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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.

The Nets 2025-26 regular season, game by game2025-10-22 at Charlotte Hornets 117-1362025-10-24 v Cleveland Cavaliers 124-1312025-10-26 at San Antonio Spurs 107-1182025-10-27 at Houston Rockets 109-1372025-10-29 v Atlanta Hawks 112-1172025-11-02 v Philadelphia 76ers 105-1292025-11-03 v Minnesota Timberwolves 109-1252025-11-05 at Indiana Pacers 112-1032025-11-07 v Detroit Pistons 107-1252025-11-09 at New York Knicks 98-1342025-11-11 v Toronto Raptors 109-1192025-11-14 at Orlando Magic 98-1052025-11-16 at Washington Wizards 129-1062025-11-18 v Boston Celtics 99-1132025-11-21 at Boston Celtics 113-1052025-11-23 at Toronto Raptors 109-1192025-11-24 v New York Knicks 100-1132025-11-28 v Philadelphia 76ers 103-1152025-11-29 at Milwaukee Bucks 99-1162025-12-01 v Charlotte Hornets 116-1032025-12-03 at Chicago Bulls 113-1032025-12-04 v Utah Jazz 110-1232025-12-06 v New Orleans Pelicans 119-1012025-12-12 at Dallas Mavericks 111-1192025-12-14 v Milwaukee Bucks 127-822025-12-18 v Miami Heat 95-1062025-12-21 v Toronto Raptors 96-812025-12-23 at Philadelphia 76ers 114-1062025-12-27 at Minnesota Timberwolves 123-1072025-12-29 v Golden State Warriors 107-1202026-01-01 v Houston Rockets 96-1202026-01-02 at Washington Wizards 99-1192026-01-04 v Denver Nuggets 127-1152026-01-07 v Orlando Magic 103-1042026-01-09 v LA Clippers 105-1212026-01-11 at Memphis Grizzlies 98-1032026-01-12 at Dallas Mavericks 105-1132026-01-14 at New Orleans Pelicans 113-1162026-01-16 v Chicago Bulls 112-1092026-01-18 at Chicago Bulls 102-1242026-01-19 v Phoenix Suns 117-1262026-01-21 at New York Knicks 66-1202026-01-23 v Boston Celtics 126-1302026-01-25 at LA Clippers 89-1262026-01-27 at Phoenix Suns 102-1062026-01-29 at Denver Nuggets 103-1072026-01-30 at Utah Jazz 109-992026-02-01 at Detroit Pistons 77-1302026-02-03 v Los Angeles Lakers 109-1252026-02-05 at Orlando Magic 98-1182026-02-07 v Washington Wizards 127-1132026-02-09 v Chicago Bulls 123-1152026-02-11 v Indiana Pacers 110-1152026-02-19 at Cleveland Cavaliers 84-1122026-02-20 at Oklahoma City Thunder 86-1052026-02-22 at Atlanta Hawks 104-1152026-02-24 v Dallas Mavericks 114-1232026-02-26 v San Antonio Spurs 110-1262026-02-27 at Boston Celtics 111-1482026-03-01 v Cleveland Cavaliers 102-1062026-03-03 at Miami Heat 98-1242026-03-05 at Miami Heat 110-1262026-03-07 at Detroit Pistons 107-1052026-03-09 v Memphis Grizzlies 126-1152026-03-10 v Detroit Pistons 100-1382026-03-12 at Atlanta Hawks 97-1082026-03-14 at Philadelphia 76ers 97-1042026-03-16 v Portland Trail Blazers 95-1142026-03-18 v Oklahoma City Thunder 92-1212026-03-20 v New York Knicks 92-932026-03-22 at Sacramento Kings 122-1262026-03-23 at Portland Trail Blazers 99-1342026-03-25 at Golden State Warriors 106-1092026-03-27 at Los Angeles Lakers 99-1162026-03-29 v Sacramento Kings 116-992026-03-31 v Charlotte Hornets 86-1172026-04-03 v Atlanta Hawks 107-1412026-04-05 v Washington Wizards 121-1152026-04-07 v Milwaukee Bucks 96-902026-04-09 v Indiana Pacers 94-1232026-04-10 at Milwaukee Bucks 108-1252026-04-12 at Toronto Raptors 101-136Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margincovered the spreaddid not cover0
20-62 in 82 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

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.

One unit on the Nets to win, every game0-20-15-10-5-24.30 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 81 priced 2025-26 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

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 Nets against the teams they played mostAtlanta Hawks0-4, covered 2Boston Celtics1-3, covered 2Chicago Bulls3-1, covered 3Detroit Pistons1-3, covered 1Milwaukee Bucks2-2, covered 2New York Knicks0-4, covered 1Philadelphia 76ers1-3, covered 2Toronto Raptors1-3, covered 2
2025-26 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

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.