Atlanta Hawks at Milwaukee Bucks odds, picks and predictions

Seth Orlemann | Staff Writer

The Atlanta Hawks (9-9) visit the Milwaukee Bucks (13-6) Saturday. Tip from Fiserv Forum is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Hawks vs. Bucksodds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Hawks lead 1-0.

The Hawks beat the Spurs 137-135 Thursday while failing to cover as 6.5-point road favorites. G Trae Young led all scorers with 45 points on 15-of-29 shooting while adding 14 assists for the double-double. G Dejounte Murray (24, 2) was the only other Atlanta player to score more than 20 points. Atlanta shot 51% from the field in the win.

Milwaukee fell 120-113 to the Bulls in overtime Thursday failing to cover as a 10.5-point favorite. F Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a team-high 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting while adding 14 rebounds for the double-double. G Damian Lillard also netted a double-double with 18 points and 13 assists. The Bucks shot 44.9% from the field in the loss.

Hawks at Bucks odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Hawks +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Bucks -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Hawks +6.5 (-110) | Bucks -6.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 253.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

Hawks at Bucks key injuries

Hawks

F Jalen Johnson (wrist) out

Bucks

G Pat Connaughton (ankle) out
F Jae Crowder (groin) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Hawks at Bucks picks and predictions

Prediction

Bucks 132, Hawks 123

Moneyline

PASS.

The Bucks are 8-2 in their last 10 games and 8-1 at home this season making them heavy favorites at -275. There is no profit on the Bucks moneyline.

Against the spread

LEAN BUCKS -6.5 (-110).

Milwaukee (16th, 1.79) outranks Atlanta (21st, 1.76) in assist-to-turnover ratio pointing towards their tendency to move the ball while creating scoring opportunities while maintaining possession. Antetokounmpo will have a major impact on this game which will lead to the Bucks separating themselves with a dominant home victory.

Over/Under

BET OVER 253.5 (-110).

While this is a high number for a total, both teams score at a high rate. Atlanta has an 11-7 Over record while Milwaukee has a 12-7 Over record. Both Atlanta (3rd) and Milwaukee (6th) rank in the top-6 in the NBA in offensive rating while they also rank top-5 in pace (Atlanta, 3rd; Milwaukee, 5th).

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