San Antonio Spurs vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 12/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Friday, December 27, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The San Antonio Spurs (15-13) are traveling to Barclays Center on Friday where they will take on the Brooklyn Nets (11-17).

The Spurs faced the Trail Blazers and took home the win by a score of 114-94 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Spurs left the arena with 12 while the Trail Blazers accounted for 15 fouls. They also converted 12 out of their 43 shots from downtown. Portland went 66.7% at the free throw line by burying 6 of 9 attempts. Furthermore, Portland totaled 44 boards (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 13 blocks. Portland doled out 21 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. In the matter of defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to shoot 39.6% from the field on 38 of 96 shooting. They also distributed 33 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they compiled 49 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Spurs converted 16 of their 18 tries for a rate of 88.9%. San Antonio ended having earned a 47.3% FG percentage (44 out of 93) and made 10 of their 36 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Victor Wembanyama is a guy who played a role for this contest. He had 30 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 30 mins and also collected 7 boards. Wembanyama shot 50.0% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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San Antonio comes into this contest with a record of 15-13 so far this season. They turn the ball over 14.9 times per game and as a team they commit 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Antonio is collecting 44.9 rebounds per game and has earned 801 assists for the campaign, which ranks 8th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Spurs are connecting on 34.6% on 3-pointers (385 of 1,112) and 79.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 111.8 points per outing (17th in basketball) while connecting on 45.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Spurs are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They give up 35.8% on 3-pointers while they are 14th in the league in PPG from their opponents (112.7). The Spurs are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (1,183 of 2,554) and they surrender 44.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 13th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 720 relinquished so far this year.

For their last game, the Nets took a loss by a final score of 105-94 when they faced the Jazz. Concerning rebounding, Brooklyn allowed Utah to snag 45 in total (10 on the offensive side). They went 34.1% from three-point range by hitting 14 of 41 and finished the game at 9 out of 17 at the charity stripe (52.9%). The Nets allowed the Jazz to knock down 41 of 86 attempts from the field which had them shooting 47.7% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Nets walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 94 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.4%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Brooklyn made 7 of their 40 attempts (17.5%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throws for a clip of 91.7%. The Jazz committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They also turned it over 19 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Nets were able to collect 34 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 in this game.

Cameron Johnson was important for the Nets in this game. Johnson tallied 18 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists for the game. He knocked down 7 out of 15 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and added 3 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a record of 11-17 on the year. The Nets commit 22.3 fouls per contest while shooting 81.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.6 times per game (18th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per game. Brooklyn has scored 3,057 pts for the campaign (109.2 per game) and they pull in 39.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Nets are shooting 45.6% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in the league.

The Brooklyn defense gives up 37.3% on shots from distance (378 of 1,014) and opponents are making 77.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 27.0 assists and 42.5 rebounds every game, which ranks them 21st and 5th in the league. The Nets defensively are ranked 19th in the NBA in points given up per game with 114.1. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.7% from the floor (30th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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