Wizards vs Suns Game Breakdown

Get ready to light up the night as the Washington Wizards zip their brooms westward to clash with the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center in a sizzling NBA playoff opener! The Wizards, despite a challenging season, are looking to conjure up some magic against the hotter-than-the-desert Suns, who’ve been scorching the court with their recent victories. With the game tipping off at 10:00 PM EST, fans are buzzing over the set over/under of 231.5, hinting at a high-flying, fast-paced battle. While the Suns aim to shine bright in their pursuit of glory, the Wizards hope to cast a spell and upset the odds. So, as the Suns try to eclipse their competitors, will the Wizards have enough tricks up their sleeve to keep the lights on in Phoenix?

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 25, 2025 10:00PM EST

Location: Footprint Center, Phoenix

Vegas Odds

	WAS ML	PHX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+625	-1000	231.0	14.0/-14.0
Recent	+625	-1000	231.5	14.0/-14.0
Difference	0	0	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

0W-10L

AWAY

9W-49L

13.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

35W-23L

86.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
01/16/25	Phoenix Suns PHX	34	35	35	26	130	Over
01/16/25	Washington Wizards WAS	21	34	28	40	123	Over
02/04/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	42	37	37	24	140	Over
02/04/24	Washington Wizards WAS	28	30	28	26	112	Over
12/17/23	Washington Wizards WAS	29	29	31	19	108	Under
12/17/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	21	25	35	31	112	Under
12/28/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	21	34	29	18	102	Under
12/28/22	Washington Wizards WAS	36	28	29	34	127	Under
12/20/22	Washington Wizards WAS	27	26	27	33	113	Under
12/20/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	30	18	30	32	110	Under
02/05/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	33	26	26	10	95	Under
02/05/22	Washington Wizards WAS	21	11	19	29	80	Under
12/16/21	Washington Wizards WAS	23	27	21	27	98	Under
12/16/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	31	31	27	29	118	Under

Wizards Vs Over/Under

Suns Vs Over/Under

Wizards Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/23	vs LAC	93-110L	49	24	15	94
01/21	vs LAL	88-111L	46	25	11	95
01/19	vs SAC	100-123L	46	19	16	89
01/18	vs GSW	114-122L	44	24	13	86
01/16	@ PHX	123-130L	45	28	13	92
01/13	@ MIN	106-120L	34	27	11	91
01/12	@ OKL	95-136L	39	20	16	83
01/10	vs CHI	105-138L	45	26	15	98
01/08	vs PHI	103-109L	51	26	17	94
01/07	@ HOU	112-135L	43	21	18	89

Suns Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
01/16	vs WAS	130-123W	47	33	16	85
01/14	vs ATL	117-122L	37	28	13	84
01/12	@ CHA	120-113W	39	31	12	87
01/11	@ UTA	114-106W	38	26	11	86
01/09	@ ATL	123-115W	42	33	16	85
01/07	vs CHA	104-115L	42	27	11	92
01/06	vs PHI	109-99W	44	32	12	81

Starting Lineups

Washington Wizards	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Carlton Carrington SG	23.0	22.1	20.5	77%	22.2
Bilal Coulibaly SF	30.0	24.4	26.4	100%	26.8
Kyle Kuzma PF	33.0	27.1	28.0	93%	29.0
Jordan Poole PG	38.0	37.0	35.9	100%	36.3
Alexandre Sarr C	31.0	29.4	27.6	100%	28.0

Phoenix Suns	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Devin Booker SG	45.0	46.1	43.8	100%	44.1
Ryan Dunn SF	19.0	21.2	16.8	70%	18.6
Kevin Durant PF	45.0	47.5	45.5	100%	45.8
Tyus Jones PG	20.0	24.5	25.5	100%	25.9
Nick Richards C	27.0	25.4	22.6	57%	25.8

Wizards Notable Injuries

Richaun Holmes (C): Avg: 4.8pts, 4.3reb, 0.6ast, 13.3 minutes. Last game: 01/10/25. Impact: 2.7
Patrick Baldwin Jr. (PF): Avg: 3.4pts, 2.4reb, 0.6ast, 9.9 minutes. Last game: 01/13/25. Impact: 0.5

Suns Notable Injuries

Bol Bol (PF/C): Avg: 4.7pts, 2.9reb, 0.3ast, 10.0 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 1.0
Collin Gillespie (PG): Avg: 3.5pts, 0.9reb, 1.0ast, 8.9 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 1.6
Damion Lee (SG/SF): Avg: 3.4pts, 1.0reb, 0.8ast, 5.9 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 1.1

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
Kyle Kuzma	WAS	Pts	15.5	17.9	+2.4	20%	30%	27%	27%	PHX	+1.9	#25
Nick Richards	PHX	Pts	9.5	10.8	+1.3	40%	40%	33%	33%	WAS	+4.9	#29
Bilal Coulibaly	WAS	Reb	4.5	5.8	+1.3	60%	50%	53%	53%	PHX	-0.1	#14
Carlton Carrington	WAS	Reb	3.5	4.3	+0.8	80%	70%	67%	67%	PHX	-0.2	#15
Alexandre Sarr	WAS	Ast	1.5	2.5	+1.0	80%	60%	60%	60%	PHX	+0.2	#19

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Wizards Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#16	#22	#24	6.3%
PF	#28	#30	#11	#30	11.4%
PG	#25	#26	#26	#29	11.0%
SF	#8	#28	#27	#25	6.6%
SG	#25	#29	#24	#30	10.3%

Suns Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#18	#26	#5	#11	-2.5%
PF	#25	#22	#25	#26	7.1%
PG	#9	#15	#17	#12	-1.7%
SF	#20	#14	#19	#15	-0.3%
SG	#7	#21	#5	#11	-3.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

108.2

113.6

Rebounds per Game

45.2

42.1

Assists per Game

25.2

28.3

Steals per Game

7.8

Blocks per Game

4.8

5.0

Shots per Game

91.1

85.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.1

13.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.2

55.8

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.5

38.2

Turnovers per Game

15.4

13.0

Fouls per Game

20.3

18.3

Recent Trends

Jusuf Nurkic (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 46.3% to 15.6, 29.0 min average previous 3 games.
Mason Plumlee (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 40.1% to 11.4, 19.1 min average previous 3 games.