NBA Basketball Betting: Phoenix vs. Denver

Shaquille O’Neal looks to continue his hot streak for the surging Phoenix Suns tonight when they visit the Denver Nuggets, who have ridden Chauncey Billups to the top of the Northwest Division. (Wikimedia Images)"]

The Big Deisel is averaging 22.4 points and 10.1 rebounds while shooting 59.1 percent from the field in 12 games since Dec. 6. In those games Phoenix is 10-2 and 1-2 in games O’Neal has missed in that stretch.
Billups has averaged 22.0 points and 6.4 assists over his last seven games, leading Denver to a 6-1 record despite the absence of Carmelo Anthony for the last three.

The Suns, who have lost their last three games in Denver by an average of 14.4 points, won their first meeting with the Nuggets this season.

Denver enters tonight's contest as 2-point favorites and that is good news for Nuggets backers since the favorite is 6-0 ATS in the last six meetings.