Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Chesapeake Energy Arena

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The Brooklyn Nets travel to Chesapeake Energy Arena to play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, November 25, 2015. The opening line for this game has Oklahoma City as 12.5 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 210.

The Nets come into this game with an overall record of 3-11 and a road record of 1-8. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They currently have a point differential of -7.6 as they are averaging 96.7 points per game while giving up 104.4 per contest. The Thunder have an overall record of 9-6 and a home record of 6-3. They currently are 1st in the Northwest Division. They are averaging 109.8 points per game and surrendering 104.1, good for a point differential of 5.7.

Brook Lopez comes into this contest averaging 19.7 points per game while playing 34.1 minutes per night so far this season for the Nets. He pulls down 8.4 rebounds per game and dishes out 1.4 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage is 48% while his free throw percentage is currently at 83%. Joe Johnson averages 11.2 points per game in 34.2 minutes per contest this season. He averages 4.4 assists per contest and 4.7 rebounds per game for Brooklyn. His field goal percentage is 35% for the year while his free throw percentage is 81%.

Russell Westbrook averages 28.1 points per game while playing 34.7 minutes per contest this year for the Thunder. He grabs 7.5 rebounds per game and has 10.1 assists per contest on the year. His field goal percentage is 47% and his free throw percentage currently is at 83%. Kevin Durant averages 28 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 34.2 minutes per contest. He also averages 7.1 rebounds per contest and 2.8 assists per game. His field goal percentage is 52% and his free throw percentage is 90%.

Brooklyn averages 96.7 points per contest this season which ranks them 26th in the NBA. Their average scoring margin is -7.6 and their shooting percentage is 44% as a team which has them ranked 17th. Behind the arc they shoot 30% which is good for 28th in the league. They average 51.9 rebounds per game and 21 assists per game which ranks them 20th and 19th in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they rank 11th with 14.7 per game. The Nets allow 104.4 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 23rd in the league. They also allow a 47% shooting percentage and a 38% average from behind the arc ranking them 28th and 28th in those defensive categories. Opponents average 50.6 rebounds a game which ranks 5th and they give up 24.9 assists per contest which puts them in 30th place in the league. They force 15.3 turnovers per game which ranks them 17th in the league.

Oklahoma City averages 109.8 points per game this year which ranks them 2nd in the league. Their average scoring margin is 5.7 and their shooting percentage is 47% as a team which has them sitting in the 3rd spot in the league. Behind the arc they shoot 36% which is good for 10th in the NBA. They average 55.7 rebounds per game and 21.8 assists per contest which ranks them 5th and 13th respectively. In the turnover department the Thunder rank 26th with 16.8 per game. The Thunder allow 104.1 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 22nd in the league. They also allow a 44% shooting percentage and a 37% average from behind the arc ranking them 12th and 26th in those defensive statistics. Opponents average 51.7 rebounds a game which ranks 9th and they give up 20.3 assists per contest which puts them in 9th place in the league. The Thunder force 14.9 turnovers per game which ranks them 19th in the NBA.

Brooklyn Nets Betting Trends

The Brooklyn Nets are 7-7-0 against the spread

The Brooklyn Nets are 6-7-1 against the over/under

Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Trends

The Oklahoma City Thunder are 6-9-0 against the spread

The Oklahoma City Thunder are 7-8-0 against the over/under

Brooklyn Nets Injuries

10/28/15 F Chris McCullough Knee out indefinitely
10/28/15 F Willie Reed Thumb expected to miss 6-8 weeks

Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries

11/24/15 F Mitch McGary Ankle "?" Wednesday vs. Brooklyn

Tony's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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