Pelicans vs. Nets Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets
The Brooklyn Nets (15-18) are 6.5-point underdogs as they try to turn around a three-game losing streak when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (19-14) on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on BSNO. The matchup has an over/under of 230 points.
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Pelicans and Nets Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games they have played as at least 6.5-point favorites this season, the Pelicans are 3-4 against the spread.
The Nets are 1-4-1 against the spread when an underdog by 6.5 points or more this season.
The two teams average a combined 1.6 more points per game (231.6) than this game’s over/under of 230 points.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 0.6 fewer points per game (229.4) than this matchup’s over/under of 230 points.
The Pelicans’ average point total in outings this year is 228.9, 1.1 points fewer than the total in this game.
Brooklyn’s games this season have averaged an over/under of 232 points, two more than the point total in this matchup.
New Orleans’ ATS record is 18-14-1 this season.
The Nets are 18-14-1 against the spread this year.
Pelicans Stats & Insights
The Pelicans have a +99 scoring differential, topping opponents by three points per game. They’re putting up 116 points per game to rank 12th in the league and are allowing 113 per outing to rank 12th in the NBA.
The Pelicans are 11th in the league at 44.2 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 43.5 their opponents average.
New Orleans hits 11.4 three-pointers per game (26th in the league) at a 36.9% rate (14th in the NBA), compared to the 13.2 per contest its opponents make while shooting 33.8% from beyond the arc.
The Pelicans average 116.9 points per 100 possessions on offense (15th in the league), and give up 113.8 points per 100 possessions (eighth in the NBA).
In the 2023-24 season, the Pelicans score 1.9 more points per home game on average than on the road (116.8 at home, 114.9 on the road), but are giving up 2.1 fewer points per home game compared to road games (112 at home, 114.1 on the road).
Nets Stats & Insights
The Nets put up 115.6 points per game (13th in league) while allowing 116.4 per contest (20th in NBA). They have a -25 scoring differential.
Brooklyn records 46.8 rebounds per game (third in league) while allowing 44.3 per contest to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 2.5 boards per game.
The Nets hit 13.8 three-pointers per game (eighth-most in the league), while their opponents have made 14 on average.
The Nets rank 12th in the NBA with 117.9 points scored per 100 possessions, and 23rd defensively with 118.7 points conceded per 100 possessions.
In 2023-24 Brooklyn is averaging 0.6 more points per game at home (115.9) than away (115.3).
Pelicans Key Players to Watch
Brandon Ingram is one of the Pelicans’ key players terms of both scoring and assists, recording 23.6 points and distributing 5.4 assists on average.
Jonas Valanciunas puts up 14.5 points per game while adding 9.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Pelicans.
The Pelicans get 3.5 three-pointers per game out of CJ McCollum.
Dyson Daniels averages 1.4 steals per game, while Valanciunas has 1.3 blocks per contest.
Nets Key Players to Watch
Mikal Bridges tallies 21.1 points per game. He also adds 5.3 rebounds per outing and 3.8 assists per contest.
This season, Day’Ron Sharpe is averaging 7.2 points, 1.4 assists and 6.9 rebounds per game.
Dorian Finney-Smith knocks down 2.4 threes per game.
The Nets’ defensive effort gets a boost from Bridges’ 0.9 steals and Nicolas Claxton’s 2.5 blocks per game.
Over (230)
Pelicans 119 – Nets 112
