Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns Preview
This week 1 NBA matchup between the Warriors and Suns takes place on Tuesday, October 24th at 22:00 ET. The Warriors will host the Suns at Chase Center, San Francisco, CA. Check out BetCoco for Golden State Warriors – Phoenix Suns odds
Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The last ten head-to-head matchups between then Suns and Warriors have gone in favor of the Suns, putting together a record of 6-4. Going back to the last five head-to-head games between the Warriors and Suns, the over/under record in these games is 4-1 with a combined average of 233 points per contest.
- Through their last five road contests, the Suns offense has averaged 107 points per game while allowing an average of 112. Phoenix posted an overall record of 2-3 while going 1-4 ATS.
- Through their last three home contests, the Warriors offense has averaged 99 points per game while allowing an average of 117. Golden State posted an overall record of 0-3 while going 0-3 ATS.
- Going back to their last ten games as the underdog, the Suns have a straight up record of 0-10. But, their mark vs the spread was just 1-9.
- In their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Warriors have a straight up record of 7-3 and an ATS mark of 6-4.
Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns Prediction
The Suns achieved an overall record of 45-37 during the 2022-2023 season. Their road record stood at 17-24, while their division record was 9-7. Furthermore, the team had a road scoring margin of -0.7.
The Suns are coming off a season where they achieved an overall record against the spread of 44-38 in the 2022-2023 season. At home, they maintained a record against the spread of 27-14, while on the road, their record against the spread was 17-24.
A season ago, the Phoenix Suns recorded a 41-38-3 record during the 2022-2023 season. In 30 of their games, the total points surpassed 232.5, and the average combined scoring across all their games was 225.2.
Last year, the Phoenix offense had a field goal percentage of 46.7%, ranking them 23rd in the NBA. They excelled in assists per game, coming in 4th place with 27.3. Their scoring average was 113.6 points per game, placing them 17th in the league. Furthermore, the Suns had 98.0 possessions per game, ranking 22nd in the NBA.
Last season, the Suns’ defense held opponents to a shooting percentage of 46.6% from the field, ranking 6th in the league. Phoenix allowed an average of 111.6 points per game, also ranking 6th in the NBA. In contrast, the Phoenix offense permitted an average of 25.6 free throw attempts per game, placing them 27th in the NBA.
Golden State achieved an overall record of 44-38 during the 2022-2023 season. With a road record of 11-30 and an impressive home record of 33-8, they secured the 6th rank in the Western Division of the NBA.
Heading into this season, the Warriors are coming off a year in which they played 24 games as the underdog during the 2022-2023 season. In these games, their average scoring margin was -6.9. As the underdog, they had a against the spread record of 7-17. Conversely, when favored, their against the spread record was 37-21.
In the 2022-2023 season, the Golden State Warriors recorded a 45-35-2 record in terms of over/under. Their average over/under line was 233.6, and the average combined scoring in their games totaled 236.1. Moreover, there were 51 games that had an over/under line surpassing 232.5.
In terms of field goal percentage, the Golden State Warriors ranked 12th in the NBA last season at 47.9%. They held the top spot in assists per game with 29.8 and secured second place in points per game with 118.9. Furthermore, the Warriors averaged the third highest number of possessions per game in the NBA at 101.7.
Defensively, the Warriors ranked 19th in the NBA last year with a three-point percentage allowed of 36.5. They also ranked 24th in the league by allowing 25.2 free throw attempts per game. In terms of points allowed, the Golden State defense ranked 21st in the NBA with an average of 117.1 points per game.
In spite of being 1 point underdogs, we anticipate the Suns winning this one 121-108.
Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns Betting Tips
- We like the Suns on the moneyline (-107)
- The Suns are also our pick on the spread at +1
- Our NBA model projects 229 points, and we suggest taking the under
Golden State Warriors Injury Report
- Draymond Green – Ankle – Questionable
Phoenix Suns Injury Report
- Damion Lee – Knee – Out
