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2022 NBA Handicapping
(0-0) Milwaukee Bucks vs. Philadelphia 76ers (0-1)
Date: Thursday, October 20th
Time: 7:30 PM EST
Venue: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NBA Moneyline Odds: Bucks +138 | 76ers -200 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: 76ers -4
NBA Betting Total: 225
Thursday, October 20th, the NBA scheduled just two games with the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers opening the night. This is the first game of the year for the Bucks.
Philly tipped off the NBA season in Boston so this is their second game of the season and home opener. The 76ers lost that match in what became a chippy affair that signaled the rivalry between the Celtics and Sixers is here to stay.
Last season the clubs played three times with the visitors winning all the road games giving Milwaukee the series edge two games to one. The Bucks hold the all-time record having bested the 76ers in 116 of their 219 matches
Milwaukee Bucks
Injury struck the Bucks at the worst time in 2022 as Khris Middleton was knocked out of the playoffs allowing the Celtics to defeat Milwaukee although it took the full seven games to accomplish.
As the Bucks begin the 2022-23 campaign they do so with the majority of their roster from last season intact and subsequently, constancy is one of their greatest strengths.
The team lost all five preseason games although head coach Mike Budenholzer isn’t sweating it. Besides, their opponent was unbeaten in the preseason but lost the opener to the Celts.
Milwaukee completed last season posting the third-ranked offense but slipped to 14th defensively which they’ll need to clean up this year. Part of the issue was the absence of Brook Lopez who offers rim protection and rebounding but missed all but 11 in-season games.
Thanasis Antetokounmpo (illness) is probable, Khris Middleton (wrist) is out and expected to miss the first few weeks of the season.
Pat Connaughton (right calf strain) is out and expected to miss three weeks. Joe Ingles (ACL) is working his way back from the injury likely returning early in the New Year.
Philadelphia 76ers
This is the home opener for Philly who are still in search of their first win after falling to the Celtics on opening night. Despite the loss there were ample positives to pull from Game 1.
Joel Embiid delivered a double-double of 26 points and 15 rebounds, adding five assists. James Harden is clearly in better condition and showcased that fact via his 35 points (plus eight rebounds, and seven assists).
Tyrese Maxey who has been tapped to be the third member of the Sixers Big Three also delivered with 21 points.
As a team, the 76ers shot 50 percent from the field (40-80) and 38.2 percent from the perimeter. In fact, all five starters shot over 50% but the issue wasn’t offense it was defense.
Boston shot 56.1 percent from the field and put up 126 points and although shorter the Celtics outrebounded Philly on both sides of the floor, a fact that isn’t acceptable especially when their personnel is so much taller than the opponent.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Bucks are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 road games.
- The 76ers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
- Under is 5-1 in the Bucks’ last 6 road games.
- Under is 4-1 in the 76ers’ last 5 home games.
- Over is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings between the clubs in Philadelphia.
Free Milwaukee Bucks vs. Philadelphia 76ers NBA Prediction:
Philly sure doesn’t want to go down 0-2, especially with the upcoming four-game road trip that starts with two games in Toronto, then moves to Chicago and Washington (all three squads won their opening night matches).
That said, the Bucks will be eager to make a statement to start the season.
The difference is Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks don’t NEED to win the game. They would like to but having won a title just two seasons ago and navigating injury to a core player gives them leeway to error.
The 76ers on the other hand have all the pressure in the world on their shoulders to not just win but do so in dominating fashion. I still think they’ll be in the mix to win the Conference and begin by collecting their first win of the season versus the Bucks.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Bucks +4
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