Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks odds, picks and predictions

Payton Shanks | Staff Writer

The Milwaukee Bucks (21-7) face off with the New York Knicks (16-11) Saturday. Tip-off from Madison Square Garden is set for 12:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV). Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Bucks vs. Knicks odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Milwaukee leads 2-0

Milwaukee beat the Orlando Magic 118-114 Thursday while failing to cover as an 8.5-point home favorite. The Bucks have now won 6 consecutive games and have scored more than 125 points in 5 of those 6. This is the 1st contest of a 4-game road stretch for the Bucks.

New York has won back-to-back games after taking down the Brooklyn Nets 121-102 Wednesday while covering as a 1.5-point road favorite. The Knicks have held opponents to under 110 points in each of their last 2 outings and have won 3 straight home games.

This is the 1st of back-to-back meetings between the Bucks and Knicks. Game 2 will be on Christmas Day.

Bucks at Knicks odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 7:33 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Bucks -134 (bet $134 to win $100) | Knicks +114 (bet $100 to win $114)
Against the spread (ATS): Bucks -2 (-110) | Knicks +2 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 240.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Bucks at Knicks key injuries

Bucks

F Giannis Antetokounmpo (foot) probable
G MarJon Beauchamp (elbow) probable

Knicks

C Mitchell Robinson (ankle) out
C Jericho Sims (ankle) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Bucks at Knicks picks and predictions

Prediction

Bucks 122, Knicks 121

Moneyline

LEAN BUCKS (-134).

Milwaukee has won 8 consecutive matchups with the Knicks and is 4-0 in its last 4 at Madison Square Garden. Milwaukee is also the hotter team, having won in each of its last 6 games and 8 of its last 10 overall.

This bet is slightly risky as Milwaukee has been mediocre on the road, and the Knicks have been very good at home.

Against the spread

LEAN KNICKS +2 (-110).

New York is a very good home team and is better ATS this year than Milwaukee. The Knicks are 14-11-2 ATS on the season, while the Bucks are only 12-15-1. New York has also covered ATS in back-to-back games and is 3-1 ATS in its last 4 overall.

This bet is risky because Milwaukee has dominated ATS in recent matchups with the Knicks.

Over/Under

BET OVER 240.5 (-110).

The Over is 8-2 in both Milwaukee's last 10 games overall and New York's last 10. The Over is also much safer for both teams this year, having gone 19-9 for Milwaukee this season and 15-12 for the Knicks. The Over also hit in the last Milwaukee-New York matchup.

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