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2022 NBA Handicapping
(27-16) Brooklyn Nets vs. Washington Wizards (23-21)
Date: Wednesday, January 19th
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
NBA Moneyline Odds: Nets +116 | Wizards -124 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Wizards -2
NBA Betting Total: 230.5
Wednesday, January 19th, finds the Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards playing for the second and final time this season. Brooklyn won the initial meeting on October 24th, 104-90.
Both teams played on Monday with the Nets losing 107-114 to the Cavaliers while the Wizards beat the 76ers 117-98. All-time the Wizards have the advantage of winning 105 of 196 matches. Last season the Wizards won two of the three contests versus the Nets.
Brooklyn Nets
It’s a double-edged sword for the Nets who learned there was no structural damage or severe injury to Kevin Durant’s knee but at the same time, he’ll be forced to miss between four and weeks to recover from the MCL strain.
That means once again the Nets Big 3 will have to wait to link together a series of games. Halfway into this season, all three have played in the same game just twice.
If Durant misses a month a return date of Valentine’s Day would be on tap or if he’s out the full six weeks, February 26th (the week after All-Star break) would mark his return.
In that regard, the timing of KD’s injury is arguably a bit of a lucky break. Brooklyn will play the heaviest road schedule of their season over the next four weeks with 11 of 15 contests away from Barclays. To put that in perspective, in the final 22 games the Nets will play 10 road games.
The next 11 games feature eight teams seeded eighth or higher with six of those contests on the road which puts even more pressure on Kyrie Irving to integrate quickly and make a difference.
His ability to do so could impact the Nets’ seeding and emotional health of the roster something the team won’t worry about with Durant as he’s the one player on the team who can easily transition back into the rotation with an immediate positive impact.
DeAndre Bembry (back) and James Johnson (illness) are questionable, while Nic Claxton (hamstring) and Paul Millsap (personal) were downgraded to out on Wednesday. Durant (knee) will miss up to six weeks while Joe Harris (ankle) is out indefinitely.
Washington Wizards
It’s been a while since the Wizards had a winning streak – November to be exact. So collecting three in a row even if the opposition was the Magic (twice) and the Thunder was a very welcome occurrence.
They lost to the undermanned Blazers on Saturday highlighting the fact Washington is still in search of consistency although they got an important win Monday versus the 76ers.
That the Wizards won two of those matches with Bradley Beal sidelined also points to the curiosity of Washington seemingly playing better without their star. Without Beal, they possess a 6-3 record or 66.6 win percentage versus 17-18 or 48.5 winning percentage with him.
At season start the Wizards’ advantage was their depth which also got a shot in the arm recently with the return of Rui Hachimura and Thomas Bryant. Now the goal will be integrating everyone and building their consistency with Beal in the lineup.
The good news is the Wizards are now fully healthy with no one on the injured reserve list.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Wizards are 6-4 in the last 10 head to head
- The Wizards are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 meetings.
- Over Under is 4-6 in the teams last 10 head to head matchups
Free Brooklyn Nets vs. Washington Wizards NBA Prediction:
Theoretically, the Nets should be favored with the two best players on the court. The problem, however, is they have no depth and are missing their best player plus a number of their core contributors.
Conversely, the Wizards’ best asset is their depth and they’ve got everyone back now so even if Irving and Harden outperform the Wizards’ starters they won’t be able to match Washington’s reserves.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Wizards -2
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