In an Eastern Conference matchup the Charlotte Hornets (33-40 SU) host the Milwaukee Bucks (37-36 SU 32-38-3 ATS) at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC at 7 PM ET. Charlotte is the 3-point home favorite in this game with the total sitting at 203.
In their last game the Bucks were at home and lost to the Chicago Bulls 109-94. Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 22 points and had eight boards in the loss and Milwaukee allowed Nikola Mirotic to go for 28 points for the Bulls. The loss snapped the Bucks three-game win streak and they failed to cover the spread for the 2nd straight game dropping them to 32-38-3 ATS this season. The 203 points scored in the Bulls game was over the closing line of 202, which brought Milwaukee to an O/U record of 38-34-1.
The Hornets are coming off a 120-106 home win over the Phoenix Suns in their last game. Kemba Walker had a big game going for 31 points on 10 of 18 shooting and he also had nine assists. Devin Booker was the high scorer for the Suns going for 23 points, but was only 7/17 from the floor. While Charlotte had lost their previous game they have won four of their last five. Against the spread the Hornets have covered in four of their last five games and they are now 32-38 against the line this season. In the Suns game the total went well over the closing line of 214 to bring their O/U record for the season to 37-36.
This season the Bucks are 16-19 on the road and on offense they rank 18th in ppg, tied for 9th in 3-pt FG%, and 18th in free throw percentage. On defense they rank tied for 9th in ppg allowed, 16th in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 12th in free-throw percentage allowed.
The Hornets rank tied for 14th in ppg, 19th in 3-pt FG%, and 1st in free throw percentage. On the defensive side of the ball Charlotte ranks tied for 9th in ppg allowed, 15th in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 18th in free-throw percentage allowed.
These teams met last in Milwaukee on October 26th where the Hornets beat the Bucks 107-96 where Charlotte covered the spread as a 1.5-point favorite and the total went over. That was the first game of the season for each team.
Milwaukee at Charlotte Betting Trends
- The Bucks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
- The Bucks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a double-digit loss at home.
- The Hornets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- The Hornets are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 home games.
Public Money Consensus
In this NBA matchup between Milwaukee and Charlotte have the public leaning to the Bucks getting the 4 points on the road with 56%. The over/under bettors are leaning to this game going over the posted total line of 199.5 with 72% on board.
