The Brooklyn Nets will travel to the BMO Harris Bradley Center to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. Action begins at 8:30 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 7 and can be seen on YES and FWi.
The Bucks enter this game hoping for similar success after topping the Knicks 99-92 on Friday. John Henson was the game’s leading scorer with 22 points on 8-for-12 shooting. The Nets, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 104-98 loss against the Lakers on Friday. Brooklyn still lost despite the best efforts of Brook Lopez, who recorded his third double-double of the season with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Bucks winning the first matchup 103-96. Greg Monroe put up a double-double in the victory with 23 points and 13 rebounds.
The Bucks are a six-point favorite against Brooklyn and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 198 points. The Bucks come into this game 3-3 Straight Up (SU) and 2-4 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 3-3 SU and 2-4 ATS against the Eastern Conference. The Bucks are one of the best in the NBA in terms of free throws made, making an impressive 21.0 per game. Milwaukee is one of the best passing teams in the league with an average of 23.3 assists per game. Milwaukee is one of the league’s top scoring teams off turnovers with an average of 20.2 points per game.
Over on the other bench, the Nets have a record of 1-5 ATS and 0-6 SU. One advantage for the Nets could be Milwaukee’s high fouls per game average of 25.5.
Milwaukee beat Brooklyn in their most recent meeting this season, but the win was not enough to overtake Brooklyn in the recent head-to-head series. Its record is now 4-6 SU over the most recent 10 meetings. The Bucks lead the matchup ATS with a record of 5-4-1.
Predictions: SU Winner – Mil, ATS Winner – Mil, O/U – Over
Notes
Milwaukee is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee’s last 9 games.
Milwaukee is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Milwaukee is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
Milwaukee is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee’s last 7 games when playing Brooklyn.
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn.
Milwaukee is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Brooklyn.
Brooklyn is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee ranks 20th in points per game with 98.3, while Brooklyn ranks 24th in points allowed with an average of 104.3 given up.
On average, Milwaukee puts up 100.3 points per home game (ranked 18th), while Brooklyn gives up 101.3 points per away game (ranked 17th).
When opponents score fewer than 100 points, the Milwaukee Bucks are a perfect 3-0 this season. When they fail to hit triple digits, the Brooklyn Nets are a winless 0-5.
Brooklyn has not won a game this season (0-6) when allowing 100 or more points. However, Milwaukee is an even 1-1 when it reaches the century mark.
The Nets have an offensive rating of 93.8 (ranked 30th), while the Bucks rank 25th for their defensive rating of 107.2.
Brooklyn has an average field goal percentage of 43.7%. Milwaukee is a losing 1-3 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
Milwaukee makes an average of 23.3 assists per game (ranked fifth), while Brooklyn makes 20.5 assists per game (ranked 18th).
The Milwaukee Bucks average 5.0 blocks per game for a rank of 16th. The Brooklyn Nets rank lower (23rd), earning 4.7 blocks each game.
The Milwaukee Bucks rank 20th in offensive rebounding, while the Brooklyn Nets rank 29th in defensive rebounding.
On average, the Milwaukee Bucks make 6.7 steals per game. The Brooklyn Nets are winless at 0-6 when they allow 6 or more steals.
