Washington Wizards vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/17/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Wizards vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Washington Wizards (26-30) are headed to Barclays Center on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Brooklyn Nets (30-27).

The Wizards played the Pistons and walked away with a win by a score of 103-94 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Wizards left the arena with 16 and the Pistons recorded 11 fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. Detroit finished the game shooting 81.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of 27 tries. Additionally, Detroit collected 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Detroit totaled 44 dimes and had 19 steals for the matchup. With respect to defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 37.6% from the field on 32 out of 85 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 45 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wizards buried 14 of 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Washington ended the contest with a 47.1% field goal percentage (40 out of 85) and made 9 out of their 29 3-point attempts.

Kyle Kuzma is a player who was a contributor for this game. Kuzma walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins and snagged 7 rebounds. He finished with 23 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Washington steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 26-30 on the year. They cough up possession 13.2 times per game and as a team are committing 18.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 43.9 boards per contest and has totaled 1,342 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Wizards are connecting on 32.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (560 of 1,734) and 78.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 106.9 points per outing (22nd in the league) while hitting 46.3% from the field.

On defense, the Wizards are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,294 conceded on the campaign. The Wizards defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.7% (2,273 of 4,976) and they concede 44.9 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 35.4% on three-point shots and they are ranked 17th in the league in points per game allowed (109.9).

For their last game, the Nets got the win with a final of 109-85 when they faced the Kings. With respect to cleaning the glass, Brooklyn permitted Sacramento to grab 32 overall (11 on the offensive side). They finished 25.7% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 9 out of 35 and finished the contest at 14 out of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). The Nets allowed the Kings to convert 31 out of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 34.4% for this game. In all, the Nets finished the game shooting 43 out of 84 from the field which had them at 51.2%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Brooklyn made 9 out of 26 attempts (34.6%). They were able to convert 14 of them for a rate of 93.3%. The Kings committed 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Nets to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They coughed it up 16 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Nets were able to collect 43 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in this contest.

Bruce Brown was important for the Nets in the game. He made 8 out of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 6 rebounds. Brown recorded 19 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 6 dimes in the matchup.

Brooklyn has a mark of 30-27 for the campaign. The Nets are committing 19.9 fouls every game while shooting 81.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.0 times per game (10th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.9 times per game. Brooklyn has scored 6,322 points on the campaign (110.9 per game) and they pull in 44.8 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nets are hitting on 46.8% from the floor, which ranks 5th in the league.

The Brooklyn defense surrenders 33.0% on three-point shots (683 of 2,067) and their opponents are connecting on 80.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 23.6 dimes and 44.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 11th and 17th in basketball. The Nets are ranked 19th in the NBA in points given up per game with 110.8. They are forcing 13.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (10th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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