*8* Total SURE SHOT on UNDER Pelicans/Suns.

The Phoenix Suns are coming off a pair of road-defeats to the Mavs and the Warriors while the Pelicans picked up a rare road-win when they won 104-94 at Utah Wednesday . Both teams have under-performed in recent weeks and I think we'll see a low-scoring contest at Talking Stick Resort Arena Friday night.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Road Woes - The Pelicans have only two wins in 14 road-games this season. The under is incidentally 12-2 with an average of only 96.1 points scored for the Pels which can be compared to a 101.8 average home/away combined.

2. Eric Bledsoe - The Suns' point guard failed to reach double figures for the first time all season with just six points on 3-of-12 shooting in Wednesday's 128-103 loss to the Warriors. Perhaps a slump is imminent for the 26 year old?

3. X-Factor - The under is 4-1 in the Suns last five against Western Conference teams.

Selection: This is a play on NO@PHO to go UNDER the total (8*)