Wizards vs Nets prediction NBA · Sunday, April 5
At a glance
The Brooklyn Nets (18-59) host the Washington Wizards (17-60) on Sunday, April 5 at 3:30 PM ET at Barclays Center in NBA action. Final score: Wizards 115 – Nets 121. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Nets a 68% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Nets are 10-28 at home and the Wizards are 6-33 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 1-9 for the Nets and 1-9 for the Wizards (current streaks: Nets L2, Wizards L5).
The analysis Model
The Nets are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Nets 117 – 111 Wizards, a margin of about 5.9 points in favor of the Nets and a total around 227 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Wizards played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Wizards need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Wizards' offense (112.3 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Nets' defense allows clearly fewer points (115.3 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
WSHBKN
Top performers
Wizards
Will RileyG · #2730pts / gameWill RileyG · #276assists
Julian ReeseF · #1316reboundsNets
Nolan TraoreG · #1023pts / gameNolan TraoreG · #107assistsRecent form
WSHBKNHead-to-head
BKN lead 3-1 this season.
BKN
Team comparison
| WSH | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 17-60 | Record | 18-59 |
| 112.3 | Points scored / game | 105.9 |
| 124.1 | Points allowed / game | 115.3 |
| -10.0 | Adjusted margin / game | -8.0 |
| L5 | Current streak | L2 |
| 1-9 | Last 10 games | 1-9 |
| 6-33 road | Home / road record | 10-28 home |
| 18-64 (-12.4) | Last season | 26-56 (-7.1) |
| Yes | 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.