Bucks vs Heat Prediction: Odds, Expert Picks, Expected Starting Lineups, Betting Trends and Stats

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The Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks meet for the first time this season in a TNT doubleheader.

Miami is 7-7 on the season and is playing its second game in eight days. Miami beat Dallas 123-118 in OT on Sunday thanks to a Jimmy Butler dunk that sent the game into OT. Butler scored 33 points and had back-to-back 30 point games for the first time all season.

Milwaukee is 8-9 this year and has won four straight over Houston, Chicago, Indiana and Charlotte. Giannis Antetokounmpo has led the Bucks in scoring with three straight games of 32 or more points, but faces his toughest test against a Miami team he’s averaging 19.0 career points per game against.

With that said, let’s dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the match, including the latest information on how to catch opening tips, expected line-ups, 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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Details and how to watch Bucks @ Heat

● Date: Tuesday 26 November 2024

● Time: 7:30 PM ET

● Venue: American Airlines Arena

● City: Miami, FL

● TV/streaming: TNT

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Milwaukee @ Miami betting odds

The latest odds from Tuesday afternoon:

● Moneyline: Milwaukee Bucks (+115), Miami Heat (-135)

● Spread: Miami -2 (-110)

● Total: 222.5

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Likely starting lineups for Milwaukee and Miami

· Milwaukee Bucks (8-9)

PG Damian Lillard

SG Andre Jackson

SF Taurean Prince

PF Giannis Antetokounmpo

C Brook Lopez

· Miami Heat (7-7)

PG Tyler Herro

SG Duncan Robinson

SF Jimmy Butler

PF Haywood Highsmith

C Bam Adebayo

Top betting trends and insights to know ahead of Bucks @ Heat

  • Milwaukee is 6-10-1 ATS this season, ranked seventh-worst.

  • Miami is 7-7 ATS this season and 2-4 at home, ranking 8th-worst.

  • Milwaukee is 1-2 ATS as a road underdog and 2-5 ATS as a road team, ranking third-worst.

  • Milwaukee is 10-7 under, ranking fifth best.

  • Miami is 8-6 by Over this year.

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo has scored at least 32 points in three straight games.

  • Jimmy Butler has 30 and 33 points in the last two games.

Notable player props for the Bucks @ Heat

Highest point props

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo O/U 30.5 Points

  • Damian Lillard O/U 23.5 points

  • Tyler Herro O/U 21.5 points

  • Jimmy Butler O/U 20.5 pts

  • Bam Adebayo O/U 17.5 Points

Highest rebounding props

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo O/U 11.5 Points

  • Bam Adebayo O/U 10.5 rebounds

  • Bobby Portis O/U 7.5 rebounds

Supreme helper props

  • Damian Lillard O/U 7.5 Assists

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo O/U 5.5 Assists

  • Tyler Herro O/U 4.5 Assists

Expert picks and predictions for the Bucks @ Heat

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NBC Sports Betting Best Bets

Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes the Miami Heat to go UNDER Team Total in the first quarter of 29.5:

“These teams know each other very well after playing each other in the 2022-23 postseason and three teams last year, so I expect a competitive and fun cup game between the Bucks and the Heat.

I’m going under 29.5 points in the first quarter for Miami at this spot. Lately, Miami has struggled in the first quarter with 25.0 1Q PPG in the past five (29th in Offensive Efficiency). Overall, Miami ranks 24th in the NBA with 26.8 points per game. game (22nd in off eff) and 14th with 29.2 at home (14th in off eff).

When they met last year, Miami scored 28, 22 and 40 points in the first quarter. The Heat are coming off an OT game and this will be the second game in eight days for Miami, which isn’t always a good equation for fast starts.”

Here are the best bets our model projects for the Bucks and the Heat:

· Moneyline: NBC Sports finds confidence to take on Miami at ML (-135)

· Spread: NBC Sports has strong confidence in Miami -2 on the spread

· Total: NBC Sports has low confidence for a game of the total OVER 222.5 points

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