Washington Wizards vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+2)

Barclays Center is the location where the Brooklyn Nets will attempt to beat the Washington Wizards on Saturday. Washington opens this contest as 2-point dogs. The total has been set at 230.

The Wizards played the Spurs and walked away with a win by a score of 127-106 in their last contest. Washington ended with a 55.8% field goal percentage (48 out of 86) and converted 16 out of their 30 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wizards knocked down 15 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 88.2%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 45 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 32 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to defense, Washington allowed 43.3% from the field on 42 out of 97 shooting. San Antonio doled out 26 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Additionally, San Antonio pulled down 43 boards (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 8 blocks. San Antonio walked away from this one shooting 65.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 23 tries. They also converted 7 out of their 29 shots from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Wizards ended up finishing with 19 while the Spurs had 20 fouls.

Deni Avdija is a player who played a role for this game. Avdija finished the game shooting 83.3% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 33 mins and totaled 9 rebounds. He had 25 points on 10 out of 12 shooting.

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Washington heads into this game with a win-loss record of 24-26 this year. They currently have an average of 113.0 points per game (20th in the league) while shooting 48.0% from the field. The Wizards are connecting on 35.2% on three-point attempts (561 of 1,596) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is grabbing 44.4 boards per game and is sitting with 1,260 assists for the campaign, which is 19th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Wizards are able to force 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 fouls. They rank 2nd in the league in allowing assists with 1,178 relinquished so far this season. The Wizards are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.2% (2,086 of 4,513) and they relinquish 43.6 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 14th in the league in opponents points per game (113.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nets took a loss by a score of 139-96 when they faced the Celtics. The Nets were able to corral 27 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the game. They also coughed it up 5 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. The Celtics earned 13 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Nets to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They were able to bury 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 83.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Brooklyn made 9 out of 39 attempts (23.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Nets finished 36 for 88 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.9%. The Nets permitted the Celtics to bury 53 of their 92 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 57.6% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 48.1% from three-point range by shooting 26 out of 54 and finished the game at 7 out of 10 from the free throw line (70.0%). Concerning rebounds, Brooklyn permitted Boston to snag 57 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Kyrie Irving pitched in for the Nets for the contest. He converted 9 of 18 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. Irving tallied 20 points in his 31 mins on the court and accounted for 4 assists in this contest.

Brooklyn has a record of 31-20 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nets are connecting on 50.7% from the floor, which is 2nd in basketball. Brooklyn has scored 5,824 points this season (114.2 per game) and they pull in 40.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 26.2 times per game (8th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per game. The Nets have committed 21.8 fouls per contest and they hit 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 9th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.1. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (4th in the NBA). The Brooklyn defense gives up 37.2% on shots from beyond the arc (626 of 1,685) and their opposition makes 76.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 23.2 assists and 44.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 4th and 22nd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn (-2)

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