Oklahoma City Thunder vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Friday, January 5, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Oklahoma City (-4)

The Brooklyn Nets (15-20) will compete against the Oklahoma City Thunder (23-10) at Barclays Center on Friday. Brooklyn opens this matchup as 4-point underdogs. The betting total is set at 235.

The Thunder faced off with the Hawks and ended up losing by a score of 141-138 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Thunder ended up walking away with 23 and the Hawks accumulated 21 fouls. They knocked down 14 of their 39 attempts from beyond the arc. Atlanta shot 93.9% at the charity stripe by converting 31 of their 33 shots. Moreover, Atlanta pulled down 49 rebounds (15 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 1 block. Atlanta doled out 30 assists and had 8 steals for this game. In relation to defending, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 50.5% from the field on 48 of 95 shooting. They also doled out 30 assists for this game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 10 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 37 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Thunder made 20 of 26 tries for a rate of 76.9%. Oklahoma City walked away from the game having earned a 54.9% FG percentage (50 out of 91) and made 18 of 36 shots from distance.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who had an impact for the contest. He finished with 33 points on 11 out of 24 shooting. He played 35 mins and collected 13 boards. Gilgeous-Alexander ended up going 45.8% from the floor and recorded 8 assists.

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Oklahoma City enters this game with a mark of 23-10 so far this year. They average 122.0 points per game (4th in basketball) while going 50.1% from the field. The Thunder are hitting 39.7% on shots from 3-point land (439 of 1,106) and 84.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma City is snagging 40.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 875 dimes on the year, which ranks 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.2 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Thunder have forced 16.3 turnovers every game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 18th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 897 conceded on the year. The Thunder are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.6% (1,324 of 2,970) and they relinquish 45.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 35.8% from beyond the arc and they rank 14th in the league in points per game from their opponents (113.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-101 against the Rockets. The Nets were able to corral 35 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 50 in this game. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. The Rockets had 19 fouls for the contest which got the Nets to the free throw line for 26 tries. They were able to convert 16 of them for a percentage of 61.5%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Brooklyn made 13 out of 44 attempts (29.5%). When the game finished, the Nets walked away from this one shooting 36 out of 93 from the field which had them shooting 38.7%. The Nets permitted the Rockets to convert 37 out of 76 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.7% for the contest. They finished 48.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 19 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 27 from the free throw line (70.4%). When talking about rebounding, Brooklyn permitted Houston to snag 48 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Mikal Bridges ended up having an impact for the Nets for the contest. Bridges scored 15 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 3 assists in the matchup. He made 5 out of 18 for the contest for a rate of 27.8%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 15-20 on the campaign. The Nets commit 18.7 fouls every game and they shoot 75.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.3 times per contest (14th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per game. Brooklyn has accounted for 4,001 pts on the campaign (114.3 per game) and they pull down 46.8 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Nets are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 26th in basketball.

The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 19th in basketball in PPG allowed with 116.1. They have forced 11.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (14th in basketball). The Brooklyn defense surrenders 38.5% from downtown (497 of 1,292) and their opposition makes 81.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.3 assists and 44.7 total boards per game, which ranks them 15th and 23rd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City (-4)

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