Phoenix at Portland

While the sun shines in abundance in Phoenix, the Suns have been a total eclipse in their last 10 games, going winless. While the wins have continued to escape them, the oddsmakers' hand has been forced to give them too many points. Despite losing each of their last four the Suns have covered three of them. The only failure to cover was by a single point. Part of the recent good play by the Trail Blazers was due to a key pick-up after the All-Star break, letting go of Mason Plumlee for Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic was averaging 15.2 points per game and 10.4 rebounds per game, and the Blazers were 13-3 in their last 16, but Nurkic was injured last game and will miss tonight's contest vs. Phoenix. The fact that the Suns have dropped 10 straight has hidden the value of Nurkic, and leaves the Suns in a favorable spot to come in under an inflated number. Grab the points on Phoenix.