Wizards vs Nets prediction NBA · Saturday, February 7
At a glance
The Brooklyn Nets (13-37) host the Washington Wizards (14-36) on Saturday, February 7 at 3:00 PM ET at Barclays Center in NBA action. Final score: Wizards 113 – Nets 127. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Nets a 65% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Nets are 6-18 at home and the Wizards are 5-19 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 1-9 for the Nets and 4-6 for the Wizards (current streaks: Nets L3, Wizards W1).
The analysis Model
The Nets are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Nets 116 – 111 Wizards, a margin of about 4.7 points in favor of the Nets and a total around 227 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Wizards need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Wizards' offense (111.5 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Nets' defense allows clearly fewer points (114.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
WSHBKN
Top performers
Wizards
Will RileyG · #2727pts / game
Bub CarringtonG · #74assists
Justin ChampagnieF · #99reboundsNets
Michael Porter Jr.F · #1723pts / game
Danny WolfF · #26assists
Day'Ron SharpeC · #209reboundsRecent form
WSHBKNHead-to-head
BKN lead 3-1 this season.
BKN
Team comparison
| WSH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 14-36 | Record | 13-37 |
| 111.5 | Points scored / game | 106.6 |
| 122.2 | Points allowed / game | 114.4 |
| -9.1 | Adjusted margin / game | -6.7 |
| W1 | Current streak | L3 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 1-9 |
| 5-19 road | Home / road record | 6-18 home |
| 18-64 (-12.4) | Last season | 26-56 (-7.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Wizards
Injury report Nets
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.