The Charlotte Hornets (8-12) visit the Milwaukee Bucks (16-3) Saturday at Fiserv Forum with tip-off scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. We analyze the Hornets-Bucks odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Hornets at Bucks: Key injuries
Hornets
- C Cody Zeller (hip) questionable
Bucks
- SG Sterling Brown (shoulder) questionable
- SG Kyle Korver (elbow) questionable
Hornets at Bucks: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Hornets 113, Bucks 108
Moneyline (ML)
Both teams are coming off victories Friday night with the Hornets completing a home-and-home sweep of the Detroit Pistons with a 110-107 victory in the Motor City and the Bucks extending their win streak to 10 in a row with a 119-110 road victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The HORNETS (+825) are huge underdogs on the road while the Bucks are favored at -1429. Charlotte is 4-7 on the road and Milwaukee is 7-1 at home, but the visitors are worth a small wager with the potential return of more than 8x your investment. The Hornets are currently in a playoff slot while the Bucks are first in the Eastern Conference, but this upset is well within the range of possibilities.
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Against the Spread (ATS)
The far safer, but less profitable, play is to back the HORNETS (+15.5, -125) against the spread. Charlotte will need to stay within 13 points in a loss or win outright. Just three of the Bucks’ last 10 wins were decided by more than 10 points and the back-to-back situation further lowers their chances of being able to pull away in a blowout.
Charlotte is 11-9 ATS overall and 6-5 on the road. Milwaukee is 8-11 overall and just 3-5 at home.
Over/Under (O/U)
Take the UNDER 226.5 (+105). The two teams combine to average 225 points for per game while allowing 223 per game, and the second half of the back-to-back for both sides will further hamper the offensive output. Milwaukee is 9-9-1 against the O/U while Charlotte is 11-9-0, but falls an average of 0.4 points below the projected totals.
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