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Fiserv Forum showcases a headline-grabbing matchup on Wednesday evening. The Brooklyn Nets visit the Milwaukee Bucks in a battle between Eastern Conference foes. Milwaukee is 2-0 to begin the season, with Brooklyn scuffling to a 1-2 record through three games in 2022-23. Seth Curry (ankle), Markieff Morris (personal), and T.J. Warren (foot) are out for the Nets, with Khris Middleton (wrist), Joe Ingles (knee), and Pat Connaughton (calf) ruled out for the Bucks.

Caesars Sportsbook lists the Bucks as 3.5-point favorites, and tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, or the over/under, is 231 in the latest Nets vs. Bucks odds. Before you make any NBA predictions with the Nets vs. Bucks match-up, see what SportsLine's advanced computer model has to say.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past four seasons. The model enters Week 2 of the 2022-23 NBA season on a stunning 91-63 roll on all top-rated NBA picks that dates back to last season, returning more than $2,100. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Nets vs. Bucks. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines and trends for Bucks vs. Nets:

  • Nets vs. Bucks spread: Bucks -3.5
  • Nets vs. Bucks over/under: 231 points
  • Nets vs. Bucks money line: Bucks -165, Nets +140
  • BKN: The Nets are 24-19-1 ATS in the last 44 road games
  • MIL: The Bucks are 18-30 ATS in the last 48 home games
  • Nets vs. Bucks picks: See picks at SportsLine

Why the Nets can cover

Brooklyn's offense is difficult to contain. After a 2021-22 season in which the Nets scored more than 1.13 points per possession amid high-profile absences, Brooklyn is leading the NBA with 58.5% 2-point shooting in the early going. The Nets are in the top five of the league with 48.8% field goal shooting, and Brooklyn is in the top 10 of the league with 26.3 free throw attempts and only 13.3 turnovers per game. 

While the Nets do have quality depth, much of the team's attack is buoyed by two superstars. Kevin Durant is averaging 32.0 points per game on 55.9% shooting to begin the season, and the Nets were 36-19 with Durant in the lineup in 2021-22. Kyrie Irving is also a dynamic weapon, averaging 27.3 points and 5.7 assists per game this season. On defense, the Nets are leading the league with 10.0 blocked shots per game, and Brooklyn is yielding only 51.6% 2-point shooting to opponents through three games.

Why the Bucks can cover

Milwaukee's defense is stifling to begin the 2022-23 season. The Bucks lead the NBA in allowing only 96.5 points per game, and Milwaukee is also atop the league in FG percentage allowed (40.9%) and 2P percentage allowed (44.3%). Mike Budenholzer's team ranks in the top three of the NBA in free throw prevention (17.5 attempts allowed per game), assist prevention (18.5 allowed per game), and blocked shots (8.0 per game), and the Bucks were in the top five of the NBA in both free throw prevention and defensive rebound rate last season.

On the offensive side, Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 32.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game while shooting more than 70%, and the Bucks are shooting 39.7% from 3-point range and 48.5% overall. Milwaukee is averaging 26.5 assists per contest, and the Bucks finished in the top four of the NBA with 114.3 points scored per 100 possessions last season. Antetokounmpo is a six-time All-NBA selection and two-time MVP who is impossible to defend, and he is flanked by perimeter shooting and a dynamic guard in Jrue Holiday.

How to make Nets vs. Bucks picks

SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the total, projecting 240 combined points. The model also says one side of the spread has all the value. See which side to back at SportsLine.

So who wins Bucks vs. Nets? And which side of the spread has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Nets vs. Bucks spread you need to jump on Wednesday, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out.