The Nets can win a season-high ninth straight game with a win over the Phoenix Suns here. Gonna happen? NOT. Phoenix is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 away games and Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games after being 7.5 to 10 point favorites. The Suns come in as slight road favorites and look to improve on their 47-21 mark. Mike D`Antoni`s team was busy last game winning against the Nuggets 107-96 as 9.5-point favorites. While New Jersey won at Detroit last game as a 7-point underdog against the Pistons. That game a lot out of them. This game is likely to come down to the Sun's run and gun execution on offense. And, they are well rested - something we cannot say for NJ. Phoenix ranks 1st in the league in scoring and look to sustain their 108.4 points per game average against the Nets's good but not great defense.

Both of the teams are on the playoff bubble looking in. After rising to the sixth seed in the West last month, New Orleans has come crashing down to earth losing eleven of their last twelve games. Utah has lost six of eight to put their playoff hopes in serious jeopardy as well. Two of the last three matchups between these clubs have gone OVER the total. Four of New Orleans' last five games have gone OVER while Utah has been around 50% OVER/UNDER. While New Orleans AWAY games have averaged just 182 ppg since mid february, Utah HOME games have averaged 199 per game. Against losing teams, New Orleans finds a way to score. They are 20-9 OVER against such competition over the past two seasons. Utahs has found some offense of late, too, scoring 97.6 per game on 50% shooting over their last five games. Their defense has collapsed a bit during that stretch too. This total is set too low and we'll take the OVER.