Brooklyn Nets vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/16/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Brooklyn (+4)

The Brooklyn Nets (13-11) are traveling to Chase Center on Saturday where they will take on the Golden State Warriors (10-14). Brooklyn is 4-point dogs. The betting total is set at 234.5.

The Nets took the court against the Nuggets and took a loss by a final of 124-101 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Nets walked away with 23 while the Nuggets finished the game with 15 fouls. They also knocked down 12 of their 36 attempts from distance. Denver shot 85.7% at the charity stripe by making 18 of 21 attempts. On top of that, Denver totaled 48 rebounds (12 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Denver totaled 31 dimes and had 13 steals in the matchup. With respect to the defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to go 47.5% from the floor on 47 of 99 shooting. They also dished out 28 dimes for the matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 53 with 18 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Nets knocked down 15 of 20 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Brooklyn finished the game having earned a 41.1% field goal percentage (39 out of 95) and knocked down 8 of 30 three-point shots.

Spencer Dinwiddie is one guy who came through for this contest. He ended up scoring 17 points on 5 of 11 shooting. He played 24 mins and collected 4 rebounds. Dinwiddie finished the game at 45.5% from the field and also dished out 8 dimes.

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Brooklyn steps onto the court with a record of 13-11 for the campaign. They turn it over 13.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling in 47.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 622 assists this year, which is 15th in the league in terms of passing. The Nets are hitting 38.5% from downtown (348 of 903) and 77.7% from the free throw line. They average 116.3 pts per contest (9th in the league) while connecting on 47.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Nets are forcing 11.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 13th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 612 surrendered on the campaign. The Nets defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.4% (1,002 of 2,205) and they relinquish 44.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 36.1% on shots from distance and they rank 18th in the league in PPG allowed (114.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Warriors went home defeated by a final of 121-113 when they played the Clippers. The Warriors were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 43 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Clippers had 20 fouls in this contest which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to convert 17 of the free throws for a rate of 89.5%. Concerning shooting from distance, Golden State buried 16 of their 45 tries (35.6%). Overall, the Warriors finished 40 out of 92 from the field which had them sitting at 43.5%. The Warriors permitted the Clippers to knock down 41 of their 81 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 50.6% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 40.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 13 out of 32 and ended up going 26 of 30 at the charity stripe (86.7%). In relation to rebounding, Golden State allowed Los Angeles to snag 40 in total (10 offensive).

Klay Thompson ended up being a factor for the Warriors for the contest. Thompson totaled 30 points in his 32 mins of playing time and totaled 5 assists in this matchup. He converted 9 of 15 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

Golden State has a record of 10-14 on the year. The Warriors are responsible for committing 22.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 78.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 27.4 times per contest (7th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.7 times per contest. Golden State has scored 2,771 pts for the season (115.5 per contest) and they pull in 47.3 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Warriors are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in basketball.

The Golden State defense gives up 34.5% on 3-point shots (288 of 834) and opponents are making 79.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 24.9 dimes and 43.7 boards per contest, which ranks them 8th and 15th in the league. The Warriors are ranked 20th in the league in PPG given up with 115.5. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the field (12th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State (-4)

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