The Phoenix Suns host the Utah Jazz in Friday’s NBA nightcap.
The pregame narrative: Phoenix’s season is spiralling out of control and I expect Utah to keep this one close with Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal questionable. Bet on Lauri Markkanen to make it rain from deep and Devin Booker to clear a modest points milestone.
Check out my Jazz vs. Suns same-game parlay predictions for Feb. 7.
Jazz vs. Suns predictions
Parlay: Jazz +11.5 | Markkanen 3+ threes | Booker 25+ points (+300)
Jazz +11.5 (-200): Vibes are low in the desert.
Durant missed Wednesday’s game with an ankle injury and is listed as questionable as of 12:30 p.m. It’s also been reported he’s unhappy with being shopped at Thursday’s trade deadline and is likely to be moved in the offseason.
Phoenix has been a horrible ATS team all season — especially as a home favourite (4-14-1) — so this sets up as a smash spot to back Utah.
The Jazz are far from a competitive team but they’ve covered this mark in four of their last five, winning two of those games outright.
Utah is 0-3 against Phoenix this year but never lost by more than eight points. Durant played in two of those matchups.
Other SGP legs
Markkanen 3+ threes (+130): Markkanen is having a down year but he’s still been consistent against this number.
The Finnish forward is shooting 35.2% from deep, which is his worst mark over the last five seasons. But he’s also shooting a career-high 8.5 threes per game, which evens things out.
He’s gone over this mark in seven of his last nine games while averaging 3.6 threes a night.
Markkanen has also cleared this mark in back-to-back games against the Suns, who allow the 13th-most 3s per game.
Booker 25+ points (-315): Booker is coming off a bizarre night where he dropped 19 points on just nine field goal attempts. But before that, he was on a roll:
- Booker was averaging 30.1 PPG in his last 15 games prior to Wednesday.
- He scored 25+ points in 12 of those 15 contests.
If Durant is out, all the better. But even if he’s in, this shouldn’t be a problem.
Booker scored 34 points on two separate occasions against Utah with Durant playing this season. In the game without Durant, he dropped 31.
Picks made at 1:10 p.m. on 02/07/25.
Avery joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2022 before stepping into a full-time role soon after. He loves betting on and analyzing golf — mainly because it’s easier than actually playing — but is a fan of all sports, from the NFL to the UFC.