Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks odds, picks and predictions

Payton Shanks | Staff Writer

The Milwaukee Bucks (22-7) and New York Knicks (16-12) face off on Christmas Day. Tip-off from Madison Square Garden is set for noon ET (ESPN). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Bucks vs. Knicks odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Milwaukee leads 3-0

This is the 2nd of back-to-back matchups between these squads. Milwaukee routed New York 130-111 Saturday while covering as a 2.5-point favorite. The Bucks have topped the 130-point mark in 7 of their last 10 games and have won 7 consecutive games.

Saturday's loss ended New York's 2-game win streak. The Knicks have allowed 130 or more points in 2 of their last 4 games. New York is 5-5 in its last 10 overall and 1-1 in its last 2 home games.

Bucks at Knicks odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 6:37 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Bucks -165 (bet $165 to win $100) | Knicks +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
Against the spread (ATS): Bucks -3.5 (-110) | Knicks +3.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 241.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

Bucks at Knicks key injuries

Bucks

F Giannis Antetokounmpo (foot) probable

Knicks

C Mitchell Robinson (ankle) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Bucks at Knicks picks and predictions

Prediction

Bucks 126, Knicks 118

Moneyline

BET BUCKS (-165).

Milwaukee is the much hotter team and is 9-1 in its last 10 matchups with the Knicks, having won in each of the last 9. Milwaukee is much better than New York offensively and has shown that dominance vs. New York recently, scoring 130 or more points in back-to-back matchups with the Knicks.

Against the spread

LEAN BUCKS -3.5 (-110).

Milwaukee is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 meetings with New York and is 7-0-2 ATS in its last 9 wins vs. the Knicks. Milwaukee has also covered ATS in back-to-back meetings with the Knicks.

This is only a lean because New York is slightly better ATS than Milwaukee this season.

Over/Under

LEAN OVER 241.5 (-115).

The Over is 7-3 in both Milwaukee's and New York's last 10 overall. The Over is also safer for both teams this year, being 19-10 for Milwaukee and 15-13 for New York.

This is only a lean because the Under has been safer in recent Milwaukee-New York matchups.

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