Washington Wizards vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/16/2021

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Thursday, December 16, 2021

Venue:  Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ

Where to Watch:  BSAZ

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Wizards +8.5, Suns -8.5; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Wizards NL, Suns NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Wizards +8.5, Suns -8.5; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Washington Wizards:  15-13 (2nd place, Southeast Division)

Phoenix Suns:  22-5 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

 

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Washington Wizards:  4-6 last 10

Phoenix Suns:  8-2 last 10

 

 

 

The Wizards are coming into this game with a 15-13 record overall and they are 7-9 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and they are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Detroit Pistons while their 5 losses in that span came against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Toronto Raptors, the Indiana Pacers, the Utah Jazz, and the Denver Nuggets in their last game. They still have a game on Wednesday night that needs to be played against the Sacramento Kings with that result pending so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back on Thursday night. In their game against the Nuggets, Davis Bertans led the team in points in that game with 21 while Bradley Beal was next on the team with 19 points. Beal led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Montrezl Harrell led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 45.6% from the field, 35.3% from 3-point range, and 61.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 105.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 107.6 PPG against them. The Wizards have an ATS record of 12-15-1 this season and their O/U record is 13-14-1.

 

 

The Suns are coming into this contest with a 22-5 record overall and they are 12-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Los Angeles Clippers while their 3 wins in that span came against the San Antonio Spurs, the Boston Celtics, and the Portland Trail Blazers in their last game. Deandre Ayton led the team in points in that game with 28 while Chris Paul was next on the team with 24 points. Paul led the team in assists in that game with 14 while Ayton led the team in rebounds with 13. They were 47.3% from the field, 35.5% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 110.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 104.8 PPG against them. The Suns have an ATS record of 14-13 this season and their O/U record is 11-16.

 

 

The Suns are coming into this matchup as an 8.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Suns are playing a lot better in their games now and are one of the best teams in the NBA this season. The Wizards had a great start to their season leading the Eastern Conference after the first 2 weeks but they have started to regress recently and have not been playing as well as they were at the start of the season. They are going to continue to regress to a middle of the pack type of team and they are up against one of the best in the league here. The best bet to place in this game is on the Suns to cover the spread here.

 

Wizards Suns Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Thursday, December 16, 2021 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Suns 121 Wizards 106.

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Washington Wizards: 6-2 O/U as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 19-7 O/U in December games. 22-15 O/U when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days. 39-26 O/U in non-conference games. 

Phoenix Suns: 14-7 O/U against Southeast division opponents. 28-19 O/U when playing their 3rd game in 4 days. 45-25 O/U in non-conference games. 48-25 O/U after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games. 

 

 

Washington Wizards:  T. Bryant (C) Late Dec - Knee injury. Rui Hachimura (PF) Late Dec - Personal. K. Kuzma (PF) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Phoenix Suns:  J. Smith (PF) Ques Thurs - Illness. Devin Booker (SG) Out indefinitely - Hamstring injury. Frank Kaminsky (PF) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. Abdel Nader (SF) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. Dario Saric (SF) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

 

 

 

“In all fairness, I’ve been s***y all year. So, I’m not going to sit here and talk about two other guys who have really been helping our team out. I’ll put that on me before them. I have to be better, I have to lead better, I have to produce and lead this team like I want to.” - Bradley Beal on his overall performance this season.

 

 

"That's a big-time win for us. We've got a lot of guys down. Deandre Ayton being back in the lineup was huge for us." - Chris Paul on their win against the Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

 

 

 

PG    Spencer Dinwiddie

SG    Bradley Beal

SF    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

PF    Davis Bertans

C    Daniel Gafford

 

PG     Chris Paul

SG     Landry Shamet

SF     Mikal Bridges

PF     Jae Crowder

C     Deandre Ayton

 

 

PPG: B. Beal (22.4)

APG: B. Beal (5.9)

RPG: K. Kuzma (8.3)

 

PPG: D. Booker (23.2)

APG: C. Paul (10.3)

Reb/G: D. Ayton (11.2)

 

Coaches:

Washington Wizards: Wes Unseld (1st season)

Phoenix Suns: Monty Williams (3rd season)