SUNS/76ERS Under 187 - These are two of the better defensive clubs in the NBA, as the Suns rank 8th in defense allowing 89.8 points per game, while the Sixers are close behind, yielding just 91.5 points per contest. The Suns have tended to go Under when playing out of conference, as the Under is now 59-38-1, 60.8% in all their games vs. the East over the last 3 years. Furthermore, when they play a non-conference game following a S/U Win, as they are here, the Under is 33-16-1, 67.3%! While the Suns? Under is a modest 5-4 vs. the East this season, the low average combined score in those games of 178.6 points is still substantially lower than tonight?s posted total. The 76ers? totals are split 3-3 vs. the West so far, with an average combined score of 185.9 points per game. When they last hosted the Suns here last season, the end result was an 89-83 Sixers victory that would easily have gone Under tonight?s total.
