The Brooklyn Nets will travel to Washington, District of Columbia to face the Washington Wizards at the Capital One Arena on Friday evening with tip-off scheduled for 7:00 PM ET and will air on the YES Network.

Brooklyn enters this game in 9^th place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 15-16 and saw their two-game winning streak come to an end on Wednesday with a 122-144 loss at home against the Milwaukee Bucks. Brooklyn has been a slightly below-average team defensively this season as they enter this game allowing an average of 116.32 points per game which is more than the league average of 114.08 points per game, however, they have been an above-average scoring team as they enter this game averaging 116.23 points per game. Mikal Bridges has been the best player on the team this season as he leads the team in scoring and is 2^nd on the team in assists with 655 points and 163 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets will look to bounce back following the loss on Wednesday at home against the Bucks when they travel to face the Washington Wizards.

The Washington Wizards have been one of the worst teams in the league this season as they enter this game with the 3^rd worst record in the NBA and the 2^nd worst record in the Eastern Conference at 5-25 and have only won two games in December while on a three-game losing streak including a 102-132 loss at home against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Washington has been the worst defensive team in the league this season as they are allowing an average of 126.77 points per game which is more than a point more than the 2^nd worst defensive team this season, however, they have been an above-average scoring team as they are averaging 116.6 points per game. Kyle Kuzma wouldn’t be the best player on a lot of teams, however, he is the best player for the Wizards as he leads the team in scoring and is 2^nd on the team in rebounds and assists with an average of 22.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game. The Washington Wizards will look to end their three-game losing streak when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday evening.

BookMaker has the Brooklyn Nets listed as 6.5-point favorites on the road against the Washington Wizards on Friday evening. Brooklyn has won eight of the last ten including the previous six meetings while going 8-1-1 ATS in the last ten and covering the spread in six straight games in the series. The Brooklyn Nets are 18-12-1 ATS overall, 7-7 ATS on the road, and 9-3 ATS as a favorite this season while the Washington Wizards are 14-16 ATS overall, 3-9 ATS at home, and 13-15 ATS as an underdog on the year.

Brooklyn has dominated the last six games in the series, winning all six matchups while also going 6-0 ATS in those contests. The Nets have also been one of the best teams at covering the spread as a favorite as they are 9-3 ATS as a favorite this season while the Wizards have struggled to cover the spread at home with a record of 3-9 ATS at home. As a result, I am buying the .5 point and laying the points with the Brooklyn Nets when they travel to face the Washington Wizards on Friday evening.