The Washington Wizards (5-9) meet the Brooklyn Nets (6-9) at Capital One Arena. The game can be seen on YES Network at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, November 16, 2018.
Washington is a 6.5-point favorite on the opening line, while the game’s Over/Under (O/U) opened at 220.5 points.
Brooklyn Nets at Washington Wizards Free Prediction
The Nets failed to cover as 2-point underdogs in their 120-107 loss to the Miami Heat in their last outing. The combined points for the game (227) came in over the O/U total of 214. One of Miami’s largest advantages was getting to the charity stripe. They had 28 free throw attempts, while Brooklyn had 24. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had a good game for Brooklyn, putting up 14 points and nine rebounds.
In the Wizards’ last game, they had no trouble getting past the Cleveland Cavaliers, 119-95, easily covering as 12.5-point favorites. The game’s total points (214) were just under the O/U total of 215.5. The Wizards forced 23 turnovers and held the Cavaliers to an effective field goal percentage of 0.481 (below the 0.546 mark opponents have averaged against Washington this season). Bradley Beal led Washington in scoring with 20 points on 7-for-16 shooting from the field.
The physical Washington offense might be living from the charity stripe in this showdown. The Wizards rank fourth in the league with a free throw attempt (FTA) rate of 0.245, while Brooklyn is among the NBA’s most foul-prone squads (giving up a 29th-ranked FTA rate of 0.238).
Brooklyn heads into the contest with records of 6-9 straight up (SU) and 7-8 against the spread (ATS). Just over half of the Nets’ games have finished over the O/U total.
Meanwhile, Washington owns records of 5-9 SU and 4-9-1 ATS. Of the Wizards’ 14 games, 9 have finished over the total.
Both teams have had a player take their game to the next level over their last five games. D’Angelo Russell (20.4 points, 5.0 assists and 1.8 steals) has been fantastic for the Nets while John Wall (24.4 points, 9.6 assists and 2.4 steals) has made solid contributions to the Wizards.
After the Nets won two out of three contests against the Wizards last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. In the most recent matchup, Washington won 119-113. Washington launched 23 three pointers, making 10 of them (43.5 percent). Brooklyn was, on the other hand, 12-43 (27.9 percent).
Nets at Wizards ATS Pick
Prediction: SU Winner – Nets, ATS Winner – Nets, O/U – Over
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Washington ranks fourth in blocks per game (6.3) while Brooklyn ranks 23rd (4.4).
Brooklyn ranks 21st in rebounds per game (43.7) while Washington ranks 26th (40.4).
The Wizards average 8.7 steals per game, which ranks sixth in the league. The Nets rank 10th in steals allowed per game (7.1).
Brooklyn is 5-4 ATS on the road, while Washington is 2-3-1 ATS at home.
Bettings Trends:
Over its last five outings, Brooklyn is 2-3 ATS with 3 overs and 2 unders.
Washington is 2-2-1 ATS with 3 overs and 2 unders over its last five games.
The Nets’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 2.4, up from 1.7 for the season.
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).
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