso Ighodaro C	27.0	17.7	12.6	14%	22.5
Tyus Jones PG	29.0	32.2	27.4	100%	27.8
Royce O’Neale PF	31.0	20.7	20.9	20%	24.5

New Orleans Pelicans	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Brandon Ingram SF	40.0	41.1	36.5	100%	36.9
CJ McCollum SG	37.0	31.9	38.0	100%	38.4
Yves Missi C	31.0	33.6	24.1	68%	24.7
Trey Murphy III PF	34.0	34.1	31.5	87%	32.9
Dejounte Murray PG	44.0	34.7	46.6	100%	47.0

Suns Notable Injuries

Kevin Durant (PF/C): Avg: 26.9pts, 6.6reb, 4.8ast, 37.3 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 6.9
Jusuf Nurkic (C): Avg: 10.6pts, 10.8reb, 3.5ast, 27.0 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 4.4
Bol Bol (PF/C): Avg: 4.9pts, 3.0reb, 0.4ast, 10.3 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 0.9
Damion Lee (SG): Avg: 3.8pts, 1.2reb, 1.2ast, 9.4 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 1.5
TyTy Washington Jr. (PG): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.5reb, 0.5ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 0.7

Pelicans Notable Injuries

Trey Jemison (C): Avg: 5.5pts, 4.5reb, 0.9ast, 19.2 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 1.7
Jordan Hawkins (PG/SG): Avg: 8.2pts, 2.4reb, 1.0ast, 18.1 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 3.1
Antonio Reeves (SF): Avg: 6.0pts, 1.5reb, 0.5ast, 12.2 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 2.0
Jamal Cain (SF): Avg: 4.4pts, 1.8reb, 0.5ast, 11.8 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 2.1
Karlo Matkovic (PF/C): Avg: 0.8pts, 2.0reb, 0.0ast, 7.7 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 1.0

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
Trey Murphy III	NOP	Pts	15.5	17.6	+2.1	60%	50%	53%	53%	PHX	-0.4	#16
Dejounte Murray	NOP	Pts	20.5	22.2	+1.7	20%	30%	40%	40%	PHX	-0.1	#16
Yves Missi	NOP	Reb	9.5	9.8	+0.3	60%	60%	47%	47%	PHX	-1.5	#1
Tyus Jones	PHX	Reb	2.5	2.6	+0.1	40%	40%	47%	47%	NOP	+0.3	#20
Bradley Beal	PHX	Ast	3.5	4.9	+1.4	40%	40%	60%	60%	NOP	-0.1	#18
Brandon Ingram	NOP	Ast	4.5	5.7	+1.2	80%	80%	67%	67%	PHX	+0.2	#19
CJ McCollum	NOP	3Pt	2.5	3.4	+0.9	60%	60%	60%	60%	PHX	0.0	#19

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Suns Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#1	#17	#8	-6.1%
PF	#23	#20	#21	#25	4.3%
PG	#16	#27	#3	#11	-3.1%
SF	#2	#12	#19	#2	-15.9%
SG	#16	#18	#24	#20	1.2%

Pelicans Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#24	#28	#8	#24	5.3%
PF	#8	#11	#25	#10	-2.3%
PG	#23	#20	#27	#28	9.9%
SF	#21	#17	#12	#19	2.4%
SG	#17	#16	#18	#17	-0.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

112.8

107.2

Rebounds per Game

43.8

42.6

Assists per Game

27.8

25.1

Steals per Game

7.6

8.9

Blocks per Game

5.4

4.6

Shots per Game

86.0

87.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.5

11.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.3

51.7

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.5

35.5

Turnovers per Game

13.4

12.8

Fouls per Game

17.8

17.2

Recent Trends

Jordan Hawkins (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.4% to 18.7, 35.6 min average previous 3 games.
Josh Okogie (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 33.3% to 16.6, 24.9 min average previous 3 games.
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.2% to 18.4, 26.3 min average previous 3 games.