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The Brooklyn Nets (23-49) have struggled mightily coming out of the All-Star Break as they have won just three of their 18 games played since then with some disappointing finishes in between. Brooklyn looks to turn things around on Wednesday with the Toronto Raptors (25-47) coming to town and if you're wondering how you can watch all the action live, you've come to the right place!
The Nets come into this game following a 120-101 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday in which Brooklyn was unable to keep up with Anthony Davis and company from the beginning as they trailed by 15 points heading into the second quarter. Center Nic Claxton had one of his better games of the season with 19 points, seven rebounds, and three assists while Cam Johnson had 17 points and eight assists.
The Raptors enter this matchup after a 112-104 win at the Washington Wizards on Monday in which a game between two rebuilding teams came down to the wire thanks to some solid performances from players on both sides. For Toronto, Jakob Poeltl had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks while Immanuel Quickley had 21 points, four rebounds, and seven assists.
The Lines, Courtesy Of BetMGM
- Point-spread: Nets (-2.5)
- Money-line: Nets (-140)
- Over/Under: 214.5
Notable Injuries
Nets: OUT: Cam Johnson (rest), De'Anthony Melton (knee), Day'Ron Sharpe (knee), Cam Thomas (hamstring), Reece Beekman (G League), Tyson Etienne (G League), and Tosan Evbuomwan (G League).
Raptors: OUT: Chris Boucher (illness), Ulrich Chomche (knee), Gradey Dick (knee), Brandon Ingram (ankle), Jakob Poeltl (rest), Immanuel Quickley (rest), and Jared Rhoden (G League).
Advice and Prediction
The Nets have not been playing their best basketball coming out of the All-Star Break as their hopes of getting into the Eastern Conference play-in tournament are now all, but gone. What makes this matchup interesting is that Brooklyn will be playing against a Raptors team that is trying to improve its position in the Lottery so time will tell what either team does in terms of rotations in the second half.
Toronto has been one of the teams that have been perceived to go about their rebuilding process in a less-than-honorable way, but at the end of the day, the Raptors will be hoping for another high draft pick in the hopes of seeing their first playoff appearance in awhile next season. RJ Barrett has been a steady presence for Toronto this season as he leads the team in scoring with 21.4 points per game.
The Nets and Raptors rank in the bottom half of the NBA in offensive rating and defensive rating, but this game could be determined by the pace that the contest is played at. Brooklyn plays at one of the slowest paces in the league while Toronto is more middle-of-the-pack so as usual, the Nets will be looking to limit the fastbreak points given up to the Raptors.
Prediction: Nets 110, Raptors 105
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets vs. Raptors betting preview: Prediction, point spread, odds
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