Suns fans have projected win totals on which to chew

In what is sure to be the strangest NBA season since the last NBA season, prognosticators expect your Suns to make significant progress during the 2020-21 campaign.

It’s to be expected. The Phoenix team that provided the single biggest story of the last season by tearing through the Orlando bubble with an 8-0 mark replaced some of those guys with even better guys. You do the math.

Oddsmakers at betonline.ag are tagging a win total of 37.5 wins for the Suns. Today the plan is to kickoff the new season on December 22nd and run a slate of 72 games. If the Suns are able to achieve a 37-35 mark, it would be their first winning record since Jeff Hornacek’s squad shattered expectations in 2014. Full list of odds from betonline.ag:

Atlanta Hawks - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 33½

Boston Celtics - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 45½

Brooklyn Nets - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under Off the Board

Charlotte Hornets - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 28½

Chicago Bulls - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 29½

Cleveland Cavaliers - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 21½

Dallas Mavericks - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 42½

Denver Nugget - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 43½

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Detroit Pistons - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 23½

Golden State Warriors - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 38½

Houston Rockets - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under Off the Board

Indiana Pacers - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 39½

Los Angeles Clippers - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 46½

Los Angeles Lakers - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 47½

Memphis Grizzlies - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 30½

Miami Heat - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 43½

Milwaukee Bucks - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 50½

Minnesota Timberwolves - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 29½

New Orleans Pelicans - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 35½

New York Knicks - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 22½

Oklahoma City Thunder - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 26½

Orlando Magic - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 31½

Philadelphia 76ers - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 42½

Phoenix Suns – 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 37½

Portland Trailblazers - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 40½

Sacramento Kings - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 28½

San Antonio Spurs - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 29½

Toronto Raptors - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 41½

Utah Jazz - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 42½

Washington Wizards - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 28½

NBA Win Totals (From Most to Least Wins)

Milwaukee Bucks - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 50½

Los Angeles Lakers - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 47½

Los Angeles Clippers - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 46½

Boston Celtics - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 45½

Denver Nugget - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 43½

Miami Heat - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 43½

Dallas Mavericks - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 42½

Philadelphia 76ers - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 42½

Utah Jazz - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 42½

Toronto Raptors - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 41½

Portland Trailblazers - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 40½

Indiana Pacers - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 39½

Golden State Warriors - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 38½

Phoenix Suns – 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 37½

New Orleans Pelicans - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 35½

Atlanta Hawks - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 33½

Orlando Magic - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 31½

Memphis Grizzlies - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 30½

Chicago Bulls - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 29½

Minnesota Timberwolves - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 29½

San Antonio Spurs - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 29½

Charlotte Hornets - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 28½

Sacramento Kings - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 28½

Washington Wizards - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 28½

Oklahoma City Thunder - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 26½

Detroit Pistons - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 23½

New York Knicks - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 22½

Cleveland Cavaliers - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under 21½

Brooklyn Nets - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under Off the Board

Houston Rockets - 2020-2021 Regular Season Win Total

Over/Under Off the Board

Because there is much to be determined in regard to the rosters for Brooklyn and Houston, the brains have broken down the odds thusly:

Rockets Win Total with Harden and Westbrook

Over/Under 42½

Rockets Win Total with just Westbrook

Over/Under 36½

Rockets Win Total without Harden and Westbrook

Over/Under 34½

Nets Win Total with Harden

Over/Under 45½

Nets Win Total without Harden

Over/Under 43½

Words from the suit at BetOnline:

“It was tricky this year to calculate Win Totals with the shortened season and I will admit some may be a touch off. We are really curious to see how some of these get bet, especially a team like the Charlotte Hornets after the draft and the acquisition of Gordon Hayward. We are not opening the Nets or Rockets Wins just yet as we’re still waiting on the Harden rumors, which would have a major impact of probably 6 wins for the Rockets. Here are the tentative win totals for those teams in a multitude of situations.”

Not happy with a 37-35 record, or 38-34?

Then look over at Vegas! Bovada has released its own win predictions, and they have the Suns slightly higher at 38.5 wins — good for 7th in the West.

Last year, Bovada had the Suns at 29.5 wins in 82 games and they exceeded the prediction by 5 wins... despite playing only 73!

With 72 games on the docket this season, predicting wins is not as easy as years past. So let’s just go with seeding. Where will the Suns finish in the West this year?