Wizards vs Nets Game Breakdown

Get ready for an electrifying clash as the underdog Washington Wizards swoop into the Barclays Center to duel with the Brooklyn Nets in what promises to be a pivotal first-round playoff game. After a series of blowouts in earlier games, tonight’s 08:30 PM showdown is set to dial up the intensity. Both teams are looking to claw their way up the Eastern conference ladder, fresh off thrilling victories. With the betting lines drawing a near-even battle and an over/under that hints at a high-flying scoring affair, fans are in for a treat. As the Wizards try to cast a spell and the Nets aim to weave a winning net, tonight’s game is all set to be a magical display of hoops!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: February 05, 2025 08:30PM EST

Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn

Vegas Odds

	WAS ML	BRO ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-105	-115	217.0	1.0/-1.0
Recent	+110	-130	216.0	2.0/-2.0
Difference	+215	-15	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

11W-50L

47.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

24W-35L

52.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/08/23	Washington Wizards WAS	18	29	24	26	00	97	Over
12/08/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	26	24	40	34	00	124	Over
03/27/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	31	30	31	20	100	122	Over
03/27/24	Washington Wizards WAS	33	21	37	21	70	119	Over
12/29/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	25	28	33	18	00	104	Under
12/29/23	Washington Wizards WAS	25	29	30	26	00	110	Under
11/12/23	Washington Wizards WAS	15	26	31	22	00	94	Under
11/12/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	30	19	29	24	00	102	Under
02/04/23	Washington Wizards WAS	44	29	26	24	00	123	Over
02/04/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	25	30	37	33	00	125	Over
12/12/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	29	33	32	18	00	112	Under
12/12/22	Washington Wizards WAS	25	30	28	17	00	100	Under
11/30/22	Washington Wizards WAS	28	25	24	30	00	107	Over
11/30/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	29	28	23	33	00	113	Over
11/04/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	38	31	27	32	00	128	Under
11/04/22	Washington Wizards WAS	28	29	13	16	00	86	Under
02/10/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	27	32	19	34	00	112	Over
02/10/22	Washington Wizards WAS	24	31	31	27	00	113	Over
01/19/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	33	41	23	22	00	119	Over
01/19/22	Washington Wizards WAS	28	34	24	32	00	118	Over
02/17/22	Washington Wizards WAS	26	29	23	39	00	117	Over
02/17/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	28	23	27	25	00	103	Over
10/25/21	Washington Wizards WAS	20	22	22	26	00	90	Under
10/25/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	38	21	23	22	00	104	Under

Wizards Vs Over/Under

Nets Vs Over/Under

Wizards Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/03	vs CHA	124-114W	54	29	10	99
02/01	vs MIN	105-103W	44	26	16	83
01/30	@ LAL	96-134L	38	18	13	91
01/29	@ TOR	82-106L	43	17	25	72
01/27	vs DAL	108-130L	45	23	11	101
01/23	vs LAC	93-110L	49	24	15	94
01/21	vs LAL	88-111L	46	25	11	95
01/19	vs SAC	100-123L	46	19	16	89
01/18	vs GSW	114-122L	44	24	13	86
01/16	@ PHX	123-130L	45	28	13	92

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/04	@ HOU	99-97W	39	26	13	82
02/01	vs HOU	110-98W	46	24	10	87
01/29	vs CHA	104-83W	40	27	8	80
01/27	@ SAC	96-110L	39	19	14	82
01/22	@ PHX	84-108L	52	16	16	91
01/21	@ NYK	95-99L	47	21	16	86
01/19	vs OKL	101-127L	41	25	13	87
01/17	vs LAL	101-102L	45	28	17	82
01/15	vs LAC	67-126L	39	15	20	83
01/14	vs POR	132-114W	44	36	11	90

Starting Lineups

Washington Wizards	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Bilal Coulibaly SG	28.0	27.4	26.9	100%	27.3
Kyshawn George SF	19.0	16.6	16.8	30%	18.3
Kyle Kuzma PF	38.0	29.6	26.9	93%	27.9
Jordan Poole PG	38.0	25.2	34.8	100%	35.1
Jonas Valanciunas C	37.0	23.9	25.5	30%	31.9

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Nic Claxton C	32.0	28.0	25.8	93%	26.3
Keon Johnson SG	28.0	31.8	22.5	83%	23.9
D’Angelo Russell PG	35.0	33.4	27.6	33%	29.6
Ziaire Williams PF	27.0	24.1	21.2	60%	25.1
Jalen Wilson SF	26.0	21.6	17.7	43%	19.8

Wizards Notable Injuries

Alexandre Sarr (PF/C): Avg: 11.1pts, 6.5reb, 2.2ast, 26.7 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 4.3
Jared Butler (PG): Avg: 6.2pts, 1.4reb, 2.9ast, 12.8 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 2.5
Patrick Baldwin Jr. (PF): Avg: 3.4pts, 2.4reb, 0.6ast, 9.8 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 0.7
Johnny Davis (PG/SF): Avg: 2.7pts, 1.3reb, 0.5ast, 10.2 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 0.6
Anthony Gill (PF/C): Avg: 2.9pts, 1.4reb, 0.4ast, 7.7 minutes. Last game: 02/01/25. Impact: 0.2

Nets Notable Injuries

Cameron Johnson (SF/PF): Avg: 15.4pts, 4.3reb, 2.5ast, 29.2 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 5.2
Noah Clowney (PF/C): Avg: 7.7pts, 3.8reb, 0.8ast, 19.7 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 3.2
Dariq Whitehead (SG/SF): Avg: 4.3pts, 1.0reb, 0.4ast, 8.7 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 1.4

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jonas Valanciunas	WAS	Pts	11.5	15.7	+4.2	40%	40%	40%	40%	BRO	-1.0	#15
Kyle Kuzma	WAS	Pts	16.5	20.7	+4.2	60%	40%	33%	33%	BRO	-1.2	#8
Jalen Wilson	BRO	Reb	3.5	5.6	+2.1	40%	50%	47%	47%	WAS	+0.5	#25
Nic Claxton	BRO	Reb	8.5	9.5	+1.0	20%	30%	27%	27%	WAS	+3.3	#30

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Wizards Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#27	#17	#24	#22	6.1%
PF	#29	#30	#7	#29	12.3%
PG	#14	#25	#27	#28	6.5%
SF	#15	#25	#29	#28	7.8%
SG	#28	#30	#25	#30	9.2%

Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#15	#11	#18	#16	-0.1%
PF	#8	#25	#14	#12	-1.6%
PG	#4	#11	#21	#2	-7.3%
SF	#25	#8	#13	#21	3.3%
SG	#11	#1	#17	#8	-2.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

108.1

102.0

Rebounds per Game

45.4

43.0

Assists per Game

25.0

24.0

Steals per Game

7.5

7.7

Blocks per Game

5.0

4.3

Shots per Game

90.9

86.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.5

12.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

50.8

51.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.7

32.2

Turnovers per Game

15.5

14.5

Fouls per Game

20.0

19.0

Recent Trends

Carlton Carrington (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.1% to 16.2, 26.1 min average previous 3 games.
Richaun Holmes (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 58.7% to 17.2, 10.8 min average previous 3 games.
De’Anthony Melton (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.1% to 23.7, 16.7 min average previous 3 games.
Trendon Watford (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 39.1% to 17.4, 12.5 min average previous 3 games.
Ziaire Williams (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 41.3% to 33.2, 23.5 min average previous 3 games.