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Utah Jazz vs Milwaukee Bucks: Both teams are at the bottom of their conferences
The Milwaukee Bucks are hosting the Utah Jazz today at Fiserv Forum.
The Jazz are coming off their first win of the season
The Utah Jazz are at the bottom of the Western Conference with a 1-6 record, including 1-2 on the road. They are coming off a 135-126 win over the Chicago Bulls, their forst of the season after losing the starting six games. The Jazz are the worst scoring team in the league averaging 104.9 points per game and are second to last shooting 41.3% from the field. Lauri Markkanen leads the team averaging 18 points per game.
The Bucks hit the rock bottom
The Milwaukee Bucks are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a 1-6 record, including 0-2 at home. They have lost the last six games and are coming off a 116-114 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. They are ninth in the league shooting 47.5% from the field and 14th shooting 35.4% from deep. Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the team averaging 31 points and 12.3 rebounds per game.
Betting Trends
The Bucks are 0-6 SU in their last 6 games overall, 8-4 SU in their last 12 games played in November and 4-1 SU in their last 5 home games played on Thursday. They are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games against the Jazz and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against teams from the Western Conference. Milwaukee has played under the total point line in 4 of their last 5 games overall, 4 of their last 6 games against Utah, 13 of their last 20 home games and 6 of their last 8 games against teams from the Northwest Division. The Jazz are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games overall, 14-6 SU in their ast 20 games against the Bucks, and 2-16 SU in their last 18 games on the road. They are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against the Bucks, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 visits to Milwaukee and 5-1 ATS in their last 5 games against teams from the Central Division. Utah has played under the total point line in 4 of their last 6 games overall and 6 of their last 8 games played in November.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams are at the bottom of their respective conferences, and while that was expected for the Jazz, no one could have predicted that the Bucks will fall that deep. There are many rumors about the relationship between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, and if things do not change quickly, one of them will probably go. The Bucks are going into this one as the losers of the last six games. They put a lot of effort into the last two games against the leader of the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers, but lost both games with a total of a three-point margin. Now the Bucks are under even bigger pressure, and Giannis and Lillard will respond with a solid game, leading the Bucks to a win by covering the -8.5-point spread.
