A pair of the league’s best scorers hit the court when Kevin Durant (fourth, 27.6 PPG) and the Phoenix Suns (43-30) visit Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (third, 30.4 PPG) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (50-22) on Friday, March 29, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET on KSBI and AZFamily. The Suns are 2-point favorites. The point total for the matchup is 227.5.
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Suns vs. Thunder Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game Day: Friday, March 29, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: KSBI and AZFamily
- Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Arena: Paycom Center
- Favorite: Suns (-2)
- Total: 227.5
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Suns vs. Thunder Betting Statistics
- The Suns are 30-41-2 against the spread this season.
- So far this season, Phoenix has been installed as favorites by a 2-point margin or more 49 times and are 21-27-1 ATS in those matchups.
- The Suns have hit the over in 45.8% of their opportunities this year (33 times in 72 games with a set point total).
- The Thunder have played 72 games, with 41 wins against the spread.
- This year, Oklahoma City has an against-the-spread record of 8-4-1 in its 13 games as an underdog of 2 points or more.
- Thunder games this season have eclipsed the over/under 54.2% of the time (39 out of 72 games with a set point total).
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Suns Trends & Top Players
- The Suns are shooting 49.6% from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points higher than the 45.7% the Thunder allow to opponents.
- In games Phoenix shoots better than 45.7% from the field, it is 24-27-1 against the spread and 34-18 overall.
- Phoenix has put together a 19-18-2 record against the spread and a 29-10 straight-up record in games this season when the team makes more than 36.3% of its three-point attempts.
- The Suns record 116.9 points per game, just 3.7 more points than the 113.2 the Thunder give up.
- When Phoenix puts up more than 113.2 points, it is 23-19-2 against the spread and 34-10 overall.
- The scoring leader for the Suns this season is Durant (among active players), who averages 27.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game.
- Devin Booker contributes with 27.2 points, 6.9 assists and 4.8 rebounds a game, and Jusuf Nurkic adds 11.3 points, 3.8 assists and 11 rebounds per outing.
- The Suns get 2.8 three-pointers per game out of Grayson Allen.
Thunder Trends & Top Players
- The Thunder are shooting 49.9% from the field, 3.6% higher than the 46.3% the Suns’ opponents have shot this season.
- Oklahoma City is 36-17 against the spread and 44-9 overall when it shoots higher than 46.3% from the field.
- Oklahoma City is 32-13-1 against the spread and 36-10 overall when shooting above 36.2% as a team from three-point range.
- The Thunder put up an average of 120.4 points per game, 6.5 more points than the 113.9 the Suns give up to opponents.
- Oklahoma City is 35-16 against the spread and 41-10 overall when it scores more than 113.9 points.
- Gilgeous-Alexander’s statline this season includes 30.4 points, 6.3 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game.
- Chet Holmgren puts up 16.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.
- Luguentz Dort is reliable from distance with two made threes per game.