
Brooklyn Nets
The Nets were underdogs in 75 of their 82 games in 2025-26, and only the Washington Wizards carried that tag more often. Our Nets predictions for the games ahead are above; what those plus prices actually paid is below.
Seventy-five times the underdog
Brooklyn finished 20-62 and was priced as the underdog in 75 of those games; only the Washington Wizards, at 77, were underdogs more often. The Nets won 14 of the 75 and covered 31, 41.3%. Only Washington covered at a lower rate when getting points.
Were all those points worth taking? Not across the season: Brooklyn covered 37 of 82, 45.1%; twenty NBA teams covered more often and three matched it.
Backing Brooklyn to win
A unit on the Nets to win, across their 81 priced games, ended 24.3 units down. Home was the heavier loss: 16.56 units over 40 priced home games, the worst home moneyline figure in the league, against 7.74 lost on the road.
December was the one month in profit: 7-4, seven covers and 10.86 units, with road wins at the Philadelphia 76ers at +310 and the Minnesota Timberwolves at +470. January through March then went 8-38 and gave back 25.78 units. The biggest single payout came on 7 March: 107-105 at the Detroit Pistons at +550.
The seven games as favorite
Favored seven times, Brooklyn won six and covered six, 85.7%, the highest favorite cover rate in the NBA. The miss was a 115-110 home loss to the Indiana Pacers at -225.
The teams met most
The Nets met nine opponents four times. The Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks beat them in all four. The Chicago Bulls went the other way: Brooklyn won three of four, covered three and made 3.77 units, and Washington’s games followed the same 3-1 line with three Nets covers. Against the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat it was 0-3 with no cover.
The total
Forty-five unders against 37 overs, with Brooklyn scoring 105.93 points a game, the fewest in the NBA. Four teams went under more often, three at the same rate.
Questions and answers
How often did the Nets cover when getting points?
Not often in 2025-26: 31 covers in 75 games as underdogs, 41.3%, the second-lowest rate in the NBA after Washington.
What did the Nets’ home moneyline return?
A loss. One unit on them to win in each of 40 priced home games lost 16.56 units, the worst home figure in the league.
Is the under the side in Nets games?
It won 45 of their 82 games in 2025-26, 54.9%, with Brooklyn scoring the fewest points in the league.
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