The late game on Thursday in basketball betting has the Phoenix Suns at the Golden State Warriors.
The game will be televised on TNT and is a matchup between two teams that are below .500. The Warriors were expected to struggle this season but the failure of Phoenix in NBA basketball betting against the odds at SBG has been a bit of a surprise.
Phoenix 8-9 SU, 6-10-1 ATS
The Suns are not only struggling straight up they are losing against the point spread. Phoenix is first in the league in scoring but last in the league in defense. Teams that can’t play defense simply are not trustworthy when it comes to NBA basketball betting. The Suns are getting great play out of Steve Nash and Jason Richardson but neither of those two players is know for their defense. Phoenix is trying to outscore teams and they are just not deep enough to pull that off on a nightly basis.
Golden State 8-10 SU, 8-9-1 ATS
The Warriors are only a half game behind Phoenix in the standings and they are a better team in terms of the point spread. Golden State is very similar to Phoenix as they can score but they can’t play defense. The Warriors offense is not as good as Phoenix but their defense is slightly better. Golden State does have David Lee back in the lineup so it is possible they will start to improve. Recently they have been awful losing six of their last seven.
Game Stats
The Suns are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games. The Suns are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Suns are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Warriors are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 vs. the Pacific. The Warriors are 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Warriors are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games. The home team is 12-5-1 ATS in the last 18 meetings in this series and the Suns are 2-7 ATS in the last 9 meetings at Golden State. If you are looking at playing the total in basketball betting you are probably going to take the over. The Over is 5-0 in the Suns last 5 overall. The Over is 5-1 in the Suns last 6 road games. The Over is 8-3 in the Suns last 11 vs. the Pacific. Golden State can go under though as 10 of their last 14 have gone under. In this series though at Golden State, 13 of the last 16 have gone over.