Portland Trail Blazers at Phoenix Suns - 11/5/22 NBA Picks and Prediction

Phoenix Suns (6-2) vs Portland Trail Blazers (6-2)

Game Info: Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 10:00 pm (Footprint Center)

Betting Odds: Phoenix Suns -9 -- Over/Under: Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns meet Saturday in NBA action at the Footprint Center. The Portland Trail Blazers look to build on their 6-2 start. The Phoenix Suns also look for their seventh win of the season.

The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 114 points on 46.8 percent shooting and allowing 110.6 points on 46.3 percent shooting. Damian Lillard is averaging 31 points and 4.8 rebounds, while Anfernee Simons is averaging 22 points and 2.9 rebounds. Jerami Grant is the third double-digit scorer and Jusuf Nurkic is grabbing 12.3 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 37.9 percent from beyond the arc and 78.9 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 36.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.4 rebounds per game.

The Phoenix Suns are averaging 118.3 points on 48.8 percent shooting and allowing 106.4 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Devin Booker is averaging 27.7 points and 5.4 assists, while Mikal Bridges is averaging 15.9 points and 5.4 rebounds. Deandre Ayton is the third double-digit scorer and Cameron Johnson is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The Phoenix Suns are shooting 35.6 percent from beyond the arc and 80.7 percent from the free throw line. The Phoenix Suns are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.1 rebounds per game.

The Trail Blazers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Suns are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The under is 16-5 in Trail Blazers last 21 overall. The under is 9-4 in Suns last 13 overall. The Trail Blazers are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Phoenix and 4-9 ATS in the last 13 meetings.

I'm not sure how the Portland Trail Blazers keep doing this, especially undermanned, but they're off to a fine start and the offense is clicking. I do question if the Trail Blazers can keep this up with being undermanned and being on the end of a back to back, but we're getting a boatload of free points here. No travel for either side will have its benefits. The Suns have seen half of their games this season end in losses or victories by single digits. I'll take a shot with the free points.

Randy’s Pick Portland Trail Blazers +9

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