LiontipsNew York vs Milwaukee. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Head coach is probably the only man, who knows, what is going on with the team now, because the situation is pretty dreadful. During the off-season Tom Thibodeau got a great player, Kemba Walker, but he is not letting the star point guard to prove himself and so far Walker is mostly a reserve player.
It seems like the 63-year old manager is more impressed with Derrick Rose, so a newcomer from Boston is unable to break into the starting five. So far team is losing many games and is behind the play-in zone.
In the most recent match New York suffered a narrow defeat to Toronto (87:90). Knicks' offensive line is not looking good so far. Now team will play a home match against the reigning champion and it is hard to expect a success from the hosts.
Bucks are looking impressive now and are trying to catch up to the leader of the Eastern Conference. So far club is at the 3rd position, but team's results are improving, so Bucks should be able to narrow the gap from Brooklyn.
Milwaukee suffered a defeat in the away match against Miami (104:113), seems like team underestimated the opponent. But after that team managed to step up and to change the situation. After that team played against Houston in Texas, Rockets were in a great form at this moment.
We saw an interesting battle, but Giannis Antetokounmpo had his own plan for this game and helped to beat the Rockets (123:114). Leader of the Bucks put up another double-double.
Trends
Club failed to beat the total in four out of five most recent head-to-head matches
In three out of five most recent head-to-head matches a game started with a two-pointer
In five most recent head-to-head matches not a single quarter ended in a draw
Tip and bets
New York are going through hard times, not too long ago team was among the leaders of the East, but now they are behind the play-in zone. Of course, club wants a better result, especially since Tom Thibodeau has wonderful players, who should be able to get the Knicks back on track.
Milwaukee are sticking to their plan for the season and it seems like they will fight for a title once again. Sometimes team makes mistakes, but overall Giannis Antetokounmpo and co are looking great. Bucks are a clear favourite of the match, but New Yorkers are able to put up a surprise. In our opinion, hosts will put up a fight to the reigning champion.
Our prediction - Handicap (+7) points to New York Knicks
We don't think that Knicks will be able to improve their offensive game in such a short amount of time, plus it is not a smart move to play offensively against the Bucks. In this case, we can offer to place a bet on total under.
Our second bet is on total under 222,5 points
