A year after hype led to only disappointment, the Phoenix Suns and their downsized roster are putting together a sneaky great season.<\/p>\n
It may not be as flashy as the NBA Cup championship and the No. 2 seed in the East, perks enjoyed by the New York Knicks, but my Knicks vs. Suns predictions will put all my faith in Phoenix, nonetheless.<\/p>\n
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Find out more in my NBA picks<\/a> for Friday, January 9. <\/p>\n Knicks vs Suns prediction<\/p>\n Knicks vs Suns best bet: Suns moneyline (-105)<\/p>\n The Phoenix Suns<\/a> are having one of the best against-the-spread seasons ever. At 25-10-2 ATS (over 70%), they\u2019re outpacing last year\u2019s Thunder, who posted a 54-26-2 record (65.9%) since U.S. sports betting regulation began in 2018.<\/p>\n This is all the more absurd because a year ago, Phoenix put together one of the worst ATS seasons since 2018. The Suns finished 31-50-1, a 38.4% win rate, only 3.5 games better than the 76ers\u2019 28-54.<\/p>\n Expectations were too high for a roster featuring Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. Shedding them and now leaning on Dillon Brooks<\/a> and Collin Gillespie<\/a> obviously lowered expectations, but they were lowered too far.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Trust Phoenix ATS for the foreseeable future, and in this case, trust the Suns on the moneyline in what is effectively a pick\u2019em against the New York Knicks<\/a>.<\/p>\n Knicks vs Suns same-game parlay<\/p>\n Backing Brooks has been a profitable approach this season, the aggravating wing finding success under the radar.<\/p>\n However, this points prop has been pushed a bit too far. Against the Knicks\u2019 perimeter defenders, the Suns should focus on their most trusted scorer, not Brooks.<\/p>\n Knicks vs Suns SGP<\/p>\n Devin Booker Over 26.5 points<\/p>\n Dillon Brooks Under 20.5 points<\/p>\n Our “from downtown” SGP: From Down-Towns<\/p>\n Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> is in a mild slump, hitting just one of 11 threes in his last three games, but any time the Towns\u2019 3-pointer prop is reasonably juiced at Over 1.5, it is a smart bet.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Before this slump, Towns had hit multiple triples in 16 of 31 contests despite shooting just 36.6% from deep this year. A surge is inevitable.<\/p>\n Knicks vs Suns SGP<\/p>\n Devin Booker Over 26.5 points<\/p>\n Dillon Brooks Under 20.5 points<\/p>\n Karl-Anthony Towns Over 1.5 threes<\/p>\n Knicks vs Suns odds<\/p>\n Spread: Knicks -1 (-110) | Suns +1 (-110)<\/p>\n Moneyline: Knicks -115 | Suns -105<\/p>\n Over\/Under: Over 228.5 (-110) | Under 228.5 (-110)<\/p>\n Knicks vs Suns betting trend to know<\/p>\n Phoenix is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games. Find more NBA betting trends<\/a> for Knicks vs. Suns.<\/p>\n How to watch Knicks vs Suns<\/p>\n Location<\/p>\n Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ<\/p>\n Date<\/p>\n Friday, January 9, 2026<\/p>\n Tip-off<\/p>\n 9:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n TV<\/p>\n MSG, KTVK<\/p>\n Knicks vs Suns latest injuries<\/p>\n Not intended for use in MA. This article originally appeared on Covers.com<\/a>, read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A year after hype led to only disappointment, the Phoenix Suns and their downsized roster are putting together…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":531968,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3791],"tags":[679,7,3086,4216,2292,1195,563,938,6,191,2065,472,4045,604,6445],"class_list":{"0":"post-531967","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix-suns","8":"tag-76ers","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-bradley-beal","11":"tag-collin-gillespie","12":"tag-devin-booker","13":"tag-dillon-brooks","14":"tag-karl-anthony-towns","15":"tag-kevin-durant","16":"tag-nba","17":"tag-new-york-knicks","18":"tag-phoenix","19":"tag-phoenix-suns","20":"tag-phoenixsuns","21":"tag-suns","22":"tag-the-suns"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115883016776609875","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/531968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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