Nuggets vs. Suns Game 5 Betting Odds: Moneyline, Spread, Total, and Player Props

The Phoenix Suns won each of their last two games at home to tie their series against the Denver Nuggets at two wins apiece. They’ll head to Denver for Game 5 of the series without Chris Paul (groin) but were able to win their two games without him.

Fortunately for the Nuggets, center Nikola Jokic was not suspended for his sideline encounter with Suns owner Mat Ishbia in Game 4 --though he was fined $25,000 by the NBA. The team was just 5-8 in games without Jokic during the regular season

Game 5 tips off at 10:00 p.m. Eastern on TNT.

Here’s how the two teams stack up for Tuesday’s game in Denver.

Suns vs. Nuggets Game 5 Betting Odds: Moneyline, Spread, and Total

• Moneyline:
  • Suns: +180
  • Nuggets: -215
• Spread: Nuggets - 5.5 (-112)
• Total: 227.5

Suns vs. Nuggets Game 5 Projections

Win projections via numberFire:

• Win Odds: Nuggets (66.7%)

Suns vs. Nuggets Game 5 Player Props: Total Points, and Double-Double Odds

• Total Points:
  • Devin Booker: 32.5
  • Kevin Durant: 31.5
  • Deandre Ayton: 12.5
  • Nikola Jokic: 30.5
  • Michael Porter Jr..: 15.5
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 9.5
  • Aaron Gordon: 14.5
  • Cameron Payne: 8.5
  • Bruce Brown Jr.: 10.5
• To Record a Double Double
  • Nikola Jokic: -1800
  • Kevin Durant: +105
  • Devin Booker: +165
  • Deandre Ayton: +200
  • Jamal Murray: +320
  • Michael Porter Jr.: +420
  • Aaron Gordon: +550
  • Cameron Payne: +2200

Suns vs. Nuggets Advanced Stats Breakdown

nERD via numberFire. Adjusted offensive/defensive ratings, pace, and shot distribution via DunksAndThrees.

• Suns:
  • nERD: 54.8 (10th)
  • Adjusted Offensive Rating: 114.7 (16th)
  • Adjusted Defensive Rating: 112.8 (7th)
  • Pace: 98.5 (22nd)
  • Shot Distribution and Efficiency:
    • Rim: 27.1% (30th) - 62.5% (21st)
    • Mid: 36.7% (30th) - 44.3% (8th)
    • 3PT: 36.2% (20th) - 37.4% (7th)
• Nuggets:
  • nERD: 60.1 (7th)
  • Adjusted Offensive Rating: 116.9 (1st)
  • Adjusted Defensive Rating: 114.2 (18th)
  • Pace: 98.5 (21st)
  • Shot Distribution and Efficiency:
    • Rim: 39.0% (2nd) - 66.5% (3rd)
    • Mid: 24.9% (12th) - 43.4% (13th)
    • 3PT: 36.1% (21st) - 37.9% (4th)

Suns vs. Nuggets Game 5 Analysis

Suns guard Chris Paul will miss a third straight game due to his groin injury, but his teammates were able to rally up back-to-back wins at home in his absence. Devin Booker and Kevin Durant combined for averaged usage rates of 63.15% for the Suns in Games 3 and 4 and will be relied upon heavily again in Game 5. They have the two highest points totals on the FanDuel Sportsbook prop bets market for tonight’s game.

The Nuggets are 5.5-point favorites to win Game 5 at home tonight, and numberFire’s models give them a 66.7% win probability. Jokic’s 53 points in Game 4 were not enough to earn the team a win, and they’ll need more from their second unit than the -37 plus/minus the combination of Bruce Brown, Jeff Green, and Christian Braun have provided off the bench.

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