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I just love the combination Under + Suns in here. However, as I've said in my preview the Suns can play at any rhythm and still win a ball game, so the rhythm of the game will be decided by Portland. So, I prefer to take just the Suns today. Phoenix is coming to this game with four wins in a row and they can get to five today, something that doesn't happen since Nov. 30-Dec. 7. The most impressive part of this team is that they were able to win games with totals of 181 points against the Spurs and 238 points against the Warriors. The team is in the middle of the tough battle to reach the playoffs. After going 3-6 in Shaq's first 9 games in Phoenix, the Suns are now adjusted to their new style.

Today they will face Portland, who is being pretty inconsistent right now, going 7-7 in the last 14 games and have alternated wins and losses over their last five games. In fact Portland after having defeated the Warriors at home in Jan 9 is just 1-15 in games against teams with winning records! For this matchup one of the most important duels will be against Aldridge and Amare. This matchup explain why the Suns have won 11 of their last 12 games against the Blazers. LaMarcus Aldridge has scored at least 20 points in each of his last six games after doing so only three times in his previous 10 outings. This young player is in good form, but in his short career until now has just scored 30 points in 6 games against the Suns! That's 5 ppg against Phoenix! On the other side, Amare was named the player of the week and he is averaging 29.6 ppg over his last five games along with 10.6 rebounds. With Shaq now in the paint, this matchup will clearly go in favor of the Suns today. Giricek begins to also have a defined role in the team and against the Kings, he came out of the bench to score 23 points. I saw that game and I loved the defensive attitude of Raja Bell, who was able to stop Martin, making him just shoot 4-6 FG. His insensitiveness will also be important today for him to stop Roy.

The bookies are offering just 3.5 points to the Suns and that's a short spread to cover. The Suns have the necessary conditions to cover today. Take Phoenix in here.

Pick : Phoenix Suns (-3,5)
Odds : 1.95
Stake : 10 / 10
Bookmaker : Pinnacle
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Date : 2008-03-19
Match Result : 98-111
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