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2022 NBA Handicapping
(26-16) Milwaukee Bucks vs. Charlotte Hornets (21-19)
Date: Monday, January 10th
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Venue: Spectrum Center
NBA Moneyline Odds: Bucks -120 | Hornets +122 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Bucks -1.5
NBA Betting Total: 234.5
On Monday, January 10th the Milwaukee Bucks play the Charlotte Hornets for the third time this regular season. This is the second consecutive game in Charlotte with the Hornets taking the opening game 114-106 on Saturday.
The Bucks won the initial meeting 127-125 on December 1st. Milwaukee will host the final meeting on February 28th.
Last season, the squads played three times with Charlotte taking two of the three contests. The Bucks hold the all-time record having bested the Hornets in 62 of their 119 matches.
Milwaukee Bucks
The Bucks have dipped slightly this past week with three losses in four games against the Pistons (106-115), Raptors (117-111), and Hornets. Milwaukee got the game against the team they likely are most concerned about (Brooklyn) but have seemed slightly off.
Through the last four games, they averaged 111 points (bolstered by the 121 against the Nets) but allowed 113.7 points. Obviously, certain personnel was missing with Giannis Antetokounmpo out versus the Raptors and Jrue Holiday missing the Nets and Hornets match.
Still, every team is missing players and the Bucks have had two of their big three (three of the big four if you count Bobby Portis) available lately.
The last two losses were polar opposites with the Raptors starters besting them 102-77 while the Bucks’ bench more than doubled Toronto (34-15). Milwaukee feasted in the front half with 77 points but was held to 34 in the second half (11 in the third quarter).
In direct contrast, versus Charlotte, the Bucks’ starters scored 101 points (to 81) with 89 courtesy of Antetokounmpo (43), Khris Middleton (27), and Bobby Portis (19) who all posted double-doubles with 12, 10, and 13 rebounds respectively but they got out to a slower start (41 points) and their bench scored a mere five points.
The quartet of George Hill, Pat Connaughton, Grayson Allen, and Jrue Holiday are all questionable for Monday with Holiday the last to enter (January 6th). Donte DiVincenzo (ankle) was upgraded to probable and Brook Lopez (back) is out indefinitely.
Charlotte Hornets
The Hornets are a fun squad if you love offense and teams who don’t get aggressive with them or elect to get in a back and forth track meet are just asking for trouble.
Terry Rozier was the clutch-time 3-point assassin last season (38.9%) but struggled to regain his consistency at season start. ‘In his first 23 games, he scored 16.3 points shooting 34% from deep (6.9 attempts). But in the last eight games, he’s found the range scoring 22.1 points, shooting 49.3% (9.1 attempts) from deep.
He led Charlotte with 28 points against the Bucks hitting 6 of 10 deep balls. LaMelo Ball flirted with a triple-double posting 19 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists while Miles Bridges (21) and Kelly Oubre Jr (18) figured prominently in the offense.
Scottie Lewis and Vernon Carey Jr (protocols) are questionable.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Bucks are 7-3 in the last 10 head to head
- The Hornets are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 meetings
- Over Under is 5-5 in the teams last 10 head to head matchups
- The Bucks are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee’s last 7 games.
- The Hornets are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte’s last 7 games.
Free Milwaukee Bucks vs. Charlotte Hornets NBA Prediction:
Charlotte won many of the key categories outscoring the Bucks in the paint (46-36) and on the fast break (18 to 14). They shot atrociously from the line (58.8%) and weren’t as effective from the perimeter especially considering that’s an area the Bucks concede to protect the paint.
Milwaukee won’t be keen to lose four of five or consecutive games to the same team so expect a dialed-up defense from the tip in the rematch.
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