Brooklyn Nets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/11/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Brooklyn Nets (2-8) are traveling to Smoothie King Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the New Orleans Pelicans (4-7).

The Nets stepped onto the hardwood against the Mavericks and took a loss by a score of 130-93 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Nets finished with 27 while the Mavericks accumulated 25 personal fouls. They also made 14 of 35 tries from distance. Dallas finished the contest at 90.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 22 attempts. In addition, Dallas snagged 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Dallas recorded 31 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. With regard to defending, Brooklyn let their opponent shoot 57.1% from the field on 48 out of 84 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes for the game while forcing 21 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 30 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Nets converted 20 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Brooklyn finished the contest having earned a 38.8% FG percentage (31 of 80) and knocked down 11 of their 39 shots from distance.

Day'Ron Sharpe is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. Sharpe finished the contest at 40.0% from the field and also earned 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 20 mins and also snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 6 points on 2 out of 5 shooting.

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Brooklyn enters this matchup with a mark of 2-8 so far this year. They are averaging 106.7 points per outing (28th in the NBA) while shooting 43.0% from the floor. The Nets are shooting 34.4% on shots from downtown (138 of 401) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Brooklyn is grabbing 42.6 boards per game and has accumulated 234 assists this season, which has them ranked 28th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 18.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 26.4 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Nets are forcing 16.6 turnovers per game while drawing 24.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.8% on three-point shots and they rank 20th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (115.7). The Nets defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.4% (395 of 851) and they surrender 42.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 18th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 274 conceded for the campaign.

In their last game, the Pelicans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 138-87 against the Warriors. The Pelicans were able to pull down 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 2 steals in the game. The Warriors were called for 18 fouls for this game which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of them for a percentage of 87.5%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, New Orleans buried 8 of their 28 tries (28.6%). In all, the Pelicans went 29 out of 80 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.3%. The Pelicans allowed the Warriors to knock down 50 of 91 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.9% for this game. They finished the game shooting 47.7% from three-point range by connecting on 21 out of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 19 at the free throw line (89.5%). When it comes to rebounds, New Orleans permitted Golden State to snag 50 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Derik Queen ended up being a factor for the Pelicans in this contest. Queen earned 16 points in his 21 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He converted 4 out of 8 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

New Orleans has a mark of 4-7 so far this season. The Pelicans are committing 23.5 fouls every game and they hit 83.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.7 times per contest (24th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.5 times per game. New Orleans has scored 1,292 pts this season (117.5 per game) and they pull in 42.4 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pelicans are hitting on 47.5% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in the league.

The New Orleans defense allows 33.9% on 3-point shots (147 of 434) and opponents are connecting on 78.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 28.6 assists and 44.3 total boards per game, which ranks them 26th and 17th in the NBA. The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 28th in basketball in PPG given up with 122.4. They are forcing their opponents into 16.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.6% from the floor (26th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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