Friday, November 13, 2015

Sleep Train Arena

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The Brooklyn Nets travel to Sleep Train Arena to play the Sacramento Kings on Friday, November 13, 2015. The opening line for this game has Sacramento as 5 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 204.5.

The Nets come into this game with an overall record of 1-7 and a road record of 1-4. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They currently have a point differential of -9.9 as they are averaging 92.4 points per game while giving up 102.3 per contest. The Kings have an overall record of 2-7 and a home record of 2-5. They currently are 4th in the Pacific Division. They are averaging 102.7 points per game and surrendering 108.6, good for a point differential of -5.9.

Brook Lopez comes into this contest averaging 19.6 points per game while playing 33.4 minutes per night so far this season for the Nets. He pulls down 8.3 rebounds per game and dishes out 1.5 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage is 51% while his free throw percentage is currently at 82%. Joe Johnson averages 11 points per game in 34 minutes per contest this season. He averages 4.6 assists per contest and 5.3 rebounds per game for Brooklyn. His field goal percentage is 33% for the year while his free throw percentage is 92%.

DeMarcus Cousins averages 24 points per game while playing 29.6 minutes per contest this year for the Kings. He grabs 10.8 rebounds per game and has 2.2 assists per contest on the year. His field goal percentage is 41% and his free throw percentage currently is at 72%. Rajon Rondo averages 12 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 33.7 minutes per contest. He also averages 6.8 rebounds per contest and 8.6 assists per game. His field goal percentage is 42% and his free throw percentage is 38%.

Brooklyn averages 92.4 points per contest this season which ranks them 29th in the NBA. Their average scoring margin is -9.9 and their shooting percentage is 43% as a team which has them ranked 18th. Behind the arc they shoot 27% which is good for 29th in the league. They average 51.2 rebounds per game and 20.8 assists per game which ranks them 22nd and 20th in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they rank 15th with 15.2 per game. The Nets allow 102.2 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 18th in the league. They also allow a 47% shooting percentage and a 37% average from behind the arc ranking them 27th and 25th in those defensive categories. Opponents average 50.4 rebounds a game which ranks 5th and they give up 23.2 assists per contest which puts them in 21st place in the league. They force 14.5 turnovers per game which ranks them 18th in the league.

Sacramento averages 102.7 points per game this year which ranks them 9th in the league. Their average scoring margin is -5.9 and their shooting percentage is 45% as a team which has them sitting in the 9th spot in the league. Behind the arc they shoot 38% which is good for 5th in the NBA. They average 53.4 rebounds per game and 23.2 assists per contest which ranks them 13th and 6th respectively. In the turnover department the Kings rank 26th with 17.1 per game. The Kings allow 108.6 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 28th in the league. They also allow a 48% shooting percentage and a 31% average from behind the arc ranking them 29th and 5th in those defensive statistics. Opponents average 53.6 rebounds a game which ranks 18th and they give up 23.9 assists per contest which puts them in 24th place in the league. The Kings force 17.8 turnovers per game which ranks them 3rd in the NBA.

Brooklyn Nets Betting Trends

The Brooklyn Nets are 2-6-0 against the spread

The Brooklyn Nets are 2-5-1 against the over/under

Sacramento Kings Betting Trends

The Sacramento Kings are 4-5-0 against the spread

The Sacramento Kings are 5-4-0 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

Sacramento Kings Injuries

11/12/15 PG Darren Collison Hamstring "?" Friday vs. Brooklyn
11/12/15 G Seth Curry Ankle "?" Friday vs. Brooklyn

Josh's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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