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The Washington Wizards will take on the Phoenix Suns at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday at the Footprint Center. Phoenix is 22-5 overall and 12-2 at home, while the Wizards are 15-14 overall and 7-10 on the road. Washington has lost three straight games and six of its last seven overall. 

Phoenix is favored by 8.5 points in the latest Suns vs. Wizards odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is set at 214.5. Before entering any Wizards vs. Suns picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three-plus seasons. The model enters Week 9 of the 2021-22 NBA season on a stunning 44-20 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning over $2,000. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Suns vs. Wizards. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Suns vs. Wizards:

  • Suns vs. Wizards spread: Suns -8.5
  • Suns vs. Wizards over-under: 214 points

What you need to know about the Suns

It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Phoenix ultimately got the result it was hoping for on Tuesday with a 111-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Phoenix can attribute much of its success to point guard Chris Paul, who almost dropped a triple-double with 24 points, 14 assists, and eight rebounds. Center Deandre Ayton, posted a double-double with 28 points and 13 rebounds in his first game since Dec. 6. 

Ayton missed two games due to an illness, but he played 45 minutes for just the second time in his career. The Suns need Ayton and Paul to continue playing well, as star guard Devin Booker remains out due to a hamstring injury. Phoenix has won 18 of its last 20 games heading into this matchup. 

What you need to know about the Wizards

Washington comes into this game after losing its third straight contest on Wednesday, falling to Sacramento in a 119-105 final. One thing holding the Wizards back was the mediocre play of power forward Kyle Kuzma, who finished with only six points on 3 of 10 shooting in his 32 minutes on the court. They were outscored 35-16 in the fourth quarter of that loss. 

Star guard Bradley Beal poured in 30 points on 13 of 24 shooting, marking the fifth time that he has reached the 30-point mark this season. Guard Spencer Dinwiddie was held to four points and has now scored in single digits in five of his last seven games. The Wizards have come away victorious in five of their last six games at Phoenix. 

How to make Wizards vs. Suns picks

The model is leaning under on the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Wizards vs. Suns? And which side covers over 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks.