The Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards will try to enter the All-Star break on a winning note when they collide on Thursday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. After losing 11 straight games, the new-look Nets (31-27) have won back-to-back contests. Meanwhile the Wizards (26-31), who lost to Indiana on Thursday, are sitting in 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings. 

Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. ET. Brooklyn is a 4.5-point favorite in the latest Nets vs. Wizards odds from Caesars Sportsbook while the Over/Under is 215. 

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The model knows that Brooklyn has looked like a different team since trading away James Harden. In two games since Seth Curry and Andre Drummond joined the team, the Nets are 2-0 with victories over the Kings and Knicks. Over the two games Brooklyn has given up 96.5 points per 100 possessions, which leads the league over that time and is a significant improvement over the team's season-long defensive efficiency (111.0).

The model also knows that Kyle Kuzma is in the midst of arguably his best season. The fifth-year vet from Utah is averaging 16.5 points per game, which is the second highest of his career, while averaging a career-high 8.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists. With the season-ending wrist injury to Bradley Beal, Kuzma has an opportunity to carry a bigger load.

Now, the model has simulated Nets vs. Wizards 10,000 times, and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over the total, predicting a combined 221 points, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 60 percent of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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