NBA Betting Friday – New York at Phoenix on ESPN. Amar’e Stoudemire and the New York Knicks will visit the Phoenix Suns on Friday in NBA betting.It will be the first time that Stoudemire will be playing in Phoenix since signing with the Knicks in July. The Knicks are the team that has the bright future now and they could be worth an NBA bet at Sbgglobal in this game on Friday night at Phoenix.
Suns Falling
The Suns are not likely to make the playoffs this season and the big reason is the loss of Stoudemire. He has turned the Knicks into a playoff contender while the Suns are a mess without him. The Suns didn’t want to pay Stoudemire the money he wanted in the off-season and they are now feeling the effects. Stoudemire said that he would have stayed in Phoenix if the Suns had matched the Knicks offer but they didn’t. Stoudemire is now glad that the Suns didn’t match the Knicks offer because he is getting a lot more attention and appreciation in New York.
Mike D’Antoni and Stoudemire
The Knicks knew what they were doing when they hired D’Antonio a few years ago from the Suns. The first two years didn’t go well for D’Antonio in New York but the organization had faith that D’Antonio would get his system to work. Now that the Knicks have Stoudemire and Raymond Felton they are scoring a ton of points and playing exciting basketball. The Knicks lead the league in points per game.
Game Facts
The Knicks come into this game off an impressive win on Tuesday as they beat the league-leading Spurs. Wilson Chandler led New York with 31 points and 9 rebounds in that game. The Suns come into this game having lost five of their last six including Wednesday night against the Lakers. Keep in mind as you make an NBA bet that the Knicks are 9-0 ATS in their last 9 vs. the Western Conference. The Knicks are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 road games. The Knicks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Pacific. In this series, the Knicks are 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings. The Suns are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the Atlantic. The Suns are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 home games. This should be a high scoring game in NBA betting as the Over is 7-2 in the Knicks last 9 vs. the Western Conference. The Over is 5-2 in the last seven meetings between the two teams.