The Brooklyn Nets (0-3) and Milwaukee Bucks (0-3) are both off to rough starts, but one will pick up their first victory when the teams clash at the Barclays Center. Action starts at 7:30 pm ET on Monday, Nov. 2 and can be seen on YES and FWi.
The Nets were beaten by the Grizzlies 101-91 on Saturday. Bojan Bogdanovic was the team’s leading scorer, putting up 19 points. The Bucks are coming off a demoralizing 106-87 loss to the Raptors on Sunday. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the game in scoring with 20 points.
Oddsmakers have deemed this game an even matchup and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 200 points. The Nets enter the game with records of 0-3 Straight Up (SU) and 1-2 Against The Spread (ATS). Expect Brooklyn to have lots of opportunities at the line against the Bucks, who are one of the most foul-prone teams in the league with an average of 27.3 fouls per game.
Across the court, the Bucks are clearly doing something wrong with a 0-3 record SU and ATS so far. The Bucks are shooting lights out from the foul line so far, with an NBA-best .892 free throw percentage.
The conference foes meet for what will be their first head-to-head battle of the season. Milwaukee won the last game in the matchup, but the win was not enough to overtake Brooklyn in the most recent head-to-head series. Its record is now 4-6 SU over the last 10 meetings. However, with a 5-4-1 record, the Bucks have the advantage ATS. In these last 10 matchups, each team was able to hold the edge in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers once.
Predictions: SU Winner – Mil, ATS Winner – Mil, O/U – Over
Notes
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
Brooklyn is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Brooklyn’s last 10 games.
Brooklyn is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home.
Brooklyn is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Milwaukee.
Brooklyn is 4-17-1 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Milwaukee.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn’s last 6 games when playing Milwaukee.
Brooklyn is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games when playing Milwaukee.
Brooklyn is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Milwaukee.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn’s last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee.
On average, Milwaukee scores 105.0 points per game (ranked 11th). Brooklyn ranks 22nd in points allowed per game with 106.0.
The Brooklyn Nets have not won a game when their opponents score 100 points or more (0-3), but the Milwaukee Bucks are also winless (0-1) when they reach the century mark.
The Bucks have a defensive rating of 117.5 (ranked 30th). The Nets rank 28th for their offensive rating of 91.8.
Milwaukee beats Brooklyn in both possessions per game and points per possession. The Bucks average 98.2 possessions and 1.008 points per possession, while the Nets average 96.6 possessions with .918 points per possession.
The Brooklyn Nets average an effective field goal percentage of 45.0% this season. The Milwaukee Bucks are a winless 0-3 when opponents have an EFF% of 45.0% or greater.
On average, the Milwaukee Bucks make 23.7 assists per game and the Brooklyn Nets make 19.0. Milwaukee is ranked sixth, while Brooklyn is ranked 22nd.
The Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks are two of the worst rebounding teams in the NBA. Brooklyn is ranked 27th with 40.0 rebounds per game, and Milwaukee ranks 29th with 37.3.
Brooklyn is ranked 24th in defensive rebounds, while Milwaukee ranks 17th in offensive rebounds.
Brooklyn is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 15.9% (ranked eighth). Milwaukee is winless this season (0-2 SU) when its TOV% reaches 15.9% or greater.
