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Bucks vs Nets: Can Brooklyn win their third in a row?
The Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Knicks on Christmas but are still in the City, this time facing the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on Wednesday night.
Are the Nets a playoff team?
The Brooklyn Nets are a completely different team from this time last season, but they are doing much better than expected. Currently, the Nets are 9th in the Eastern Conference with a 15-15 record. The Nets are coming off back-to-back wins over the worst team in the league, Detroit Pistons. Cam Thomas, who is currently out with an injury, is the top scorer for the Nets, averaging 23.9 points per game, followed by Mikal Bridges with 21.7.
Can the Bucks get on top of the East?
The Milwaukee Bucks are second in the Eastern Conference with a 22-8 record, only 1.5 games behind the leading Boston Celtics. The Bucks have won 8 of the last 10 games but lost the last one, 129-122, to the New York Knicks, snapping their seven-game winning streak. Giannis Antetokoumpo is having another impressive season, averaging 30.8 points (4th in the league), 11 rebounds (6th in the league), and 5.5 assists per game.
Betting Trends
The Milwaukee Bucks have won 7 of the last 10 games against the Brooklyn Nets and are 6-4 ATS. The Nets are 3-7 ATS in the last 10 games overall.
Player to watch
Brook Lopez has a solid season for the Bucks, and tonight he will go against the team where he spent the first nine seasons of his career. Lopez was named to the All-Defense First Team last season and has good numbers this year as well. The center averages 13 points and 4.9 rebounds per game while shooting 49% from the field.
Injury Reports
Jay Crowder is out for the Bucks while Ben Simmons and Cam Thomas will not suit up for the Nets.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Milwaukee Bucks are one of the best teams in the league and are going to Brooklyn after failing to the Knicks in the last one. They have lost two in a row only once this season, and that is not going to happen tonight. The Nets were on a five-game losing streak before playing Detroit. Their leading scorer, Cam Thomas, is injured, and the Nets, who are ranked 19th in the league in allowed points per game, will have no chance of slowing down the Bucks, who are the second highest-scoring team in the league with 124.5 points per game. The Bucks are a 3.5-point favorite and will have no trouble covering that spread.
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