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The Charlotte Hornets are set for a date with the Milwaukee Bucks at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Friday night.
Hornets Eyeing .500 Mark
The Hornets have been on a roll lately. They travelled to San Antonio to beat the Spurs then went home to smash the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns. The Hornets three game winning run ended in Indiana but they bounced back with a win in Memphis. Now the Hornets are 23-24 and eyeing the .500 mark against the top ranked Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.
Kemba Walker is having a career season for the Hornets. He scored 41 points during Charlotte’s 112-113 opening day loss to the Bucks and had 21 points when the Hornets beat the Bucks 110-107 in their second meeting of the season in Charlotte. That victory coupled with the Hornets recent success will give them plenty of confidence heading to this ballgame.
Charlotte Hornets vs Milwaukee Bucks 1/25/19
Moneyline Odds: Hornets +535, Bucks -700
Odds from sportsbetting.ag as of 1/25/19
Bucks’ Balanced Scoring
The Milwaukee Bucks are the surprise leaders in the Eastern Conference and they can thank Giannis Antetokounmpo for having another MVP-type season. But aside from Antetokounmpo, the Bucks have four other players averaging 12 or more points per game. This balanced scoring was on full display during the Bucks’ most recent home win against the Dallas Mavericks when they put all five starters in double digit scoring.
With Antetokounmpo literally doing everything on the court, the Bucks have shined on both ends of the court. Milwaukee is the second highest scoring team in the league and is allowing the 7th fewest points in the entire NBA. The Bucks are also the #1 rebounding team and the 5th best passing team in the league.
Who Wins?
Charlotte is 5-5 SU in their last 10 games played. The Hornets are 3-5 SU in their last eight road games played. Milwaukee is 8-2 SU in their last 10 games played. The Bucks are 4-1 SU in their last five home games. Head to head, the Bucks are 5-3 SU in their last 10 games against the Hornets.
Compare those to Charlotte who don’t have any consistent source of offense outside of Kemba Walker and who do not have one of the best team defenses in the league. Despite that, Charlotte is at #7 in the Eastern Conference rankings and enter this game having won four out of their last five games.
Milwaukee heads to this encounter with a five game winning streak. All five wins have come against teams with sub .500 records. The Hornets are 23-24 and one game below the .500 mark. The Bucks have lost just four times in 25 home games played so far this season. It’s hard to imagine Charlotte dealing them their 5th home loss of the season.
I’m picking the Milwaukee Bucks to beat the Charlotte Hornets on 1/25/19.
Other Bets To Make
The Hornets are 5-5 ATS in their last 10 games played and 3-5 ATS in their road games during that stretch. The Bucks are 6-3-1 ATS in their last 10 games played and are 3-2 ATS at home over that period. Head to head, the Hornets are 6-3-1 ATS in their last 10 games against the Bucks.
Charlotte Hornets vs Milwaukee Bucks 1/25/19
Moneyline Odds: Hornets +11 (-105), Bucks -11 (-115)
Odds from sportsbetting.ag as of 1/25/19
The Hornets are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games after an ATS win, 1-6 ATS in their last seven games against teams with winning straight up records and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 road games. The Bucks are 7-0 ATS in their last seven games after an ATS loss, 4-1 ATS in their last five games against teams with losing road records and 11-3-1 ATS in their last 15 games when their opponents allow more than 100 points in their previous game. Milwaukee has been good this season and even better at home at 21-4 SU so far. I don’t think the Hornets have what it takes to topple Milwaukee at their home floor.
Prediction: Bucks -11
The over is 5-4-1 in the Hornets’ last 10 games played. The over is also 4-3-1 in Charlotte’s last eight road games. The total has gone under in six out of the last 10 games played by the Bucks. The under is 3-2 in Milwaukee’s last five home games. Head to head, the over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams.
Charlotte Hornets vs Milwaukee Bucks 1/25/19
Over/Under Odds: Over 228.5 -110, Under 228.5 -110
Odds from sportsbetting.ag as of 1/25/19
The over is 4-1 in the last five head to head meetings between these teams. Everyone’s raving about Milwaukee’s offensive prowess but don’t forget Charlotte is 12th in the league in that department too. Sure the Bucks also have a top-rated defense. But when an opponent engages them in a shootout, the Bucks are always glad to oblige. Even if they come up short in the end, the Hornets should be able to go toe to toe with the Bucks in a firefight.
Prediction: Over 228.5
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