Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/26/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the location where the Brooklyn Nets (29-17) will attempt to beat the Denver Nuggets (24-21) on Wednesday.

The Nuggets took the court against the Pistons and went home with a win by a final score of 117-111 in their last game. Denver ended the contest having earned a 51.8% field goal percentage (44 out of 85) and made 12 of their 35 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Nuggets knocked down 17 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 73.9%. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled 34 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 29 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about the defense, Denver let their opponent shoot 56.0% from the field on 42 of 75 shooting. Detroit totaled 34 dimes and had 28 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Detroit pulled down 30 rebounds (4 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 1 block. Detroit finished 84.2% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 19 attempts. They converted 11 out of their 29 attempts from long range. In relation to fouls, the Nuggets ended up finishing with 22 while the Pistons accounted for 22 fouls.

Nikola Jokic is one player who came through in this contest. Jokic ended up shooting 63.2% from the floor and totaled 8 dimes. He was on the court for 36 mins played and also snagged 9 boards. He recorded 34 points on 12 of 19 shooting.

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Denver comes into this game with a record of 24-21 this season. They are turning it over 13.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.4 personal fouls per game. As a team, Denver is pulling in 43.0 rebounds per contest and has 1,208 assists so far this year, which ranks 7th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Nuggets are hitting 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (565 of 1,633) and 77.1% from the free throw line. They average 107.9 points per outing (18th in the NBA) while going 46.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Nuggets are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 fouls. They are giving up 34.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 11th in the league in PPG allowed (106.9). The Nuggets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (1,805 of 3,864) and they surrender 43.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 10th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,095 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Nets took a loss by a score of 136-125 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Nets were able to pull down 32 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 48 in this game. They turned it over 17 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. The Timberwolves committed 9 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Nets to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They were able to bury 14 of them for a clip of 93.3%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Brooklyn made 15 of their 38 tries (39.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Nets walked away from this one shooting 48 out of 95 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.5%. The Nets permitted the Timberwolves to convert 48 of their 92 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.2% for the game. They wrapped up this game 43.8% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 14 out of 32 and ended up shooting 26 out of 31 from the free throw line (83.9%). Regarding attacking the glass, Brooklyn allowed Minnesota to grab 27 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Kyrie Irving was important for the Nets for the contest. He converted 11 out of 20 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Irving earned 30 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and had 5 assists in the game.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 29-17 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Nets are hitting on 47.4% from the field, which has them ranked 2nd in the NBA. Brooklyn has earned 5,161 pts so far this year (112.2 per game) and they grab 45.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.6 times per contest (7th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.2 times per contest. The Nets are committing 20.1 personal fouls every game and they go 82.7% from the free throw line.

The Nets defensively are ranked 19th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 109.8. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (5th in the NBA). The Brooklyn defense allows 32.7% on 3-point shots (546 of 1,670) and their opposition makes 79.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 23.1 assists and 44.4 boards per contest, which ranks 7th and 15th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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