The Brooklyn Nets and the New Orleans Pelicans do battle at the Smoothie King Center on Wednesday night.
Brooklyn Nets Betting Preview
The Brooklyn Nets have been doing it tough as they’ve lost eight of their last 10 games overall and they will be hoping to snap a two-game skid after getting destroyed by the Mavericks in a 130-93 road defeat on Sunday. Michael Porter Jr led the team with 19 points and nine rebounds, Nolan Traore added 14 points while Julius Randle chipped in with 13 points. As a team, the Nets shot just 39 percent from the field and 11 of 39 from the 3-point line as they struggled to keep pace with the Mavericks from the start and got outscored in every quarter to suffer their biggest defeat of the season so far.
New Orleans Pelicans Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the New Orleans Pelicans have gone cold again as they are now looking to snap a three-game losing streak after getting dismantled by the Warriors in a 138-87 road defeat on Monday. Derik Queen led the team with 16 points off the bench, Dejounte Murray added 12 points while Jeremiah Fears tallied 11 points with eight assists. As a team, the Pelicans shot a horrible 36 percent from the field and eight of 28 from the 3-point line as they fell into deep trouble right away and never looked like they had a chance after trailing by 72-43 going into halftime. Jordan Poole scored just seven points on one of seven shooting while Bennedict Mathurin scored just six points on one of nine shooting.
Brooklyn v New Orleans Free Prediction
The Nets are keeping an eye on Nolan Traore who is questionable with a calf strain, but the good news is they expect to have Egor Demin back in action, while the Pelicans are still missing Trendon Watford and Yves Missi.
The Nets have struggled to get out of first gear this season and they are coming into this one fresh off their worst defeat of the season. The Pelicans have only been slightly better than the Nets, but they were also terrible in their last game where they got humbled by the Warriors on Monday. It’s hard to split these two struggling teams, but the Nets have lost five of their six road games so I am leaning towards the Pelicans to bounce back and get a much needed win here.