TOM STRYKER’S FREE BASKETBALL SELECTION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH
#514 PHOENIX (-8′) over Utah at 10 PM EST
On an ugly 0-3 SU and ATS run that included blemishes against Portland (twice) and Oklahoma City, Phoenix will get healthy in a hurry when it hosts struggling Utah on Friday evening. The Jazz enter this Western Conference showdown off a huge upset win at home over the Warriors (+6.5 won outright 131-128) and head coach Will Hardy and his kids won’t do any dancing in the desert.
Historically speaking, the Suns have been a juggernaut in this series inking a tremendous 16-2 SU and 11-6-1 ATS record in the last 18 meetings. Even better, when priced as a home favorite of -2.5 or more and arriving off a road war, Phoenix holds an impressive 47-27 ATS mark provided its opponent sneaks in off a straight up underdog win. If head coach Mike Budenholzer and his boys own a team won/loss percentage of .500 or higher, this angle skyrockets to a powerful 40-16 ATS.
In case you haven’t been paying attention, good teams have been giving Utah fits lately. Since January 18th, 2024, the Jazz hold a rough 8-46 SU and 22-32 ATS record when matched up against an opponent that holds a team won/loss percentage of .500 or higher. In this setting fighting a conference foe, Coach Hardy and his troops fall to a miserable 3-34 SU and 12-25 ATS. Also, when competing against a Western Conference opponent, Utah holds a soft 8-49 SU and 22-35 ATS record including a filthy 3-27 SU and 9-21 ATS provided its foe carries a pointspread won/loss percentage of .500 or less.
After shocking the Warriors, the Jazz will revert right back to their losing ways matched up against a Suns team that has underachieved lately. Take Phoenix. Thanks and best of luck, Tom.
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