The New Orleans Pelicans go up against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The game, the first of the 2022-23 season for both teams, tips at 4:30 PM ET on YES and BSNO.
The Nets are a 2.5-point favorite against the Pelicans when Nets and Pelicans take the court. The game features an over/under of 231.5.
Nets vs. Pelicans Betting Odds
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- Spread: Brooklyn -2.5
- Total: 231.5
- Moneyline: Brooklyn -142, New Orleans +120
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Pelicans at Nets odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Nets (- 2.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (231.5)
- Prediction:
Nets 113 – Pelicans 109
Moneyline
- Brooklyn went 34-21 in games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 61.8% of those games).
- When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -142 or shorter last year, Brooklyn finished with a record of 30-15 (66.7%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, Brooklyn’s implied win probability is 58.7%.
- Last season, New Orleans was the underdog 59 times and won 19, or 32.2%, of those games.
- Last season, New Orleans won 15 of its 51 games, or 29.4%, when it was the underdog by at least +120 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that New Orleans has a 45.5% chance to win.
Against the spread
- Last year, the Nets put up only 2.6 more points per game (112.9) than the Pelicans allowed (110.3).
- When Brooklyn put up more than 110.3 points last season, it went 26-18-1 against the spread and 34-11 overall.
- When New Orleans gave up fewer than 112.9 points last season, it went 36-15-1 against the spread and 34-18 overall.
- The Pelicans put up only 2.8 fewer points per game last year (109.3) than the Nets gave up to opponents (112.1).
- New Orleans went 21-10-1 against the spread and 23-9 overall when it scored more than 112.1 points last season.
- Brooklyn’s record was 25-8 against the spread and 29-4 overall when it gave up fewer than 109.3 points last season.
- Last season, the Nets were the NBA’s ninth-ranked offense (112.9 PPG), while the Pelicans ranked 13th in defensive points per game (110.3) in the league.
- New Orleans was the NBA’s 21st-ranked offense (109.3 PPG) a season ago, while Brooklyn allowed the 18th-ranked average points per game (112.1).
- The Nets totaled 64 more points than their opponents last season (0.8 per game on average), while the Pelicans were out-scored by 81 total points (one per game average differential).
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Over/Under
- The average implied total for Brooklyn last season was 115.4 points, 1.6 fewer points than its implied total of 117 points in Wednesday’s game.
- Last season, Brooklyn put up more than 117 points 30 times.
- The average implied point total last season for New Orleans (113.1) is 1.9 fewer points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (115).
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How to watch Nets vs. Pelicans
- Game Day: Wednesday, October 19, 2022
- Game Time: 4:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: YES and BSNO
- Location: Brooklyn, New York
- Arena: Barclays Center
- TV Channel: NBA League Pass
- Livestream: Watch on fuboTV!
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