Nets vs Pelicans prediction NBA · Wednesday, January 14
At a glance
The New Orleans Pelicans (9-33) host the Brooklyn Nets (11-26) on Wednesday, January 14 at 8:00 PM ET at Smoothie King Center in NBA action. Final score: Nets 113 – Pelicans 116. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Nets a 54% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Pelicans are 6-18 at home and the Nets are 6-11 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 1-9 for the Pelicans and 3-7 for the Nets (current streaks: Pelicans L2, Nets L4).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Pelicans 113 – 114 Nets, a margin of about 1.3 points in favor of the Nets and a total around 227 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Pelicans played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Pelicans need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Pelicans' offense (113.8 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Nets' defense allows clearly fewer points (113.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BKNNO
Top performers
Nets
Michael Porter Jr.F · #1720pts / game
Noah ClowneyF · #216assists
Day'Ron SharpeC · #209reboundsPelicans
Trey Murphy IIIF · #2534pts / gameTrey Murphy IIIF · #255assists
Yves MissiC · #2112reboundsRecent form
BKNNO
NO
Team comparison
| BKN | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 11-26 | Record | 9-33 |
| 107.8 | Points scored / game | 113.8 |
| 113.4 | Points allowed / game | 121.7 |
| -4.8 | Adjusted margin / game | -6.7 |
| L4 | Current streak | L2 |
| 3-7 | Last 10 games | 1-9 |
| 6-11 road | Home / road record | 6-18 home |
| 26-56 (-7.1) | Last season | 21-61 (-9.4) |
| No | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Nets
Injury report Pelicans
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.