Milwaukee Bucks versus Phoenix Suns January 8th 2012 Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

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The Milwaukee Bucks will travel to the desert to face Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday night.

Start time from Phoenix is set for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA package.

The point spread in this NBA game came out with the home standing Phoenix Suns favored by -8 points with an over under of 187 ½ points.

Money early has shown on the side of the road club as the Phoenix Suns is now favored by -7 points.

The total has not moved off the opening line of 187 ½ points.

Phoenix Suns money line supporters will lay –305 odds with the road underdog Milwaukee Bucks returning +275 odds to earn the outright win with no need for taking the points.

In their two meetings last year it was the Phoenix Suns winning both games and covering the spread as well in each.

The two games went under the total.

Milwaukee will travel into Phoenix with a 2-5 record this year. The team is 0-5 on the road.

The Bucks average 91 points and 41.9% shooting from the floor with 29% from three. The team hits on 74.1% of their free throws.

On defense Milwaukee allows 91 points and 41.6% shooting. Teams connect on 26% from beyond the arc against them.

The team will be without once again center Andrew Bogut who is in Australia tending to personal issues.

The club dropped their fourth straight game last night in a 92-86 road defeat to the LA Clippers as a +10 point underdog.

The total came in at under the total of 191 ½ points.

The Bucks shot just 36.2% from the floor and 6 of 20 from three. They pulled down five more rebounds than the Clippers.

Brandon Jennings led Milwaukee with 21 points and seven assists on 9 of 21 shooting.

Stephen Jackson had 18 points but made only 4 of 18 shots from the field.

Center Drew Gordon had 18 points with 13 boards but could only make 5 of 14 of is shots.

They allowed the LA Clippers 44.9% shooting with 4 of 19 from the three point line.

The Phoenix Suns enters this home game with a record of 3-4 this year. The team is 2-2 playing on their home court.

The Suns average 92 points with 42.8% shooting from the floor with 29% from beyond the arc. Phoenix hits on 81.1% of their free throws.

The team is coming off an impressive 102-77 home win on Friday night to the Portland Trailblazers as a +3 point underdog.

The total came in at under the closing line of 196 ½ points.

The Suns started quickly in this game and enjoyed a 49-34 halftime lead.

They shot at 46.8% from the field and made 7 of their 20 shots from three.

Phoenix was aggressive on the glass as they pulled down 47 rebounds to the Trailblazers 28.

Jared Dudley led the Suns with 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

Steve Nash had 17 points with seven assists with a perfect 7 of 7 from the field.

Shannon Brown off the bench had 14 points.

There were six Suns in double digit scoring for the game.

Phoenix allowed Portland just 32.5% shooting and 2 of 19 from the three point line.

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