Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Pelicans odds, tips and betting trends | 3/6/2026
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Updated March 6, 2026, 7:30 p.m. ET
The Phoenix Suns (35-27) square off against the New Orleans Pelicans (20-44) at 9 p.m. ET on Friday, March 6, 2026 on Gulf Coast Sports, Pelicans+, AZFamily, and Suns+.
The Suns hit the court as 4.5-point favorites against the Pelicans. The game’s over/under is set at 227.5.
Suns vs. Pelicans betting odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Spread: Phoenix -4.5Total: 227.5Moneyline: Phoenix -191, New Orleans +159Watch the NBA on Fubo!Pelicans at Suns odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Suns (- 4.5)Pick OU: Over (227.5)Prediction: Suns 119 – Pelicans 110MoneylineThe Suns have been favored on the moneyline 30 total times this season. They’ve gone 22-8 in those games.In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -191 or shorter, Phoenix has a record of 10-3 (76.9% win percentage).The Suns have an implied moneyline win probability of 65.6% in this matchup.The Pelicans have won 11, or 21.2%, of the 52 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.New Orleans has a record of 6-30, a 16.7% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +159 or more by sportsbooks this season.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pelicans have a 38.6% chance to win.Against the spreadThe 112 points per game the Suns record are 8.2 fewer points than the Pelicans give up (120.2).Phoenix is 11-4 against the spread and 12-3 overall when scoring more than 120.2 points.New Orleans has put together a 29-12 ATS record and an 18-23 overall record in games it scores more than 111.1 points.Phoenix’s record is 33-9 against the spread and 31-11 overall when it allows fewer than 115.1 points.The Suns are the league’s 26th-ranked scoring team (112 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the rank 27th in points per game (120.2) in NBA play.New Orleans is the NBA’s 18th-ranked offense (115.1 PPG), while Phoenix is the sixth-ranked defense (111.1).The Suns have totaled 55 more points than their opponents this season (0.9 per game on average), while the Pelicans have been out-scored by 326 total points (5.1 per game average differential).Over/UnderThe average implied total for Phoenix this season is 116.4 points, 0.4 more points than its implied total of 116 points in Friday’s game.This season, Phoenix has put up more than 116 points in a game 22 times.The average implied point total on the year for New Orleans (121.3) is 9.3 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (112).How to watch Suns vs. PelicansGame day: Friday, March 6, 2026Game time: 9 p.m. ETLocation: Phoenix, ArizonaArena: PHX ArenaTV channel: Gulf Coast Sports, Pelicans+, AZFamily, Suns+Watch the NBA on Fubo!
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