One of the NBA matchups on the NBA calendar will be the Brooklyn Nets and the New Orleans Pelicans and they will each other for the second time this season on Friday, January 6, with tipoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisana. This basketball game will be televised on ESPN, and it will be a basketball game where NBA fans will tune in to watch it.
The Brooklyn Nets currently have a 25-13 record so far this season. Brooklyn is one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. They are one of the hottest teams in the NBA at this current moment with the way they are currently playing right now. As for the New Orleans Pelicans, they currently have a 24-14 record so far this season and are looking to be one of the top seeds in the Western Conference this season. Brooklyn’s record against the spread so far this season is 19-18-1. New Orleans’ record against the spread so far this season is 20-18-0.
Brooklyn Nets vs. New Orleans Pelicans Betting Analysis
Both offenses are solid this year, and it shows on the NBA team stats. Brooklyn is currently ranked 12th in the NBA in points per game throughout this season, averaging 115.1 On the defensive side of the basketball, it is the eighth-best defense in the NBA so far this season at giving up 111.1 points per game. The defense has drastically improved ever since Steve Nash was fired as head coach and Jacque Vaughn became the head coach.
New Orleans, on offense this year, is ranked third in the NBA in points per game at 117.5. The Pelicans on defense is ranked 14th this year in the NBA at giving up 112.8 points per game. This balance is why they are one of the top teams in the Western Conference so far. One of the Nets vs Pelicans Prediction is for this matchup to be a high-scoring affair.
Brooklyn Nets Performance Recap and Analysis
The most recent game on the Brooklyn Nets schedule was on 1/4/2023 and they lost to the Chicago Bulls on the road by a final score of 121-112. It snapped their long winning streak and they are looking to start a new one. Kevin Durant scored 44 points, grabbed four rebounds, and recorded five assists, and Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, grabbed four rebounds, and recorded eight assists.
Key Injuries
For the first time in quite some time, the Brooklyn Nets don’t have a pile of the NBA injuries to report. They have had a lot of injuries over the course of the Durant and Irving eras.
Betting Trends to Know
Kevin Durant has scored 25 or more points in four of his last five games for the Brooklyn Nets. He is one of the most natural scorers in the entire NBA. Durant has grabbed five rebounds or less in three of his last five games also and is one of the leaders across the league in NBA players stats at 29.9 PPG (6th overall). His RPG is at 6.7 RPG, and his APG is at 5.5 APG.
Kyrie Irving has scored 25 or more points in his last five games played for Brooklyn. He has recorded eight or more assists in only two of his last five games played. Irving is a very good Nets vs Pelicans Prediction to score over 25 points since he is ranked 12th in the NBA in that category at 26.2 PPG.
Nic Claxton has scored ten or more points in his last five games played and has also grabbed six or more rebounds in the last three of his five games played. He is developing into a solid center for this basketball team.
New Orleans Pelicans Performance Recap and Analysis
New Orleans won their last game against the Houston Rockets at home on 1/4/2023 by a final score of 119-108. CJ McCollum scored 28 points, one rebound, and recorded six assists. Naji Marshall scored 16 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and recorded four assists.
Key Injuries
On the New Orleans Pelicans injury list, Zion Williamson has a hamstring injury, and head coach Willie Green said he would be reevaluated in three weeks. Brandon Ingram also has a toe injury.
Betting Trends to Know
CJ McCollum has scored over 25 points or more in three of five games for this basketball team. He is one of the NBA picks today to lead this basketball team in scoring for this particular game. McCollum has recorded exactly six assists in three of his last five games played.
Jonas Valanciunas has scored 15 or less points in four of his last five games played for the New Orleans Pelicans. He has grabbed 10 or more rebounds in three of those five contests. Valanciunas is one of their starters.
Herbert Jones has only scored 10 or more points in just two of his past five games. He has blocked at least one shot in three of his last five games and has recorded two or more steals in his last five games played for the Pelicans. Jones is a defensive anchor for this basketball team.
Brooklyn Nets vs. New Orleans Pelicans Odds
NBA odds today for this basketball game on the money line are set at -160 for Brooklyn as the road favorite and +140 for New Orleans as the home underdog. The over/under points total is set at 230.5 total points, with the odds set at -110 for both the over and the under to hit in this basketball game between these two teams. As for the spread, Brooklyn (-3.5) is at (-110) odds to cover, and New Orleans (+3.5) is at (-110) odds to cover.
Brooklyn Nets vs. New Orleans Pelicans Betting Picks
Moneyline- Nets vs Pelicans Prediction on the money line is to take New Orleans at +140 over Brooklyn.
Over/Under- For the over/under take the over 230.5 total points in this basketball game because both teams can score the basketball efficiently.
Spread- The best pick for the spread is the Pelicans (+3.5) (-110) over the Nets.
Nets vs. Pelicans Score Prediction
The Pelicans will win this basketball game over the Nets by a final score of 145-135.
- NBA Pick: The New Orleans Pelicans over the Brooklyn Nets 145-135
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