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This January 4, the NBA returns with another day full of games, being Suns vs Cavaliers one of the most attractive clashes, as it will face two strong teams going through different moments.
The Suns have recently dominated this particular series with five wins in a row, however, the Cavs know they have a good chance to end that streak considering they will not only be at home, but also come in much better shape.
JefeBet brings you the best analyses of the different games in the best basketball league in the world with their respective predictions, and we are constantly working to offer you the best sports betting content, so here we leave you our Phoenix Suns vs Cleveland Cavaliers preview.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Phoenix Suns vs Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Regular Season Game on January 4, 2023
- Where: Rocket Mortgage Field House, Cleveland, Ohio.
- When: Wednesday, January 4, 2023, 7:00 PM E.T.
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Betting on the Phoenix Suns
- Season record: 20-18
The Suns have had a last month of the season to forget, and here they will finish a difficult six-game road trip in which they have won just one of the first five. That stretch has relegated the Suns to eighth place in the Western Conference, although they are only 4.5 games off the top, so they know not to panic just yet.
Phoenix started this new year 2023 in the same way they ended 2022, as they fell to the New York Knicks last Tuesday by a score of 83-102, with none of their players being able to score more than 12 points, and thus worsening their record on the road to 6-13.
In their current string of away games, the Suns have not only been poor on offense, but have also struggled on defense, reflected by an average of 107.8 points scored and 115.6 points allowed per game.
Betting on the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Season record: 24-14
For their part, the Cavaliers managed to end a three-game losing streak with two very good consecutive wins, keeping them in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, but only 2.5 games behind the Celtics at the top of the standings.
The most recent of the Cavs’ victories came on January 2, against the Chicago BullsThe team managed to send the game to overtime with a great comeback in the second half to end up winning by a score of 134-145, thanks to a great Donovan Mitchell who scored 71 pointsThis is the largest amount of his career.
Although they were very permissive in their previous performance, the Cavaliers have been the best on defense in the league so far with an average of 106.9 points allowed per game.On offense, they have averaged a decent 112.1 points scored per game and 48.2 % shooting from the field.
JefeBet Prediction
The Suns are a strong team, but the absence of Devin Booker has been a huge blow to their offense, which will not have an easy night here either given that they will be facing what is the best defense in the league, and is even more effective at home.
In addition, the Cavaliers are not an overly productive team, but they have made it clear that they can be effective when they put their minds to it. As a home team, they register a good average of 115.0 points scored per game, so they shouldn’t have much trouble against a Suns team that has had a lot of defensive problems recently.
Playing away from home doesn’t help the Suns either, much less against a Cavaliers team that has a 17-4 home record, and which we expect to dominate things from the start to take a comfortable win in this game.
Prediction: Cleveland Cavaliers Spread.
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