Pelicans vs Nets prediction NBA · Saturday, December 6
At a glance
The Brooklyn Nets (5-17) host the New Orleans Pelicans (3-20) on Saturday, December 6 at 5:00 PM ET at Barclays Center in NBA action. Final score: Pelicans 101 – Nets 119. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Nets a 62% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Nets are 1-10 at home and the Pelicans are 1-9 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Nets and 1-9 for the Pelicans (current streaks: Nets L1, Pelicans L5).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Nets, but the Pelicans have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Nets 116 – 112 Pelicans, a margin of about 3.9 points in favor of the Nets and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Pelicans need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Pelicans' offense (111.7 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Nets' defense allows clearly fewer points (115.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
NOBKN
Top performers
Pelicans
Trey Murphy IIIF · #2523pts / game
Jose AlvaradoG · #56assists
Derik QueenC · #229reboundsNets
Michael Porter Jr.F · #1735pts / game
Nic ClaxtonC · #910assistsNic ClaxtonC · #911reboundsRecent form
NOBKN
NO
Team comparison
| NO | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-20 | Record | 5-17 |
| 111.7 | Points scored / game | 107.6 |
| 122.0 | Points allowed / game | 115.9 |
| -8.7 | Adjusted margin / game | -7.1 |
| L5 | Current streak | L1 |
| 1-9 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 1-9 road | Home / road record | 1-10 home |
| 21-61 (-9.4) | Last season | 26-56 (-7.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Pelicans
Injury report Nets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.