Brooklyn Nets versus Charlotte Bobcats Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Lines Odds Preview 4-6-2013
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The 18-58 Charlotte Bobcats will travel on a back to back as they face the 43-32 Brooklyn Nets in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Brooklyn is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the home team Brooklyn Nets favored by -14 ½ points with an over under line of 196 ½ points. There has been no line movement since the odds were released a few hours ago.

The teams have met twice this season with Brooklyn winning and covering the spread in both games. Each game played under the total.

Charlotte has a road record of 6-32 on the season. The team loses their fourth game in five tries after an 89-79 home defeat on Friday night to the Miami Heat as a +3 ½ point underdog. The game finished under 191 ½ points. The Bobcats were held to just 34 second half points in defeat. They shoot a miserable 31.8% from the floor and 3 of 16 from three point distance. Charlotte allowed 44.9% shooting to the Heat and because of poor shooting the Bobcats could not capitalize on 21 Miami turnovers. Michael Kidd Gilchrist led Charlotte with 18 points and 14 rebounds as he made 7 of his 17 shots. The Bobcats are poor in every significant offensive and defensive category this season. They are the worst shooting team in basketball by a making 42.1% from the field. The Bobcats rank 29th and second to last in the NBA in scoring defense, field goal and three point defending.

The Nets are 22-15 when playing at home on the current campaign. They lose for the third time in four games after a 92-90 home defeat on Thursday to the Chicago Bulls as a -5 ½ point betting favorite. The game landed under 188 ½ points. Brooklyn fails to hold a 26-13 lead after one quarter. They shoot 44.3% from the floor along with 5 of 13 three pointers. The Nets allowed Chicago 46.3% shooting and Brooklyn got crushed on the glass by the Bulls by a 46-30 margin. Deron Williams led the Nets with 30 points and ten assists as he made 9 of his 16 shots. It was a tough spot for Brooklyn playing on a back to back after concluding a long eight game road trip against a rested opponent. The Nets rank fifth in the NBA in scoring defense as they allow opponents 95 points a game on the season. In the playoff race Brooklyn holds a 1 ½ game lead over the fifth seeded Chicago Bulls with just seven games remaining.
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