NBA Betting: Nuggets vs. Suns Game 2 Odds, Expert Picks, Best Bet & Prediction

After dominating the second half to take Game 1, the Phoenix Suns will look to claim another victory tonight on their home floor. Meanwhile, the Denver Nuggets and newly minted NBA MVP Nikola Jokic will aim to even this intriguing series up before the action shifts to Colorado. This Nuggets vs. Suns NBA betting picks preview will explore the best NBA betting odds, provide some key betting trends and offer the top NBA picks and predictions for the game.

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Nuggets vs. Suns Betting Preview: NBA Picks & Odds

Nuggets vs. Suns Game Info

Denver Nuggets (51-28, 24-16 Away) vs. Phoenix Suns (56-23, 30-10 Home)
Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Start Time: 9:30 p.m. EST
Venue: Phoenix Suns Arena — Phoenix, Ariz.
Coverage: TNT

As expected, the swarming Suns defense offered a bit more resistance to Nikola Jokic than what he dealt with in the first round of the playoffs. He still managed to score 22 points and secure nine rebounds, but it was a far cry from the 34-plus he scored in five of the Nuggets’ six opening-round games. On the bright side, several of his teammates supplied promising contributions offensively. Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr., Facundo Campazzo and JaMychal Green all scored in double figures. Green also grabbed 11 rebounds in a double-double effort. The Nuggets will need to play a similar style of team basketball if they are to steal Game 2 as NBA betting underdogs.

For as solid a team effort as the Nuggets supplied, the Suns did them one better on Monday. Phoenix also had five players reach double figures scoring. The difference was that four of them went for 20 or more. Mikal Bridges led the charge with 23 points, five rebounds and five assists. Chris Paul and Devin Booker were right behind with 21, and Deandre Ayton put up 20. Paul and Ayton added 11 assists and 10 rebounds, respectively, to each notch double-doubles. Jae Crowder rounded out the Suns who scored in double digits. The Suns outscored Denver by 18 in the second half to turn a close game into a comfortable victory.

Nuggets vs. Suns Betting NBA Picks + NBA Odds Shopping

Using Awesemo’s OddsShopper Tool, we can easily compare the NBA odds for Nuggets vs. Suns NBA Playoffs betting across the major sportsbooks. The odds outlined below are from 11 a.m. EST on June 9, so make sure to check out the OddsShopper tool yourself to get the most up-to-date odds.

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NBA Odds: Moneyline

Nuggets: (+190) — BetMGM
Suns: (-213) — PointsBet

NBA Odds: Spread

Nuggets: +5.5 (-110) — BetRivers, BetMGM, FanDuel, DraftKings, William Hill
Suns: -5.5 (-105) — PointsBet

NBA Odds: Total

Over: 222.5 (-110) — BetMGM, FanDuel, William Hill
Under: 223 (-105) — PointsBet

Nuggets vs. Suns NBA Betting Trends

Nuggets are 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 playoff games as NBA betting underdogs.
Suns are 4-0 ATS in their last four games.
Suns are 6-1 ATS in their last seven home games as an NBA betting favorite.
Over is 7-1 in the Nuggets’ last eight games.
Over is 8-1 in the Suns’ last nine games played on Wednesday.
Six of the last seven Nuggets vs Suns head-to-head matchups have gone over the total.

Nuggets vs. Suns Prediction

With the NBA MVP Award officially bestowed upon him, it’s hard to believe Jokic won’t have a big-time performance in Game 2 this evening. From the Nuggets’ perspective, it was certainly encouraging to see so many players make solid scoring contributions on Monday. Unfortunately, the Suns showed their depth and their overall talent advantage at the same time. The spread is once again too close to call tonight, but Denver gets a slight lean. The over on the total is trending in this series and cashed in Game 1. The odds have ticked up a point ahead of tonight’s matchup, so the play is the contrarian under again.

Prediction: Under 223 (PointsBet)

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