The New Orleans Pelicans (3-20) will attempt to end a five-game road slide when taking on the Brooklyn Nets (5-17) on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Barclays Center, airing at 5 p.m. ET on YES, Gulf Coast Sports, and Pelicans+.
The Nets head into their game as a 2.5-point favorite against the Pelicans. The point total for the game is set at 226.5.
Nets vs. Pelicans betting odds
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Spread: Brooklyn -2.5Total: 226.5Moneyline: Brooklyn -157, New Orleans +132
Pelicans at Nets odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Nets (- 2.5)Pick OU:
Over (226.5)Prediction:
Nets 117 – Pelicans 114MoneylineThis is the first game this season the Nets are listed as the moneyline favorite.Brooklyn has not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -157 or shorter.The Nets have a 61.1% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.This season, the Pelicans have won two out of the 22 games, or 9.1%, in which they’ve been the underdog.This season, New Orleans has won two of its 22 games, or 9.1%, when it is the underdog by at least +132 on the moneyline.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 43.1% chance of a victory for the Pelicans.Against the spreadThe Nets put up 109 points per game, 14.4 fewer points than the 123.4 the Pelicans give up.When Brooklyn puts up more than 123.4 points, it is 2-0 against the spread and 1-1 overall.New Orleans has put together a 5-2 ATS record and a 1-6 overall record in games it scores more than 118 points.Brooklyn’s record is 6-0 against the spread and 5-1 overall when it allows fewer than 112.7 points.The Nets are the league’s lowest-scoring team (109 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the rank 28th in points per game (123.4) in NBA play.The 24th-ranked scoring NBA team (112.7 PPG) is New Orleans, while the Brooklyn squad ranks 22nd in the league defensively (118 PPG).The Nets have been out-scored by 197 points this season (nine points per game on average), and opponents of the Pelicans have out-scored them by 245 more points on the year (10.7 per game).Over/UnderBrooklyn’s average implied point total this season is four more points than its implied total in Saturday’s game (119 implied points on average compared to 115 implied points in this game).So far this season, Brooklyn has put up more than 115 points in a game four times.New Orleans’ average implied point total on the year (120.1 points) is 8.1 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (112 points).How to watch Nets vs. PelicansGame day: Saturday, December 6, 2025Game time: 5 p.m. ETLocation: Brooklyn, New YorkArena: Barclays CenterTV channel: CBS (WAFB-Baton Rouge, LA)Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo