The Suns have been hot in this stretch and even better at home. It is hard to go against them in this game especially up against a Pelicans team that have lost four of their last five games and have not covered in those games as they struggle with injuries. With Zion and Ingram out, puts the Pelicans in a tough road spot against a Suns team who are virtually healthy and have won four of their last five games. The Suns are 2-0 straight up and against the spread this season against New Orleans, so this is a double revenge game for the Pelicans, but they don’t have the players to get the win and cover in this tough spot and will have to wait for that for another day. At home, the Suns are 25-14 straight up and have been playing great at the 3 point line and have tightened up on their defense down the stretch. They have also covered in their last three games. It is hard to go against them in this spot when they are playing their best basketball of the season and they will put up a herculean effort in this game as they try to avoid the play-in spot.

Best bet: lay the points with the Suns.