Brooklyn Nets vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/17/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Sunday, March 17, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The San Antonio Spurs (14-52) are welcoming the Brooklyn Nets (26-40) at Frost Bank Center on Sunday.

The Nets faced the Magic and took a loss by a final of 114-106 in their last game. Brooklyn finished the contest with a 46.9% FG percentage (38 out of 81) and knocked down 7 of their 26 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Nets converted 23 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 85.2%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they compiled 32 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 21 assists in the matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to go 51.9% from the field on 40 out of 77 shooting. Orlando earned 29 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In addition, Orlando had 34 boards (6 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Orlando finished the game at 76.9% at the free throw line by making 20 of 26 tries. They converted 14 out of their 32 attempts from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Nets walked away with 19 while the Magic accounted for 20 fouls.

Cam Thomas is a guy who played a role for this contest. He had 21 points on 9 of 19 shooting. He played 39 mins and totaled 8 rebounds. Thomas finished the contest at 47.4% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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Brooklyn heads into this matchup with a record of 26-40 on the year. They have an average of 111.8 pts per contest (25th in the league) while connecting on 45.9% from the field. The Nets are hitting 36.8% on shots from downtown (907 of 2,467) and 75.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling in 43.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,747 dimes for the year, which is 16th in the NBA in terms of passing. They cough up possession 12.8 times per game and as a team are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Nets are able to force 12.8 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 fouls. They are conceding 38.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 14th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.9). The Nets are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.2% (2,729 of 5,787) and they surrender 44.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 7th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,671 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs took a loss by a score of 103-101 when they faced the Rockets. With respect to rebounds, San Antonio allowed Houston to snag 36 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 31.3% from distance by going 10 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 21 from the free throw line (90.5%). The Spurs allowed the Rockets to convert 37 of their 80 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Spurs finished the game shooting 39 out of 82 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.6%. Concerning three-point shots, San Antonio buried 11 of their 36 tries (30.6%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.7%. The Rockets earned 19 fouls in the game which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They coughed it up 13 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Spurs pulled down 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 42 for this game.

Tre Jones was important for the Spurs in this matchup. Jones racked up 24 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 dimes in the game. He made 9 out of 15 for the game giving him a rate of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 14-52 for the campaign. The Spurs are responsible for committing 17.7 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.8 times per contest (2nd in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.9 times per contest. San Antonio has accounted for 7,412 pts so far this season (112.3 per contest) and they collect 43.5 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Spurs are shooting 46.3% from the field, which ranks 24th in the league.

The San Antonio defense gives up 37.9% from downtown (861 of 2,269) and their opponents are making 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 27.9 assists and 45.5 boards per contest, which ranks 23rd and 29th in basketball. The Spurs defensively are ranked 25th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 119.9. They are forcing 13.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 49.1% from the floor (25th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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