New Orleans Pelicans vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 12/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The New Orleans Pelicans (3-19) are en route to Barclays Center on Saturday where they will take on the Brooklyn Nets (5-16).

The Pelicans faced off with the Timberwolves and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 149-142 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up finishing with 23 and the Timberwolves had 25 personal fouls. They also converted 20 out of their 51 attempts from downtown. Minnesota ended up shooting 86.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of 29 attempts. In addition, Minnesota pulled down 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 1 block. Minnesota distributed 29 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. In the matter of the defense, New Orleans allowed 50.0% from the floor on 52 of 104 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 42 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Pelicans buried 30 of their 35 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. New Orleans ended with a 54.9% FG percentage (50 out of 91) and buried 12 of their 21 shots from distance.

Trey Murphy III is a guy who came through in this contest. Murphy finished the game shooting 52.4% from the field and recorded 4 assists. He played for 41 mins and snagged 15 boards. He ended up with 33 points on 11 out of 21 shooting.

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New Orleans will enter this contest with a mark of 3-19 on the campaign. They are turning it over 15.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 21.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New Orleans is grabbing 42.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 515 assists for the season, which has them ranked 25th in the league in terms of passing. The Pelicans are hitting 35.1% on 3-point shots (253 of 720) and 76.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 112.6 pts per contest (25th in basketball) while shooting 45.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Pelicans are able to force 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They concede 36.5% on shots from downtown while they are 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed (123.3). The Pelicans defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 49.9% (969 of 1,943) and they concede 44.6 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 28th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 630 relinquished this year.

For their last game, the Nets got the victory with a final of 113-103 against the Bulls. The Nets earned 35 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 21 times, while getting 12 steals in this matchup. The Bulls committed 15 fouls for this contest which took the Nets to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. In relation to shots from downtown, Brooklyn made 19 of 46 attempts (41.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Nets finished 38 out of 78 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.7%. The Nets allowed the Bulls to make 38 out of their 90 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.2% in this matchup. They finished shooting 23.3% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 30 and finished the contest at 20 of 25 at the free throw line (80.0%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Brooklyn allowed Chicago to pull down 42 in total (11 offensive).

Michael Porter Jr. ended up being a factor for the Nets for this game. Porter recorded 33 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 5 assists in the game. He buried 10 out of 20 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 10 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 5-16 for the campaign. As an offense, the Nets are hitting on 44.2% from the floor, which ranks them 29th in basketball. Brooklyn has accumulated 2,288 pts on the season (109.0 per game) and they pull down 39.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.0 times per contest (24th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.5 times per game. The Nets have committed 20.8 fouls every game and they hit 78.0% from the charity stripe.

The Brooklyn defense gives up 38.3% on shots from beyond the arc (280 of 731) and opponents are making 77.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 28.3 assists and 44.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 25th and 16th in the NBA. The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 19th in the NBA in points given up per game with 117.7. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.7% from the field (28th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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