The 40-29 Brooklyn Nets will travel on a back to back when they face the 23-47 Phoenix Suns in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday night. <br /><br />Tip off time from Phoenix is scheduled for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel. <br /><br />The NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the road team Brooklyn Nets favored by -4 ½ points with an over under line of 190 points. <br /><br />They met back on January 11th with Brooklyn posting the 99-79 victory against the Suns as a -7 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended under 194 ½ points. <br /><br />Brooklyn has a road mark of 18-15 on the year. Their two game win streak was snapped on Saturday in a 101-95 road defeat to the LA Clippers on Saturday night as a +7 ½ point underdog. The total finished at over 190 ½ points. The Nets fails to hold a five point lead after three quarters as they are outscored by the Clippers 31-20 in the final period. Brooklyn shot 45.9% from the field and converted on 9 of 25 three pointers. They allowed LA 46.8% shooting and the Clippers pulled down eight more rebounds. Brook Lopez led the Nets with 18 points on 9 of 14 from the floor. Brooklyn is the bottom third of the NBA in both field goal and three point defense as they allow opponents 46.4% shooting along with 36.6% from three point distance. <br /><br />Phoenix is 16-19 straight up when playing at home this year. They lose their second straight and sixth in seven games after a 118-86 home defeat on Friday to the Minnesota Timberwolves as a -1 ½ point betting favorite. The game landed over 193 ½ points. Phoenix fell behind 67-39 at the half in defeat. They shot just 37.9% from the floor along with 4 of 22 from beyond the arc. The Suns gave up 53.2% shooting to the Timberwolves and sent Minnesota to the free throw line 19 more times in a game played at Phoenix. Luis Scola led the Suns with 17 points and 12 rebounds on 7 of 13 from the floor. The Suns have defended poorly all season. They are 26th and fifth last in defensive field goal percentage by allowing 46.8% shooting to opponents. Phoenix is the worst team in the NBA defending the three point shot as teams make 39.6% from beyond the arc against the Suns defense.
