Phoenix Suns vs Oklahoma City Thunder: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 4/2/2021

Odds are against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder (20-27), who are a 12.5-point underdog when they hit the court against Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns (33-14) on April 2, 2021. The point total for the matchup is 219.5.

How to Watch

Time: 10:00 PM EST
TV Channel: BSOK

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Suns vs. Thunder Betting Data

Suns Betting Data

• Phoenix has a 31-16 record against the spread this season.
• When they are at least 12.5-point favorites, the Suns have an ATS record of 1-0.
• Phoenix has hit the over less than half of the time, in 23 of 47 games (48.9%).

Thunder Betting Data

• Oklahoma City has a winning record (24-22-1) against the spread this season.
• Oklahoma City has hit the over on the point total in 22 of 47 games this season (46.8%).

Point Total Insights

• Phoenix's games this season have gone over the point total for Friday's matchup over/under (219.5 points) in 44.7% of opportunities (21 out of 47 matchups).
• In 48.9% of Oklahoma City's games this season (23 of 47), the total points scored was more than Friday's 219.5-point over/under.
• The Suns average 113.7 points per game against the Thunder's 106.3, amounting to 0.5 points over the game's over/under of 219.5.
• These two teams give up a combined 219.4 points per game, 0.1 points less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the Suns have seen a 221 over/under in their games this season, 1.5 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 1.1 points separates this game's over/under (219.5 points) and the average total points bet in Thunder's games (218.4 points) this season.

Previous Matchups

In their last 10 matchups, Oklahoma City has a 9-1 record in games against Phoenix, while the Thunder are also 3-1 against the spread when playing the Suns.

Suns Players to Watch

• Booker leads the Suns in scoring, tallying 25.5 points per game to go with 4.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists.
• Deandre Ayton leads Phoenix in rebounding, averaging 10.9 per game, while Chris Paul leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 8.7 in each contest.
• The Suns get the most three-point shooting production out of Jae Crowder, who knocks down 2.5 threes per game.
• Paul is Phoenix's leader in steals, averaging 1.4 steals per game, while Ayton leads them in blocks with 1.1 per contest.

Thunder Players to Watch

• Gilgeous-Alexander averages 23.7 points and tacks on 5.9 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Thunder's leaderboards for those statistics.
• Darius Bazley is at the top of the Oklahoma City rebounding leaderboard with 7.5 rebounds per game. He also racks up 11.9 points and tacks on 1.5 assists per game.
• Ty Jerome is dependable from three-point range and leads the Thunder with 2.2 made threes per game.
• Oklahoma City's leader in steals is Theo Maledon with 1.0 per game, and its leader in blocks is Aleksej Pokusevski with 1.0 per game.

Injury Report

Suns: Frank Kaminsky: Day To Day (Health Protocols), Abdel Nader: Day To Day (Knee)

Thunder: Luguentz Dort: Day To Day (Concussion protocol), Mike Muscala: Day To Day (Ankle), Darius Bazley: Day To Day (Shoulder), Ty Jerome: Day To Day (Ankle), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Day To Day (Foot)