Brooklyn Nets at Washington Wizards Free Prediction

Daniel GimenezBasketball, NBA

The Brooklyn Nets (6-9) will travel to Capital One Arena to go head-to-head against the Washington Wizards (5-9). The Wizards opened as 6.5-point favorites. The game’s Over/Under (O/U) opened at 220.5 points and it will air on YES Network at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, November 16, 2018.

Brooklyn Nets at Washington Wizards ATS Odds

In the Wizards’ last outing, they comfortably covered the 12.5-point spread against the Cleveland Cavaliers, 119-95. The Nets, on the other hand, were beat by the Miami Heat, 120-107, and failed to cover as 2-point underdogs. The Washington game went 1.5 points under the projected point total of 215.5, while the Brooklyn game finished 13 points over the projected point total of 214.

Washington played a nearly perfect contest. They had a turnover percentage of 14.1 (worse than their season average of 12.6) and an effective field goal percentage of 0.549 (above their season average of 0.514). For those same stats, Cleveland was 20.2 and 0.481, respectively. Brooklyn, on the other hand, held Miami to an offensive rebounding percentage of 16.7 (below their season average of 26.6). Washington’s Bradley Beal played well, finishing with 20 points. Brooklyn was led by Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, who recorded 14 points and nine rebounds.

The Nets edged out the Wizards in this series last year, winning two out of three games. In the most recent contest, Washington won 119-113. Washington launched 23 three pointers, making 10 of them (43.5 percent). Brooklyn was, meanwhile, 12-43 (27.9 percent). This will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams.

Nets games have gone over the total 46.7 percent of the time. Brooklyn heads into the game with records of 6-9 straight up (SU) and 7-8 against the spread (ATS).

Games involving the Wizards have a tendency to finish over the total (64.3 percent). Additionally, Washington owns records of 5-9 SU and 4-9-1 ATS.

The Nets’ D’Angelo Russell has been playing well over his last five games, averaging 20.4 points, 5.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game. Meanwhile, John Wall has averaged 24.4 points, 9.6 assists and 2.4 steals during that same time frame for the Wizards.

The aggressive Washington offense might be living from the charity stripe in this meeting. The Wizards currently rank fourth in the league with a free throw attempt (FTA) rate of 0.245, while Brooklyn ranks 29th in FTA rate allowed (0.238).

Brooklyn Nets vs. Washington Wizards ATS Pick

Pick: SU Winner – Wizards, ATS Winner – Nets, O/U – Over

Betting Notes:

  • The Wizards rank sixth in steals per game (8.7) while the Nets rank 10th in steals allowed per game (7.1).
  • Brooklyn ranks first in assists allowed per game (20.8) while Washington ranks 27th (26.6).
  • The Wizards rank third in points off turnovers per game (21.1) while the Nets rank 21st (15.7).
  • Brooklyn ranks eighth in second chance points per game (14.7) while Washington ranks 24th in second chance points allowed per game (15.6).
  • Brooklyn ranks 21st in rebounds per game (43.7) while Washington ranks 26th (40.4).
  • The Wizards rank sixth in fast break points per game (16.8) while the Nets rank 29th (8.2).
  • The Nets rank first in three pointers allowed per game (25.2) while the Wizards rank 14th (31.3).
  • Washington ranks fourth in blocks per game (6.3) while Brooklyn ranks 23rd (4.4).
  • When allowing below 100 points, Washington is 2-0 and Brooklyn is 3-0.
  • When reaching 100 points, the Wizards are 5-8 and the Nets are 6-8.
  • Washington is 2-3-1 ATS at home, while Brooklyn is 5-4 ATS on the road.
  • The total has gone under in 5 of the Nets’ 9 road games, while 4 of the Wizards’ 6 home games have gone over.

Bettings Trends:

  • In their last five games, Brooklyn and Washington have both had 3 overs and 2 unders.
  • The Wizards are 2-2-1 ATS over their last five games, while the Nets are 2-3.
  • During their last five games, the Wizards have scored an average of 112.0 points per game (0.4 above their season average) and allowed an average of 110.0 points per game (6.9 below their season average).
  • The Nets’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 2.4, up from 1.7 for the season.