The Milwaukee Bucks will take on the Brooklyn Nets at 1:30 p.m. ET Tuesday at Visa Athletic Center in Orlando. The Bucks are the No. 1 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. They are looking to clinch the top spot in the East for the second consecutive season.The Nets are the No. 8 seed.
Brooklyn in 6-2 against the spread in its last eight games as an underdog. Milwaukee is 1-4 against the spread in its last five. Milwaukee is favored by 18.5 points in the latest Bucks vs. Nets odds from William Hill, and the over-under is set at 231. Before entering any Nets vs. Bucks picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and it's already returned well over $4,200 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks this season. It entered the week on a blistering 54-32 run on top-rated NBA spread picks, returning almost $1,900 on those picks alone. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Bucks vs. Nets. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Nets vs. Bucks:
- Bucks vs. Nets spread: Bucks -18.5
- Bucks vs. Nets over-under: 231 points
- Bucks vs. Nets money line: Milwaukee -4000, Brooklyn 1500
Why the Bucks can cover
It was a hard-fought matchup, but the Bucks took a 120-116 defeat against the Houston Rockets on Sunday. Giannis Antetokounmpo almost dropped a triple-double on 36 points, 18 rebounds, and eight dimes. Milwaukee was outscored 16-4 in the final 3:14. The Bucks committed 22 turnovers. Khris Middleton added 27 points and Brook Lopez had 23. Milwaukee has lost five of its past seven games overall. Milwaukee has won 16 of its last 19 meetings with the Nets.
The Bucks have been holding their opponents to a field-goal percentage of 41.3 percent, which places them first in the league in that category.
They'll take on a Brooklyn squad completed depleted by injuries on Tuesday. Jarrett Allen (undisclosed), Caris LeVert (thigh) and Joe Harris (back) are all sitting this game out, joining an already lengthy list of players such as Kyrie Irving (shoulder), Kevin Durant (Achilles) and Spencer Dinwiddie (COVID-19) who aren't playing for the Nets in Orlando.
Why the Nets can cover
It was all tied up 54-54 at the half for Brooklyn and the Washington Wizards on Sunday, but the Nets stepped up in the second half for a 118-110 win. Brooklyn's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Allen posted a double-double on 22 points and 15 boards. Levert had 34 points for Brooklyn. The Nets outscored the Wizards 18-10 in the final five-plus minutes.
Brooklyn rebounded from a 10-point loss to Orlando on Friday. The Nets are now 7.5 games ahead of Washington for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference.
How to make Bucks vs. Nets picks
The model has simulated Bucks vs. Nets 10,000 times and the results are in. SportsLine's model is leaning under on the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Bucks vs. Nets? And which side of the spread hits in 60 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Bucks vs. Nets spread you need to jump on Tuesday, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out.
