The Phoenix Suns visit the Golden State Warriors in a marquee Western Conference matchup.
The pregame narrative: The Suns have been struggling on the road lately, so I’ll take the Warriors at home. I have picks on Steph Curry and Kevin Durant to round out this +275 SGP.
Check out my Suns vs. Warriors same-game parlay predictions for Dec. 28.
Suns vs. Warriors predictions
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Parlay: Warriors moneyline + Durant over 28.5 points + Curry over 3.5 threes (+275)
Warriors moneyline (-220): I want to start by highlighting the last five road games for Phoenix:
- Dec. 23 @ Denver: L (117-90)
- Dec. 13 @ Utah: W (134-126)
- Dec. 8 @ Orlando: L (115-110)
- Dec. 7 @ Miami: L (121-111)
- Dec. 5 @ New Orleans: L (126-124)
The Suns are now 1-7 in their past eight away games and 5-8 overall on the road.
Devin Booker remains sidelined for this contest and Phoenix is 1-3 this season without its star shooting guard.
The Warriors played yesterday in a 102-92 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, but Curry was out and he is expected to play tonight. That should provide a huge boost to Golden State’s offence.
Neither of these teams is playing great basketball right now, but I like this spot for the Warriors at home.
SGP legs
Durant over 28.5 points (-129): One player I’m confident will show up for the Suns is Durant.
In Phoenix’s 98-89 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, Durant scored 35 points, which equals 39.3% of the Suns’ offence for the entire game.
In his four games without Booker, the Slim Reaper is averaging 32.0 points. He shot above 53% in three of those four contests.
He has prime-level KD shooting splits this season at 51.5/42.0/84.2, and the absence of his co-star should mean more volume for the former MVP.
Curry over 3.5 threes (-250): Curry put on a show on Christmas Day, scoring 38 points against the Los Angeles Lakers while making 8-of-15 threes.
The superstar point guard is also the most well-rested player on his team after missing Friday’s game.
Curry is a much more efficient shooter at home this season, averaging 4.9 threes on 10.5 attempts (46.7%).
Additionally, he’s 7-3 against this line at Chase Center. Everything points to Curry putting up another elite shooting performance at home.
Picks made at 11:48 a.m. ET 12/28/2024
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.