The New Orleans Pelicans will face off against the Brooklyn Nets in an NBA interconference matchup on Tuesday. New Orleans is 19-14 overall and 11-7 at home, while Brooklyn is 15-18 overall and 6-10 on the road. The teams split their two meetings last season with the home team winning each time.
Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. ET at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The Pelicans are 6-point favorites in the latest Nets vs. Pelicans odds, according to the SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 228.5 points. Before entering any Pelicans vs. Nets picks, you need to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's advanced computer simulation model.
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The model has set its sights on Brooklyn vs. New Orleans. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA odds and betting lines for Nets vs. Pelicans:
- Pelicans vs. Nets spread: Pelicans -6
- Pelicans vs. Nets over/under: 228.5 points
- Pelicans vs. Nets money line: Pelicans: -229, Nets: +188
- BRK: The Nets have won eight of their last nine games against the Pelicans
- NO: The Pelicans are 11-7 against the spread at home this season
- Pelicans vs. Nets picks: See picks at SportsLine
What to know about the Nets
The Nets have dropped three straight games and eight of their last 10 contests to fall below the .500 mark after a solid start to the season. Brooklyn opened 13-10 before its recent 10-game skid as it prepares to play its third contest of a four-game road trip. But recent history would indicate the Pelicans could result in a bounce-back contest for Brooklyn, who has won eight of its last nine contests against New Orleans.
Cameron Thomas is averaging 22.4 points per game with Mikal Bridges adding 21.1 ppg. Bridges has scored at least 19 points in the last four games where he played more than 12 minutes and has been a key asset since being acquired in a package that sent Kevin Durant to the Suns last season. The Nets have scored at least 117 points in four of their last seven games but are allowing 121.1 ppg over that span. Ben Simmons (back) and Lonnie Walker IV (hamstring) remain out for Brooklyn. See which team to pick here.
What to know about the Pelicans
The Pelicans have won two straight games while going 7-3 over their last 10 contests. They are coming off a 129-109 win over the Lakers on Sunday despite LeBron James scoring 34 points in the matchup. This is the final game of a five-game homestand for New Orleans, which is 2-2 over the previous four contests.
Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson are forming one of the best young duos in the NBA. Ingram is averaging 23.3 points and 5.5 assists per game in his eighth NBA season. Williamson, the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, is averaging 22.4 ppg with 6.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per contest after averaging 26 ppg last season. Williamson has scored at least 21 points in four straight games, including 26 points against the Lakers on Sunday. Trey Murphy III (knee) is questionable for Tuesday. See which team to pick here.
How to make Pelicans vs. Nets picks
The model has simulated Nets vs. Pelicans 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it also says one side of the spread has all the value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Nets vs. Pelicans, and which side of the spread is the better value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Pelicans vs. Nets spread you need to jump on Tuesday, all from the model on a 106-59 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, and find out.
