Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls meet at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. The Milwaukee Bucks visit the New York Knicks for a matinee matchup to begin a jam-packed day of NBA action. Milwaukee is on a six-game winning streak, improving to 21-7 overall this season. New York is 16-11 overall and 7-3 at Madison Square Garden. Mitchell Robinson (ankle) and Jericho Sims (ankle) are out for New York. Jae Crowder (adductor) is out for Milwaukee.
For this 12:30 p.m. ET tip, SportsLine consensus lists Milwaukee as the 2-point favorite. The total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, or the over/under, is 243 in the latest Bucks vs. Knicks odds. Before making any Knicks vs. Bucks picks, you need to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s advanced computer model.
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Now, the model has set its sights on Knicks vs. Bucks and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Now, here are several NBA odds and betting lines for Bucks vs. Knicks:
Bucks vs. Knicks spread: Bucks -2Bucks vs. Knicks over/under: 243.5 pointsBucks vs. Knicks money line: Bucks -130, Knicks +109Milwaukee: The Bucks are 5-5 against the spread in road gamesNew York: The Knicks are 5-4-1 against the spread in home gamesBucks vs. Knicks picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why the Bucks can cover
Milwaukee is led by one of the league’s best duos in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. Antetokounmpo is a two-time NBA MVP, and he is excelling in December. He is averaging 32.9 points, 11.6 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game this month, and Antetokounmpo is averaging 30.9 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.4 assists…
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