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The Phoenix Suns are having some serious issues on defense right now. Over their last five games the Suns have allowed an average of 111.6 points per game. They did manage to win two of those five games beating New Orleans and Atlanta, but the competition gets a lot tougher tonight with the Clippers in town. Los Angeles comes into this matchup averaging 110.6 points per game over its last five games, and the defense has played well holding opponents under 100 points per game during that stretch.
Rest profiles also favor the Clippers in this matchup. They are playing with two days of rest after hosting New Orleans in their last outing. Meanwhile, the Suns are coming into this matchup with only a single day of rest. This matchup fits into a system to play on road teams like the Clippers when they are coming off a home win by 10 points or more and have won 60 to 75 percent of their games on the season, and they are facing a team that has won 51 to 60 percent of their games on the year. This system has a 47-23 (67%) ATS record over the last five seasons.
The Phoenix Suns are having some serious issues on defense right now. Over their last five games the Suns have allowed an average of 111.6 points per game. They did manage to win two of those five games beating New Orleans and Atlanta, but the competition gets a lot tougher tonight with the Clippers in town. Los Angeles comes into this matchup averaging 110.6 points per game over its last five games, and the defense has played well holding opponents under 100 points per game during that stretch.
Rest profiles also favor the Clippers in this matchup. They are playing with two days of rest after hosting New Orleans in their last outing. Meanwhile, the Suns are coming into this matchup with only a single day of rest. This matchup fits into a system to play on road teams like the Clippers when they are coming off a home win by 10 points or more and have won 60 to 75 percent of their games on the season, and they are facing a team that has won 51 to 60 percent of their games on the year. This system has a 47-23 (67%) ATS record over the last five seasons.