Suns vs. Nuggets (3/24) injury report, odds and West Playoff update

Full Suns vs. Nuggets injury report:

• Suns:
  • OUT:
    • Dillon Brooks out (left hand fracture)
    • Amir Coffey out (left ankle sprain)
    • Haywood Highsmith out (right knee injury management)
    • Mark Williams out (left foot third metatarsal stress reaction)
  • QUESTIONABLE:
    • Grayson Allen questionable (left knee injury management)
  • PROBABLE:
    • Royce O’Neale probable (left knee soreness)
• Nuggets:
  • OUT:
    • Peyton Watson out (right hamstring injury management)

The heavy injury report has the Nuggets heavy favorites by ESPNBet, with a -5.5 spread and -245 moneyline. The over and under is set at 233.5, which with Denver’s recent defensive outings has a real chance of going north of that number. Phoenix is coming off one of its best shooting game on Sunday vs. the Toronto Raptors, shooting 52% from the field and 45% from 3.

The significancy of Tuesday’s game comes to the Western Conference playoff standings. The Nuggets sit at the fifth seed, while the Suns are four games back sitting at the seventh seed. Phoenix seemingly stuck in the Play-In, three and a half games back of the Houston Rockets for the sixth seed.

To have its playoff spot locked, Phoenix will need a miracle in the final 10 games of the season, starting tonight. The franchise plays Denver and Houston at home during the final stretch of the season. The two rival teams have an easier strength of schedule to end the season, but the Suns still have a path to sneaking into a top six seed in the West.