Nets at Bucks Odds, Predictions, Latest Stats, Trends and Expert Picks for January 2nd

It’s Thursday, January 2nd, and the Brooklyn Nets (12-21) and Milwaukee Bucks (17-14) are all set to take off from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

Brooklyn has lost three in a row, including last night’s game in Toronto. Scottie Barnes scored 33 as the Raptors rolled over the Nets 130-113. Milwaukee won their last game. On New Year’s Eve, they defeated the Pacers in Indianapolis thanks to 30 points from Giannis.

The Nets are currently 7-12 on the road with a -5 point differential, while the Bucks have a record of 8-2 in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the match, including the latest how to catch tips, odds, recent team performances, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details for Nets at Bucks tonight

• Date: Thursday 2 January 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM EST
• Website: Fiserv Forum
• City: Milwaukee, WI

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Bets for Nets at Bucks

Latest odds from Thursday:

• Odds: Net (+573), Bucks (-847)
• Spread: Bucks -13.5
• Over/Under: 218.5 points

That gives the Nets an implied team point of 108.25 and the Bucks 115.29.

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Expert picks and predictions for Thursday’s Nets at Bucks game

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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes the home team to cover the spread in tonight’s game: Milwaukee Bucks -13.5
“With Giannis and Middleton likely to go, that number should be closer to 15 based on my assessments.”

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under for each game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.

Once the model has finished running, we set its projections against the most recent bet lines in order for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model projects for today’s Nets & Bucks game:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is leaning toward a game on the Milwaukee Bucks on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet leans a game ATS on the Brooklyn Nets at +13.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet leans to a game of UNDER on Game Total of 218.5.

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Key stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Nets at Bucks on Thursday

· The Bucks have won 4 of their last 5 home games against teams with losing records
· UNDER is 17-14 in Bucks games this season
· The Nets have gone 13-6 on the road against the spread this season

If you’re looking for more key trends and stats around the spread, moneyline and total for each game on the schedule today, check out our NBA Top Trends tool on NBC Sports!

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