Brooklyn Nets vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/29/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (5-24) will try to defeat the Brooklyn Nets (15-15) at Capital One Arena on Friday.

The Nets faced off with the Pistons and notched a win by a score of 118-112 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Nets ended up finishing with 22 and the Pistons totaled 27 fouls. They also converted 9 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. Detroit ended up going 71.9% at the charity stripe by converting 23 of their 32 shots. Moreover, Detroit grabbed 52 boards (16 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Detroit earned 20 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to go 44.4% from the field on 40 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 42 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nets knocked down 27 of 43 tries for a percentage of 62.8%. Brooklyn ended having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (41 of 82) and converted 9 of their 22 three-point shots.

Cameron Johnson is someone who was a factor in the matchup. Johnson finished the game at 69.2% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes played and pulled down 2 boards. He ended up with 24 points on 9 out of 13 shooting.

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Brooklyn enters this one with a win-loss mark of 15-15 for the year. They are averaging 116.0 points per contest (12th in the NBA) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Nets are hitting 38.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (428 of 1,111) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Brooklyn is snagging 46.6 boards per contest and has totaled 789 dimes on the year, which ranks 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.0 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Nets are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 15th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 770 conceded on the campaign. The Nets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (1,259 of 2,738) and they surrender 44.4 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 37.2% on 3-point shots and they rank 19th in the NBA in opponents points per game (115.4).

The last time they took the court, the Wizards went home defeated by a final of 127-119 when they played the Magic. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Washington allowed Orlando to snag 40 in total (7 offensive). They went 46.2% from downtown by shooting 12 out of 26 and ended up going 17 out of 25 at the charity stripe (68.0%). The Wizards permitted the Magic to make 49 out of 93 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.7% in this matchup. Overall, the Wizards ended up shooting 43 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4%. In reference to three-point attempts, Washington made 16 of 42 attempts (38.1%). They were able to convert 17 of them for a percentage of 81.0%. The Magic had 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They also turned it over 20 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. The Wizards corralled 37 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 47 in the matchup.

Jordan Poole ended up being important for the Wizards in the game. Poole accumulated 30 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 11 of 20 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 55.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 5-24 this season. The Wizards have committed 19.8 personal fouls per game and they connect on 77.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 27.5 times per contest (7th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.0 times per game. Washington has totaled 3,396 points for the campaign (117.1 per game) and they grab 39.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wizards are hitting on 48.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in the league.

The Washington defense surrenders 37.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (383 of 1,020) and their opponents are making 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They give up 30.1 assists and 49.1 boards per contest, which is 30th and 30th in basketball. The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the league in points per game surrendered with 126.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.1% from the floor (29th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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