{"id":393847,"date":"2026-01-29T11:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=393847"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:08:17","slug":"pistons-vs-suns-sgp-predictions-january-29-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/pistons-vs-suns-sgp-predictions-january-29-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons vs. Suns SGP predictions Jan. 29: Back Jalen Duren and fade Cade Cunningham at +335"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The shorthanded Phoenix Suns host the Detroit Pistons during Thursday&#8217;s late-night NBA slate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Devin Booker remains sidelined after suffering an ankle injury last Friday against the Atlanta Hawks. The Suns are 4.5-point home underdogs against the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons, who have won eight of their last 10. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Pistons vs. Suns SGP predictions for Jan. 29, featuring Jalen Duren and Cade Cunningham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the NBA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pistons vs. Suns SGP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Pistons ML | Duren 15+ points | Cunningham under 9.5 assists (+335)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Pistons moneyline <\/strong><\/strong>(-180): <\/strong>How about these Pistons? Detroit is looking like the clear-cut team to beat in the East in Year 2 of J.B. Bickerstaff&#8217;s regime, and the squad has no trouble performing away from home:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Pistons are 15-6 on the road. That 71.4% winning percentage tops the Eastern Conference. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They also have the fourth-best road net rating (+4.3) in the NBA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Detroit has won seven of its last 10 road games, with wins over the Lakers, Celtics, Cavaliers and Nuggets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Bet on NBA futures at NorthStar Bets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phoenix is no pushover, and I expect the Suns will turn this game into a slog without Booker. But Detroit lives in the mud, boasting the No. 2 defensive rating while playing at a middle-of-the-pack pace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I trust the Pistons can pull out a gritty win, just like they did against the Suns on Jan. 15 (108-105). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"product_only\"><a href=\"cacheembed:123010\">Embed: #123010<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Duren 15+ points<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-180):<\/strong> Duren has elevated his game this season and has a strong case to make his first all-star team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fourth-year centre is averaging a career-high 17.7 PPG, and he has the sixth-highest field goal percentage in the NBA (63.1%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s provided a very consistent scoring floor over his last 15 games, too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>14+ points 13 times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15+ points 11 times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>18+ points 8 times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Back Duren vs. the Suns<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duren is living around this number on a nightly basis and has cashed this wager in three straight games against the Suns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Cunningham under 9.5 assists<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>(<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-130):<\/strong> Cunningham leads the NBA in assists per game (9.8) and had 11 helpers against Phoenix two weeks ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to fade him tonight, though, for a few reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Phoenix allows the fifth-fewest assists per game to opposing point guards, per Fantasy Pros.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Suns have allowed just 108.1 PPG in their last seven games, dating back to when they played the Pistons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Full Pistons vs. Suns prop betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Cunningham had an uncharacteristically poor shooting performance against the Suns on Jan. 15, going 3-for-16 from the field in 39 minutes of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the superstar guard can get things going as a scorer, I like his chances of falling under this lofty total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pistons vs. Suns<\/em> <em>SGP made at 10:50 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shorthanded Phoenix Suns host the Detroit Pistons during Thursday&#8217;s late-night NBA slate. The pregame narrative: Devin Booker remains sidelined after suffering an ankle injury last Friday against the Atlanta Hawks. The Suns are 4.5-point home underdogs against the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons, who have won eight of their last 10. Check out my Pistons vs. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":393861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-393847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pistons vs. Suns: SGP predictions Jan. 29 | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Pistons vs. Suns SGP predictions for Jan. 29, 2026. 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