Kings vs. Suns Odds & Betting Predictions - January 17, 2024

Booker has been having an excellent season and was tasked with carrying and facilitating the offense for much of the season. His full season numbers for assists are 7.7 per game on 13.6 potentials. However, since Bradley Beal has meaningfully returned and played consistently those numbers have dropped. Beal has played in the last 9 consecutive games and his own facilitating plus his ability to create his own shot has cut into Booker’s production. Over these 9 games, Booker is averaging 6.6 assists on just 10.3 potentials. This even seems unsustainable - his conversion rate jumps from 56.6% to 64% during this stretch. Partially due to having another elite shotmaker on the floor but this is above league average. With Beal over the entire season, Booker has exceeded this 7.5 line in just 4 of 12 games and considering the Kings are not nearly as much of a Pace up spot as last season I expect him to go under this 7.5 line.