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The NBA welcomes a new week with a set of interesting games, one of them being this clash between Nets vs Wizards, two teams that arrive to this encounter while going through very different paths.
This will be the third meeting of the season between these two teams. The Nets have been the ones to come out on top in the first two meetings, one of those times including a 128-86 victory in this venue.
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Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Nets vs Wizards NBA Regular Season Game on December 12, 2022
- Where: Capital One Arena, Washington D.C.
- When: Monday, December 12, 2022, 7:00 PM E.T.
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Betting on the Brooklyn Nets
The Nets are starting to bounce back on their feet, and to show a little bit more of the starring role they were expected to play in the Eastern Conference. They arrive to this game on a positive stretch that has seen them win six of their last seven games, moving them up to fourth place in the standings in the East.
Even with recent standout performances from Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, the Nets still boast an average of 112.5 points scored per game, however, this is expected to slowly increase, something that would be of great value to them if they can maintain the performance of a defense averaging 111.3 points allowed per game..
To really get their footing, New York also needs to improve their performance away from home, where they have a 6-7 record, after coming bounding back up to record a big 136-133 win over the Indiana Pacers, even without their two main stars, Durant and Irving.
Betting on the Washington Wizards
Unlike the Nets, the Wizards are still in free fall and they do not seem to be close to bouncing back up anytime soon. They arrive to this game with only one win in their last nine games, a performance that may have been caused by the constant physical discomfort of their best scorer, Bradley Beal.
Beal leads the Wizards in points with 22.9, and in assists per game with 5.4, so his absence has been painful to an offense that is averaging just 111.6 scored points per game.This is not enough support for a defense that has not been the most solid of all, averaging 110.5 points allowed per game.
This offensive absence was evident in their most recent presentation, where they were at home but were defeated 114-107 against Los Angeles Clippers.Kyle Kuzma and Kristaps Porzingis were once again the team’s top scorers, scoring 35 and 30 points respectively, while Jordan Goodwin contributed another 17 points, while the bench could only score 7 points.
JefeBet Prediction
Although the Nets’ offensive average is not the best, they have been doing much better recently. Durant and Irving have been playing better and better, and Ben Simmons is back and expected to continue contributing with continuity. The Nets should have no major difficulties against an unreliable home defense.
In addition, the Nets have also been strong on their side of the court, and they will not make things easy for the Wizards a team who has Kyle Kuzma and Kristaps Porzingis trying to fill in for Beal. They are not enough to guide the team to good results.
Therefore, although they will be visitors, this time we expect the Nets to keep going upwards, dominate the opponent with their defense, and manage to get a comfortable victory thanks to an offense led by Irving and Durant.
Prediction: Brooklyn Nets Spread.
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