With the NCAA Tournament wrapped up, the NBA will take center stage for the next two months. Twenty teams will be in action tonight, and the late primetime game will feature the Golden State Warriors (46-32) on the road against the Phoenix Suns (35-43).
The Warriors are rolling toward the playoffs and have an opportunity to climb up the rankings despite having only four games left on their schedule. Golden State is tied for fifth with the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Denver Nuggets are only a half-game ahead of these two squads.
Phoenix has virtually no shot at making the playoffs. The Suns are 11th in the Western Conference, and the franchise is 2.5 games behind the Dallas Mavericks for the 10th and final play-in spot this season.
Will Golden State continue its late-season surge before the playoffs, or can Phoenix snap its six-game losing streak? We’ll cover that and give you our three favorite NBA bets for tonight’s Western Conference showdown.
Live player props data coming soon for Devin Booker.
Phoenix Suns PG Devin Booker OVER 29.5 Points
No one is having a better scoring month thus far than Devin Booker. The Suns’ second-leading scorer this season has averaged 38.7 points in three outings this month, hitting 50 percent of his shots in April.
Booker has also been key to his team’s fortunes against the Warriors this season. The only game Golden State won in this series was when Booker wasn’t available. Otherwise, he’s poured in 59 points combined in the other two outings.
With multiple absences expected for this game (more on that later), Booker has an opportunity to finish the season strong with three of his team’s final four games at home. Expect him to score in bunches tonight against the Warriors, covering this player prop bet on Tuesday.
Live player props data coming soon for Stephen Curry.
Golden State Warriors PG Stephen Curry UNDER 4.5 3-Point Field Goals
Despite turning 37 last month, Stephen Curry has continued to dominate the NBA. He’s pouring in the 12th-best point total in the league, averaging 24.4 points per game. He’s also 19th in the NBA with 6.1 assists in 2024-2025.
After exploding for 23 triples in his first three games this month, Curry hit the wall against Houston, finishing 1-of-6 from behind the three-point line. He’s struggled with guard-dominant lineups this season, something the Suns have in abundance. Expect him to continue his struggles against Phoenix, failing to cover this player prop bet.
Live player props data coming soon for Bradley Beal.
Phoenix Suns SG Bradley Beal UNDER 25.5 Pts + Reb + Ast
When the Suns added Bradley Beal in 2023, Phoenix hoped he’d rebound from his diminishing stats in the two previous seasons. Instead, Beal has played a grand total of 103 games in two seasons, continuing his declining returns by averaging 17.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists this year.
With Phoenix on the verge of elimination, bettors should not expect Beal will play significant minutes in this contest. Instead, look for Grayson Allen and Tyus Jones to continue eating into his minutes and keep Beal from covering this combination player prop bet.
Best Bet: Golden State (-10)
Kevin Durant has been ruled out for Phoenix’s game on Tuesday while center Nick Richards will be a game-time decision. That leaves the Suns with a significantly smaller lineup for their home contest against Golden State.
The Warriors have won only one of the three matchups against Phoenix this season, but this seems like a tale of two teams on extremely different paths. Take the hot hand and expect the Warriors to win by at least 11 points on Tuesday.
