New Orleans Pelicans vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, Preview and Odds - 10/19/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Venue:  Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

Where to Watch:  YES

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Pelicans +3.5, Nets -3.5; Over/Under:  230 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Pelicans +3.5, Nets -3.5; Over/Under:  230 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Pelicans +3, Nets -3; Over/Under:  230.5 points

 

New Orleans Pelicans:  0-0 (Southwest Division)

Brooklyn Nets:  0-0 (Atlantic Division)

 

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New Orleans Pelicans:  N/A

Brooklyn Nets:  N/A

 

The Pelicans finished last season with a 36-46 record overall and they were 17-24 in their road games where they will be in this game. They finished in 3rd place of the Southwest Division and were 8th place overall in the Western Conference. They made it to the playoffs last season but were kicked out in the 1st round against the Phoenix Suns 4-2. Their offense averaged 109.3 PPG and their defense allowed their opponents to average 110.3 PPG against them. The Pelicans had an ATS record of 45-44-1 last season and their O/U record is 38-52. They won 4 of their 5 preseason games and ended it off with a win against the Atlanta Hawks.

 

 

 

The Nets finished last season with a 44-38 record overall and they were 20-21 in their home games where they will be in this game. They finished in 4th place of the Atlantic Division and were 7th place overall in the Eastern Conference. They made it into the playoffs but were kicked out in the 1st round against the Boston Celtics getting swept 4-0. Their offense averaged 112.9 PPG and their defense allowed their opponents to average 112.1 PPG against them. The Nets had an ATS record of 33-52-2 last season and their O/U record is 42-44-1. They ended their preseason on a 2 game winning streak with wins coming against the Milwaukee Bucks and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The current betting odds have the Nets listed as a 3 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Nets just had a very bad season where they had to trade away a star in James Harden to the 76ers midseason, getting Ben Simmons and a few others in return, and then he did not play a single game last season having their year capped off by getting swept by the Celtics in the 1st round of the playoffs. Kyrie has committed himself to the team this season but all the questions in the offseason were about Kevin Durant who tried to force his way out via trade and is now returning to the team once again for another season after saying he would not come back with the current coach and GM. Durant is still a competitor though and whether he likes the situation or not, he will be playing for a championship this year with the pieces that are around him. Kyrie Irving will actually be with the team from the start of the season and Simmons will also be starting from day 1 as well. This is going to be a much improved team with all of their stars back and playing together. The Pelicans put together a decent season last year getting to the 1st round of the playoffs where they fizzled out, and they made a lot of moves to try and make that happen. Zion Williamson is still not fully healthy though and it is still unclear if he will play in this game. The team was still very good without him last season but now the Nets have their stars back and will be ready to go and try to win the division this season. They will be on a mission from day 1 here to prove a point in this league. The best way to place a bet here is on the Nets to cover the spread in this game.

 

Pelicans Nets Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Wednesday, October 19, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Nets 116 Pelicans 102.

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New Orleans Pelicans: 40-19 UNDER as a road underdog. 25-4 UNDER as a road underdog of 6 points or less. 20-14 UNDER in a road game where the total is 220 to 229.5.

Brooklyn Nets: 22-40 ATS when the total is 220 to 229.5. 22-44 ATS as a home favorite. 20-14 UNDER in a home game where the total is 220 to 229.5.

 

 

New Orleans Pelicans:  D. Daniels (SG) Ques Wed - Ankle. Z. Williamson (PF) Ques Wed - Ankle. J. Hayes (C) Ques Wed - Poss. Suspension. K. Lewis Jr. (PG) Out indefinitely - Knee.

Brooklyn Nets:  S. Curry (SG) Ques Wed - Ankle. J. Harris (SG) Prob Wed - Foot. T. Warren (SF) Early Nov - Foot.

 

 

 

“He’s doing fine. Looks like, I think, he might have rolled his ankle a little bit. He’ll be day to day.” - Willie Green on the injury status of Zion Williamson coming into the season.

 

 

“In this league, I think most people have seen it all — most of us have seen everything — but he helped me in the summer really plan and organize how we want to disseminate our sets and our actions and implement them. He has been fantastic as far as helping me get clarity and organization and bounce ideas off him and start to build something.” - Steve Nash on working with Igor Kokoskov to help give his team a boost this season.

 

 

 

PG CJ McCollum

SG Brandon Ingram

SF Herbert Jones

PF Zion Williamson 

C Jonas Valanciunas

 

PG Kyrie Irving

SG Joe Harris

SF Kevin Durant

PF Ben Simmons

C Nic Claxton

 

 

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Coaches:

New Orleans Pelicans: Willie Green (2nd season)

Brooklyn Nets: Steve Nash (3rd season)