NBA Picks and Betting Tips: Golden State Warriors vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 26th November
NLB Staff
24.11.2024 12:35
Golden State vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction
Heading into this game, the Golden State Warriors continue to be one of the most complete squads leaguewide as they play a Brooklyn squad that has been on a pretty solid trend recently. With this Warriors squad entering having won 112-108 against New Orleans, their opponents in Brooklyn took a tough 15-point defeat against Philadelphia. This matchup will occur on November 26th at 8:30 a.m. IST in Chase Center. Underneath are our key betting tips, player props, vital injuries, and head-to-head trends to create a potential outcome.
Golden State vs Brooklyn Nets Key Betting Tips & Predictions
1. Golden State Warriors vs Brooklyn Nets Moneyline Pick
As Golden State has a -333 moneyline pick in this game, it should be taken due to their much higher chance of dominating. Having a backcourt with Stephen Curry and Buddy Hield should help them outscore one that is led by Dennis Schroeder with Cam Thomas. Seeing that Andrew Wiggins has a great size advantage against Cameron Johnson that should make the more favorable three and defensive guy plus rebounder, Golden State’s frontcourt should control this game as well. Knowing that Trayce Jackson-Davis and Kevon Looney can score inside, while Draymond Green will win the passing plus rebounding battles, this Warriors -333 money line pick will be their 3rd straight victory against Brooklyn.
2. Golden State Warriors vs Brooklyn Nets Point Spread Pick
Looking at the Golden State -9.5 spread, it looks like a great choice due to their advantage as a two-way squad. With Stephen Curry playing point guard again, he should continue attacking the basket at his own will from deep or by creating easy layups. Being one of the most creative players of all time, he will easily handle a much less-efficient Dennis Schroeder with his elite passing skills as well. Although Schroeder should give the Nets some points, Stephen Curry’s defense will be a key factor in locking him down. As the Nets do have an advantage with Cameron Thomas going up against Buddy Hield, he should continue to be one of the best scorers from all parts of the court. Even though many people think he should easily dominate this matchup due to Hield’s not-so-great defense, the ability of his three-point shooting will keep it tightly contested. Knowing that Cameron Johnson is a smaller player than Andrew Wiggins, it should help Golden State win both the rebounding and scoring battle here. As Wiggins provides the length to shoot over defenders like Johnson, he can also force them into a lot of bad shots by creating traps or block opportunities. Having Draymond Green’s physicality inside against Dorian Finney-Smith should help the 4-time champion dominate every facet of the game with extra muscle on him as well. Knowing that the Warriors should win the rebounding advantage inside as well with Trayce Jackson-Davis plus Kevon Looney being longer than Nic Claxton, they should end up having better opportunities to finish as well. All in all, the Warriors should easily win their -9.5 spread.
3. Golden State Warriors vs Brooklyn Nets Over/Under Pick (Total Points)
With the over/under in this game being at 221.5 points, it will be a solid scoring game as both teams possess a pretty strong arsenal. Seeing that Brooklyn is led by a good finisher at point guard, they will continue having an elite all-around scorer in their shooting guard position this game. As their small forward continues being one of the better three-point shooters, this Nets squad has one of the best centers for put-backs in NBA play. Having some vital, young pieces off their bench, this squad plays one of the best deep-shooting backcourts in Golden State. With both guards being efficient from the outside, their small forward can score from outside or inside, while Golden State’s backup center continues providing points in quick minutes as well. Seeing that they have key bench pieces as well, this score should be somewhere around their 244 points from two games ago.
Golden State Warriors vs Brooklyn Nets Top Player Props
Stephen Curry over 27.5 points at 1.80: As the elite Warriors guard continues to be one of the best scorers in NBA play, his ability to knockdown shots plus drive-in has been unstoppable. Going up against Dennis Schoreder’s regressed defense, he should have another offensive explosion with multiple threes. Seeing that, Stephen Curry should hit the over in this matchup given that he averages 22.7 points a night.
Cam Thomas over 23.5 points at 1.85: Seeing that the Nets guard has become one of the league’s most potent shot-creators, his ability to create with and without dribblers is top-notch. As the Nets guard will go up against a weaker defender in Buddy Hield, a lot of his greatness to find the basket will continue. Knowing he averages 24.2 points a night, Thomas should go over his season average in this game.
Golden State Warriors vs Brooklyn Nets Injury News & Impact
Golden State Warriors Injuries: As the Golden State Warriors' only injury is De’Anthony Melton’s Torn ACL, 10.3 points, they should be able to continue running similar successful systems under head coach Steve Kerr.
Brooklyn Nets Injuries: Although Bojan Bogdanovic, 15.2 points last year, and Day’ron Sharpe haven’t played the whole season, Brooklyn has been able to run lineups with their younger pieces as a rebuilding team.
Golden State vs Brooklyn Nets Head-to-Head Trends
With the Warriors having won two straight matchups against this Nets squad, they will try to expand on this streak as a much stronger squad. As they have scored over 100 points in 7 straight games against Brooklyn, Golden State will look to put up a lot of buckets in this matchup as well. Seeing that this Warriors squad is 4-2 against the spread vs Brooklyn over their last 6 matchups and averaged 116.5 points in two previous ones, they should look to bolster these numbers even more.
Betting Insights & Public Trends
Looking at the current betting insights and public trends, Golden State is backed by 81.1% of bettors to beat Brooklyn.
Golden State vs Brooklyn Nets Final Prediction
As the Golden State Warriors enter this game on a pretty hot streak with their squad playing at top levels on both ends, they should continue dominating in this matchup. Going up against a Nets team that seems to be taking for the first pick, this Golden State squad should be led by Stephen at point guard. His ability to create from great ball-handling skills and knockdown perimeter shots has been impossible to defend this season. Being a great passer who has done a lot of dime-dropping this season as well, he goes up against a solid point guard in Dennis Schroeder. Although the Nets PG has shown prowess as a finisher inside through dribbles and can add assists, his game will be slowed by Steph Curry’s prowess as a pick-pocketer. Someone who can create a lot of deflections and lose balls, he continues to use his length as a size advantage for more transition. Being that he will have a similar ability to do that in this game, Brooklyn will have to rely on their only advantage of the night in Cam Thomas. Knowing that Thomas has been one of the most efficient finishers and should carry Brooklyn’s load again, he will be against an elite three-point shooter in Buddy Hield. Although the Warriors SG will allow a lot of points due to his lack of presence on the defensive end, he should fire back off screens and when open against a less-efficient defender in Cam Thomas. With this being true and Hield having a little more size advantage for a small rebounds advantage, he will keep his matchup against the Nets star much closer than many expect.
Seeing that Cameron Johnson will lead this Nets squad as a small forward, his ability to shoot from deep will be limited by Andrew Wiggins's length. As the Warriors star has been able to use his size advantage for blocks, he should be able to prevent Johnson from running inside the paint as well. In a matchup where he should gain a massive rebounding positive too, this should lead to a lot of help for Draymond Green to play the other forward position with ease. Seeing that Green gets to go up against a weaker offensive player in Dorian Finney-Smith, his strength will play a huge factor in limiting the Nets forwards mid-range game. Knowing that Smith is also known as someone who can get boards, Draymond Green will continue stepping in front of him and using high force to win a lot more over him. With Trayce Jackson-Davis and Kevon Looney continuing to complement each other’s games at a top level, they should easily handle Nic Claxton in every statistical category. As Golden State will have pieces like Moses Moody and Bradin Pozdiemski come off the bench, Brooklyn can only keep it competitive if Jalen Wilson or Noah Clowney have an offensive explosion.
Our prediction: Golden State Warriors win and cover their -9 spread, while the score goes over 221.5 points
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