New York Knicks at Milwaukee Bucks Free Pick – Odds and ATS Predictions

The New York Knicks (9-26) will hit the road to take on the Milwaukee Bucks (22-10) at the Fiserv Forum for an Eastern Conference collision between the Atlantic and Central divisions. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 PM and will be televised on both FSN and MSG. The two teams last met on Christmas Day where the Deers galloped to a 109-95 victory as a 9.5-point favorite in Madison Square Garden. Overall, the Bucks have held the upper hand in this series as they have won seven of the last eight contests between both teams.

New York Knicks at Milwaukee Bucks Overview

New York Knicks

The Knicks come into this contest riding a five-game losing streak where they have gone 1-10 SU overall in their previous eleven outings. Over this span, the Knicks have gone a paltry 2-9 ATS. All of these analytics include their last defeat suffered on Christmas Day against this very Milwaukee team.

Milwaukee Bucks

Including the Christmas victory over New York, Milwaukee has won five of their previous six contests overall. The Bucks enter as the leaders in the Central Division standings and are presently fighting for the top seed in the Eastern Conference as they own one of the best records in the league.

Reasons To Avoid Milwaukee

The different overall forms of both teams will steer action towards the Bucks here. As a result of this, takers backing Milwaukee will find themselves prone to an overlay. When you factor in the narrative that the Knicks are 5-14 SU on the road while the Bucks are an exquisite 14-3 SU in Milwaukee, the propensity is that much greater concerning these statistics. The fact remains that the market opened giving away the exact amount of points that Milwaukee won by two days ago which rarely ever happens. This, in turn, is a show of reluctance to believe such an event will occur again.

Reasons To Back New York

Despite all the appeal that Milwaukee offers here, the Knicks own edges in the turnover and bench department. Milwaukee making more mistakes will give the Knicks more opportunities to hang around in an otherwise hostile environment. Furthermore, the depth of New York’s roster allows the Knicks to take full advantage of potential mismatches when star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is off the floor.