It’s Thursday, January 2, and the Brooklyn Nets (12-21) and the Milwaukee Bucks (17-14) are all set to square off from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
Brooklyn has lost three straight including last night’s game in Toronto. Scottie Barnes scored 33 as the Raptors rolled 130-113 over the Nets. Milwaukee won their last game. New Year’s Eve they defeated the Pacers in Indianapolis thanks to 30 points from Giannis.
The Nets are currently 7-12 on the road with a point differential of -5, while the Bucks have an 8-2 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details for Nets at Bucks tonight
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Game odds for Nets at Bucks
The latest odds as of Thursday:
That gives the Nets an implied team point total of 108.25, and the Bucks 115.29.
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Expert picks & predictions for Thursday’s Nets at Bucks game
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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes the home team to cover the spread in tonight’s game: Milwaukee Bucks -13.5
“With Giannis and Middleton likely to go this number should be closer to 15 based on my ratings.”
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Nets & Bucks game:
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Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the Milwaukee Bucks on the Moneyline.
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Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Brooklyn Nets at +13.5.
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Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the UNDER on the Game Total of 218.5.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Nets at Bucks on Thursday
· The Bucks have won 4 of their last 5 home games against teams with losing records
· The UNDER is 17-14 in Bucks’ games this season
· The Nets have gone 13-6 on the road against the spread this season
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