How to watch Pelicans vs. Suns basketball game
By Scout Staff
2 min read
Who’s Playing
Phoenix @ New Orleans
Current Records: Phoenix 28-8; New Orleans 13-24
What to Know
The New Orleans Pelicans are getting right back to it as they host the Phoenix Suns at 8 p.m. ET Jan. 4 at Smoothie King Center. Phoenix will be strutting in after a win while the Pelicans will be stumbling in from a defeat.
On Monday, New Orleans lost to the Utah Jazz at home by a decisive 115-104 margin. Small forward Brandon Ingram wasn’t much of a difference maker for New Orleans; Ingram played for 31 minutes with 3-for-18 shooting.
Meanwhile, you can’t lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Phoenix’s strategy against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. Phoenix couldn’t have asked for a better start to 2022 than the 133-99 stomp they dished out against Charlotte on the road. With the Suns ahead 73-47 at the half, the contest was all but over already. The top scorer for Phoenix was shooting guard Devin Booker (24 points).
New Orleans is expected to lose this next one by 6.5. They have failed bettors playing the spread in their past two games, so buyers beware.
New Orleans is now 13-24 while Phoenix sits at 28-8. Two stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Pelicans have allowed their opponents to shoot 46.90% from the floor on average, which is the third highest shooting percentage allowed in the league. The Suns’ offense has more to brag about, as they they enter the matchup with a 47.50% field goal percentage, good for second best in the league. So the cards are definitely stacked in their favor.
How To Watch
- When: Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: Smoothie King Center — New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: Bally Sports – Arizona
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $9.27
Odds
The Suns are a solid 6.5-point favorite against the Pelicans, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Suns as a 7-point favorite.
Over/Under: -111
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Series History
New Orleans have won 12 out of their last 21 games against Phoenix.
- Nov 02, 2021 – Phoenix 112 vs. New Orleans 100
- Feb 19, 2021 – Phoenix 132 vs. New Orleans 114
- Feb 03, 2021 – New Orleans 123 vs. Phoenix 101
- Dec 29, 2020 – Phoenix 111 vs. New Orleans 86
- Dec 05, 2019 – Phoenix 139 vs. New Orleans 132
- Nov 21, 2019 – New Orleans 124 vs. Phoenix 121
- Apr 05, 2019 – Phoenix 133 vs. New Orleans 126
- Mar 16, 2019 – Phoenix 138 vs. New Orleans 136
- Mar 01, 2019 – New Orleans 130 vs. Phoenix 116
- Nov 10, 2018 – New Orleans 119 vs. Phoenix 99
- Apr 06, 2018 – New Orleans 122 vs. Phoenix 103
- Feb 26, 2018 – New Orleans 125 vs. Phoenix 116
- Nov 24, 2017 – New Orleans 115 vs. Phoenix 91
- Feb 13, 2017 – New Orleans 110 vs. Phoenix 108
- Feb 06, 2017 – New Orleans 111 vs. Phoenix 106
- Dec 11, 2016 – New Orleans 120 vs. Phoenix 119
- Nov 04, 2016 – Phoenix 112 vs. New Orleans 111
- Apr 09, 2016 – Phoenix 121 vs. New Orleans 100
- Dec 18, 2015 – Phoenix 104 vs. New Orleans 88
- Nov 25, 2015 – New Orleans 120 vs. Phoenix 114
- Nov 22, 2015 – New Orleans 122 vs. Phoenix 116
Injury Report for New Orleans
- Tomas Satoransky: Out (Covid-19)
- Zion Williamson: Out (Foot)
- Kira Lewis Jr.: Out for the Season (Knee)
Injury Report for Phoenix
- JaVale McGee: Out (Covid-19)
- Abdel Nader: Out (Knee)
- Jae Crowder: Out (Covid-19)
- Deandre Ayton: Out (Covid-19)
- Frank Kaminsky: Out (Knee)
- Landry Shamet: Out (Covid-19)
- Dario Saric: Out (Knee)
