The court will be full of star power when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Phoenix Suns on Friday.
The pregame narrative: I’m hesitant to pick a side with how the Cavaliers are playing but I like the under on an alternate game total. This parlay is rounded out with picks on star players Devin Booker and Kevin Durant.
Check out my Cavaliers vs. Suns SGP predictions for March 21.
Cavaliers vs. Suns predictions
Parlay: Under 239.5 points | Booker over 6.5 assists | Druant 2+ threes (+300)
Under 239.5 points (-157): Although I like the overs for two player props in this game, I’ll back this under at an alternate total that I think is too high.
The first thing worth mentioning is that the last meeting between these two teams ended 118-92 for the Cavaliers. That’s nowhwere near this lofty total.
Things haven’t been all sunshine and rainbows for Eastern Conference leaders, though, as they’re allowing 117.6 points per game over a current three-game skid.
That’s 5.6 points higher than Cleveland’s season-long average of 112.0, per Team Rankings. But the roster is fully healthy for Friday’s game and should be itching to avoid its longest losing streak of the season.
The last time the Cavs lost three straight was in January. They bounced back with a 110-91 win over the Detroit Pistons.
Phoenix has played some inspiring defence lately, holding its last five opponents to 106.8 PPG. Six of the Suns’ last seven games have stayed under this total.
NBA SGP picks
Booker over 6.5 assists (-155): When the Suns had to play in Cleveland, they only scored 92 points. Booker was held to four assists in the negative game script.
But Phoenix has scored more than that in every game since so I feel comfortable saying that was an outlier.
Booker’s also been playmaking at a high level over his past 17 games:
- 7.9 assists per game
- Up from his season average of 7.0
- 12-5 against this line
Bradley Beal remains out so that is one less ball handler on the Suns’ side. It’s basically the Booker and Durant show and I expect the guard to have an above-average night.
Durant 2+ threes (-295): Let’s move on to Phoenix’s other star player.
This line is very steep but it adds a lot of value to the SGP when mixed with the under.
Durant doesn’t have the volume he used to from 3, but he’s still very efficient from deep.
- 41.6 3PT%
- 2+ made 3s in 44/57 games (77.2% hit rate)
In that Jan. 20 game in Cleveland, Durant went 9-for-16 from the floor but shot a single 3-point attempt and made it.
There’s obvious blowout concern but the Cavaliers haven’t been playing well. This game should be close and Durant should see enough volume this time to can a couple of triples.
Cavaliers vs. Suns predictions made at 9:23 a.m. ET 03/21/2025.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.