Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets prediction: Back-to-back questions for LeBron James and Joel Embiid on Nov. 16, 2026

The 76ers at Nets game on Monday, Nov. 16, comes on the second night of a back-to-back for the 76ers, who host the Pacers on Sunday. LeBron James and Joel Embiid both carry recent injury designations, which leaves the lineup unsettled.

The 76ers are 10-3 and the Nets are 3-8 in the 2026–27 regular season. The Nets beat the Pelicans 145-111 on Nov. 11 after losing 130-93 at the Mavericks three days earlier, so their recent results swing widely.

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When is 76ers at Nets?

• Date: Monday, November 16, 2026
• Tip-off: 7:30 p.m. ET
• Competition: NBA, 2026–27 regular season
• Home team: Nets
• 76ers win: 79%
• Nets win: 34%

What is the 76ers at Nets prediction?

Early market prices show the 76ers at 79% and the Nets at 34%, and trading has not yet separated the two sides. Prediction market prices are implied probabilities that change as traders react to news. Market data as of November 13, 2026. For the latest market probabilities, check the OG.com platform.

The 76ers are 10-3 with a 5-1 road record, but their last five games are less convincing than that mark. They went 3-2 and were outscored by 23 points in total, while the Nets went 2-3 and was outscored by nine.

Both 76ers losses in that stretch came by at least 22 points, at the Cavaliers and against the Celtics. The Nets swing just as sharply, from a 34-point win at the Pelicans to a 37-point loss at the Mavericks.

The strongest case for the 76ers is full availability for James and Embiid plus a game with few Nets possessions ending in turnovers. The strongest case for the Nets is a game where turnovers stay near 12 to 16 and the threes fall at their recent rate.

76ers at Nets win probabilities

• 76ers win: 79%
• Nets win: 34%

Injury news on James and Embiid gives both prices room to move, and prices on sports prediction markets can change as soon as a status is announced. Each team has only five recent games to judge, so the lineup decisions on Sunday and Monday carry extra weight.

How could 76ers at Nets unfold?

The first question is tempo. The 76ers have scored 88 fast-break points in their last five games (17.6 per game), and the Nets have allowed 84 in theirs (16.8 per game). Those samples come from different opponents, but they point at the same pressure point.

Turnovers set that pressure. At the Hawks the Nets turned the ball over 22 times and allowed 20 fast-break points. At the Mavericks, 17 turnovers came with 26. In the three games where the Nets kept turnovers between 12 and 16, they allowed 13, 8 and 17.

The half court gives the Nets a different route. Michael Porter Jr. led or shared the lead in scoring for the Nets in four of their last five games, and Egor Demin's return adds a ball handler who scored 22 points in 23 minutes against the Pelicans.

What is the latest team news?

Both teams have open questions heading into Monday, and the 76ers' list is the longer one.

What is the latest on the 76ers?

LeBron James sat out the 76ers' 123-112 win over the Raptors on Nov. 12 with low back and sciatica management, his third missed game of the season. He is averaging 15.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.5 assists in 10 games.

The AP noted that James typically does not play in at least one game of a back-to-back, so he could return Sunday against the Pacers or Monday at the Nets.

Embiid was listed as questionable with right foot plantar fascia management until he was upgraded 30 minutes before the Nov. 12 tip-off. He played 28 minutes, scored 20 points and returned after a first-quarter knee collision with a Raptors player.

Adem Bona (cervical spine sprain) and Dominick Barlow (low back stress reaction) were both out on Nov. 12, according to Yahoo Sports. With both big men sidelined, the center rotation is thin if Embiid cannot play.

What is the latest on the Nets?

Demin returned on Nov. 11 after missing six games with a right leg bone bruise. Nolan Traore (right calf soreness) and Mikel Brown Jr. (illness) were both out that night, and ESPN's injury feed lists both as day-to-day.

The Nets finish a four-game road trip at the Grizzlies on Saturday, so they will have played again before hosting the 76ers. Guard availability decides whether Demin has a second ball handler beside him.

What are the projected starting lineups?

The 76ers' five depends on James, while the Nets' five depends on which guard is healthy.

How could the 76ers line up?

Projected starting five:

• Tyrese Maxey
• VJ Edgecombe
• Jaylen Brown
• LeBron James
• Joel Embiid

This projection assumes James and Embiid are both available, as they were in the 76ers' starting five from Nov. 4 through Nov. 10. Dean Wade is the likely alternative if James is out, as he was against the Raptors. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is the reserve whose role grows in that case, according to NBC Sports.

How could the Nets line up?

Projected starting five:

• Egor Demin
• Michael Porter Jr.
• Julius Randle
• Danny Wolf
• Day'Ron Sharpe

This projection assumes Demin keeps the guard spot he held in the Nov. 11 win. Traore started the four games before that and is the likely alternative if his calf clears. Brown is the other guard option off the bench.

What could decide 76ers at Nets?

Three matchups will shape the game: the paint, the three-point line and the Nets' ball handling.

Can the 76ers keep the Nets out of the paint?

The 76ers have allowed 254 paint points in their last five games, 50.8 per game, against 216 scored. They were outscored 50-30 inside in the loss at the Cavaliers and 46-32 in the loss to the Celtics.

Embiid played 25 to 33 minutes in each of those games, so the gap has come with him on the floor. The Nets scored 50 paint points against the Hornets and Pelicans and 48 at the Hawks.

Can the Nets keep up from three?

The Nets made 72 of 197 three-point attempts (36.5%) over their last five games, including 20 of 41 at the Pelicans. Opponents hit 71 of 194 (36.6%) against the 76ers over the same number of games, with the Celtics making 22 of 49 on Nov. 10.

The 76ers' own shooting from deep is less efficient at 57 of 165 (34.5%), so they have less room to trade threes for threes.

Who runs the Nets' offense?

Demin and Traore have both had productive games recently. Traore scored 19 points with five steals in 23 minutes at the Hawks, according to Hoops Rumors, and Demin scored 22 against the Pelicans.

Brown scored 13 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter at the Hawks, per the same outlet. Which guards share the floor against Maxey will shape how the Nets attack.

What could move 76ers at Nets prediction?

The 76ers play the Pacers on Sunday and the Nets on Monday, so a rest decision on the first night can set the second. The AP said James typically sits at least one game of a back-to-back. The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote on Nov. 3 that sitting the second night is standard protocol for Embiid.

If James is out, Wade and Caldwell-Pope absorb his minutes. If Embiid is out, the 76ers lose their interior anchor with Bona and Barlow also listed out. Check what basketball markets are available today, including the Nets' game at the Grizzlies on Saturday and the 76ers' game against the Pacers on Sunday.

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