The New Orleans Pelicans (28-47) will have their hands full against the top shooting defense in the league when they take on the Brooklyn Nets (21-55) at the Barclays Center. The game begins at 1:00 pm ET on Sunday, Apr. 3 and can be seen on YES and FSN.
The Nets were beaten by the Knicks 105-91 on Friday. Despite the loss, Thomas Robinson earned his fifth double-double this season with 14 points and 13 rebounds. The Pelicans, meanwhile, are coming off a 101-95 win over the Nuggets on Thursday. Toney Douglas played well and claimed his first double-double of the season, recording 20 points and 10 assists.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Pelicans won the first game 105-103. In the loss, Brook Lopez had a double-double with 33 points and 10 rebounds.
The Nets are hoping to improve on their records of 21-55 Straight Up (SU) and 37-38-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They have gone 21-55 SU and 37-38-1 ATS against teams from the Western Conference.
As for their opponent, the Pelicans head into the game with records of 33-42 ATS and 28-47 SU. Against the Eastern Conference, New Orleans is 28-47 SU and 33-42 ATS.
With the Pelicans’ last win against Brooklyn, their SU record against the Nets moves to 6-4 over the last 10 meetings. At 5-5, they are even ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – NO
Notes
“Brooklyn is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games “.
“Brooklyn is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games “.
“The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn’s last 7 games “.
“Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home”.
“Brooklyn is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games at home”.
“The total has gone OVER in 12 of Brooklyn’s last 15 games at home”.
“Brooklyn is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans”.
“The total has gone OVER in 9 of Brooklyn’s last 10 games when playing New Orleans”.
“Brooklyn is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against New Orleans”.
“Brooklyn is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Orleans”.
Brooklyn ranks 27th in points per game with 98.5, while New Orleans ranks 25th in points allowed with an average of 106.0 given up.
On average, Brooklyn scores 99.0 points per home game (ranked 28th), while New Orleans allows 106.0 points per away game (ranked 22nd).
When giving up fewer than 100 points, the Brooklyn Nets have a 9-7 record. When they don’t reach the century mark, the New Orleans Pelicans have an underachieving record of 1-34.
The Brooklyn Nets have an abysmal 12-48 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The New Orleans Pelicans are 27-13 when they hit triple digits.
The Nets have an offensive rating of 101.5 (ranked 27th). The Pelicans rank 26th for their defensive rating of 107.2.
New Orleans beats Brooklyn in both possessions per game and points per possession. The Pelicans average 99.3 possessions and 1.033 points per possession, while the Nets average 97.1 possessions with 1.015 points per possession.
Brooklyn has an average effective field goal percentage of 49.3%. New Orleans is a losing 19-35 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Brooklyn makes an average of 22.2 assists per game (ranked 16th), while New Orleans makes 21.9 assists per game (ranked 18th).
Brooklyn makes an average of 3.9 blocks per game (ranked 26th). New Orleans ranks higher in blocks with 4.3 (ranked 22nd).
The Brooklyn Nets rank 17th in offensive rebounding, while the New Orleans Pelicans rank 16th in defensive rebounding.
On average, Brooklyn makes 7.6 steals per game. New Orleans is a subpar 14-29 when it gives up at least 7 steals.
