NBA Best Bets: Suns vs. Wizards Picks for January 16
Published 6:40 pm Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The Washington Wizards (6-32) host the Phoenix Suns (19-20) after losing four straight home games. The Suns are double-digit favorites by 10.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 16, 2025.
Our computer predictions in this article will assist you in deciding on the best bets available for Thursday’s game.
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Suns vs. Wizards Game Info
- When: Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
- TV: MNMT2 and AZFamily
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Suns vs. Wizards Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 10.5)
- Phoenix is 14-25-0 against the spread this year.
- Washington is 15-23-0 against the spread this year.
- The Suns don’t have a win ATS (0-3) as a 10.5-point favorite or greater this season.
- The Wizards are 9-13 as 10.5-point underdogs or more.
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Pick OU:
Under (233.5)
- In 13 of 39 games this season, the Suns and their opponents have scored more than 233.5 points.
- The Wizards have played 17 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 233.5 points.
- The average point total in Phoenix’s contests this year is 227.3, 6.2 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The average total for Washington’s games this season is 231.3 points, 2.2 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The Suns score the 15th-most points in the league this season, while the Wizards’ offense puts up the 28th-most.
- The Suns are the NBA’s 15th-ranked scoring defense while the Wizards are the 25th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Suns (-549)
- This season, the Suns have won 15 out of the 23 games, or 65.2%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Wizards have been chosen as underdogs in 38 games this year and have walked away with the win six times (15.8%) in those games.
- Phoenix has been at least a -549 moneyline favorite three times this season and won all of those games.
- This year, Washington has won one of 19 games when listed as at least +400 or better on the moneyline.
- The Suns have a 84.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
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