Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers Preview

Western conference strugglers the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers collide in a game that once upon a time would have been played at the other end of the table. The two sides are going through a transitioning season and the desire to avoid dropping further down the conference title making both sides wary. Neither teams NBA odds gave them much of a chance of making the playoffs this season and some thirteen games in, that is exactly what is panning out. The tie could not be set up more perfectly as two teams in need of appeasing fans collide.

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Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction

This game’s latest NBA odds highlight the closeness and current form of the two opposing sides. Although the Lakers have two of their last five, they do come into the game with three straights defeats to their name. Things are little better for the Suns, four defeats in their last five leaves Jay Triano’s men one place behind their opponents in the conference but they do entertain LA after victory last time out over the Timberwolves. There is one thing to bear in mind though, the Lakers have a strong record against Phoenix having already beaten them once this season. With this in mind, one of our best NBA betting tips is to back a narrow Lakers win at a packed Talking Stick Arena.

Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers Betting Tips

The two sides have failed to exceed expectations so far this season, which is disappointing as it leaves few talking points. However, due to the closeness of the opposing teams, it does allow value to be extracted from the game. The difference in price for the outright win is narrow and Sunbets offer arguably one of the strongest match winning prices, which is why we back them in our best NBA betting tips. Over the course of the season, the Lakers just look the slightly stronger of the two and harbour the additional confidence having already beaten the Suns once this campaign. It is not often LA lose four in a row and their poor run of form is set to come to an end and keep them away from the unwanted four in four loss record. It will be close but it will be fun and not to be missed.

Ladbrokes kindly offer us a generous over/under the market that we just had to take advantage off. Under 227 points looks like a no-brainer between two sides struggling near the bottom of the Western conference. However, the stats are there to back up our claim. Over the last ten meetings between the two, an average of 217 points have been scored (a healthy ten less than Ladbrokes offer) but more importantly, games featuring the Lakers this season have only averaged 204 points. Even taking into account the Suns average game score of 221, it is still well below Ladbrokes offering and often it is the opposing side hitting the higher scores. The Suns average 109 points per game and the Lakers 201 meaning under 227 looks like an early Christmas present. Both sides will be feeling the pressure in a Western Conference heavyweight clash at the wrong end of the table.