The Brooklyn Nets (31-35) will face the Milwaukee Bucks (54-13) Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. ET at Visa Athletic Center in Reunion, Fla. We analyze the Nets-Bucks NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Nets vs. Bucks: Key Injuries
Nets
- C Jarrett Allen (rest) out
- PG Jamal Crawford (conditioning) questionable
- SG Joe Harris (hamstring) out
- SG Caris LeVert (thigh) out
Bucks
- SG Wesley Matthews (calf) out
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Nets vs. Bucks: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 10:10 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Bucks 136, Nets 104
Moneyline (ML)
The Bucks (-3334) beat the Nets (+1300) 117-97 in their only meeting before the regular season was put on pause. The Nets even had Allen, LeVert, SG Spencer Dinwiddie and PG Kyrie Irving available for that one. They don’t this time, and the final result will be much more skewed.
Brooklyn beat the Washington Wizards 118-110 Sunday with 34 points from LeVert and 27 from Harris. Without those two they’ll have nowhere near enough firepower to compete with a Bucks team looking to avenge a 120-116 loss to the Houston Rockets Sunday.
The Nets are preserving themselves in a scheduled loss for more meaningful games against teams closer to them in the standings in an effort to secure the eighth seed in the East. Eat the chalk and make some pennies on the BUCKS (-3334) if you must. They won’t lose.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The point spread of BUCKS -19 (-110) asks whether the Eastern Conference’s top seed will be able to win by at least 19 points. The easy answer is yes, and there’s no reason not to expect the final score to be a whole lot worse.
The Bucks are getting SG Pat Connaughton and PG Eric Bledsoe back in the lineup Tuesday. It’s not as though they needed any extra manpower, but it gives them a chance to see something closer to their full rotation ahead of the playoffs.
Back the Bucks in what is sure to be a blowout against the severely undermanned Nets.
Over/Under (O/U)
The low total projection of 229.5 is indicative of how BetMGM is viewing the lowly Nets. They certainly won’t contribute their share toward the total, but the Bucks can be expected to outperform their season average of 118.6 points per game.
Take the OVER 229.5 (-110).
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