The Brooklyn Nets (28-14) host the Washington Wizards (15-25) Sunday at Barclays Center for a 7 p.m. ET tip-off. Below, we analyze the Wizards-Nets odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.
Washington just snapped a five-game losing skid in which it went 1-4 against the spread, by upsetting the Utah Jazz 131-122 as a 10.5-point home underdog Thursday.
The Nets had their six-game winning streak (4-2 ATS) broken after losing to the Orlando Magic 121-113 as 10.5-point road favorites Friday.
Brooklyn hasn’t regressed at all since losing SF Kevin Durant to injury Feb. 15. It has gone 11-2 straight up and covered the spread in 10 of those games.
The Wizards are 2-0 straight up and ATS against the Nets this year and Brooklyn had both Durant and SG Kyrie Irving for each of those meetings.
Wizards at Nets: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:25 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Wizards +290 (bet $100 to win $290) | Nets -375 (bet $375 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Wizards +8.5 (-110) | Nets -8.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 247.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Wizards at Nets: Key injuries
Wizards
- C Dāvis Bertāns (calf) out
- PG Ish Smith (quadriceps) out
Nets
- PF Blake Griffin (knee) probable
- PF Jeff Green (shoulder) probable
- SF Kevin Durant (hamstring) out
- PG Spencer Dinwiddie (knee) out
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Wizards at Nets: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Nets 124, Wizards 119
Money line (ML)
PASS with a slight lean on Wizards (+290).
Washington is a live dog in this game and the money line is almost juicy enough to sprinkle on it; however, fading the Nets lately would’ve caused a gambler to go broke.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The WIZARDS +8.5 (-110) have already proven this season they can keep up with the Nets hence the two wins and covers.
While Brooklyn PG James Harden has played his way into the MVP race since joining the Nets, KD is the better player so the previous Wizards-Nets results are relevant.
Furthermore, Washington performs above bookmakers’ expectations on the road vs. quality opponents and is 5-2 ATS in its past seven road games against teams with a winning percentage above .600. Brooklyn takes its foot off the gas at home vs. bad teams and is 4-5 ATS at home against sub-.500 teams.
Also, Washington is 14-6 ATS when getting 7.5 or more points as the underdog whereas Brooklyn 4-9 ATS when laying 7.5 or more points.
BET WIZARDS +8.5 (-110) for 1.25 units.
Over/Under (O/U)
PASS because this total (247.5 and climbing) is way too high for me to confidently bet.
On one hand, there are a number of ways an Under cashes, but on the other hand, these teams have a combined 50-32 O/U record this season.
If anything, I lean Under 247.5 (-105) since the market is going in the opposite direction and if this is a blowout, either way, both teams will sit their starters and probably tank the total.
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