Who’s Playing

New Orleans @ Phoenix

Current Records: New Orleans 23-36; Phoenix 49-10

What to Know

The New Orleans Pelicans have enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they must head out on the road. They will take on the Phoenix Suns at 9 p.m. ET Friday at Footprint Center after having had a few days off. New Orleans hasn’t won a matchup against Phoenix since Feb. 3 of last year, but they’ll be looking to end the drought.

The Pelicans came up short against the Dallas Mavericks last Thursday, falling 125-118. New Orleans was down 105-81 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. A silver lining for them was the play of shooting guard CJ McCollum, who shot 7-for-10 from beyond the arc and finished with 38 points and five assists.

Meanwhile, everything went Phoenix’s way against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday as they made off with a 124-104 victory. The score was close at the half, but Phoenix pulled away in the second half with 76 points. Their shooting guard Devin Booker did his thing and dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 dimes in addition to six steals. This makes it three games in a row in which Booker has had at least three steals.

The Pelicans are expected to lose this next one by 7.5. They have failed bettors playing the spread in their past two games, so buyers beware.

New Orleans is now 23-36 while the Suns sit at 49-10. A pair of offensive numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: New Orleans is stumbling into the contest with the fifth fewest points per game in the league, having accrued only 106.3 on average. Phoenix’s offense has more to brag about, as they they enter the game with 113.8 points per game on average, which is the best in the league. So the cards are definitely stacked in their favor.

How To Watch

• When: Friday at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Footprint Center — Phoenix, Arizona
• TV: Bally Sports – Arizona
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $54.00

Odds

The Suns are a big 7.5-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 6.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

New Orleans have won 12 out of their last 22 games against Phoenix.

• Jan 04, 2022 – Phoenix 123 vs. New Orleans 110
• 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