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Milwaukee vs San Antonio. NBA Match Prediction
Milwaukee will face San Antonio at home on January 9 in a regular NBA championship match. The game will be held at the Fayserv Forum arena in Wisconsin and will start at 05:30 Moscow time. Doc Rivers' team defeated Toronto in their previous away match. Will the Bucks basketball players be able to build on their success in front of their fans in the game against the Spurs and what bets to choose? - read our betting tip
Command Analysis
Milwaukee Bucks
USACurrent form
Milwaukee has lost two of its last three games. On January 7, the Bucks beat Toronto 128-104 on the road. Damian Lillard made the biggest contribution to the victory, scoring 25 points, grabbing five rebounds and making three assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double (11-12-13). Bobby Portis scored 20 points, Gary Trent had 17, and Brook Lopez had 16. Doc Rivers' team (18 wins and 16 losses) is in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Disqualifications and injuries
Milwaukee approaches the upcoming match with a fighting squad. All leaders are healthy and ready to take part in the match.
Interesting facts for betting
The Bucks average 109 points in games against the Spurs (statistics based on the last ten games).
Milwaukee has beaten San Antonio in its last three games in a row.
Estimated composition
Damian Lillard - Khris Middleton - Andre Jackson - Giannis Antetokounmpo - Brook Lopez.
San Antonio Spurs
USACurrent form
San Antonio has lost its last two games in a row. On January 7, the Spurs lost to Chicago on the road with a score of 110:114. The best player on the losing team was Victor Wembanyama, who made a double-double (23 points, 14 rebounds, four assists). Chris Paul recorded 18 points, Julian Champagnie - 12. Gregg Popovich's team (18 wins and 18 losses) occupies the tenth place in the West.
Disqualifications and injuries
The Spurs traveled to Wisconsin without injured starter Jeremy Sohan.
Interesting facts for betting
San Antonio averages 110 points in games against Milwaukee.
The Spurs have lost the first half in five of their last six games against the Bucks.
Estimated composition
Chris Paul - Devin Vassell - Harrison Barnes - Keldon Johnson - Victor Wembanyama.
Trends
Total assists bet Paul over 9.5
Paul averages 8.2 assists per game
1.87Bet Total Rebounds Vembanyama over 11.5
Wembanyama averages 10.1 rebounds per game
1.88Tip and bets
Bookmakers do not really believe in San Antonio's success. BC experts consider Milwaukee to be the clear favorite of the upcoming match. In general, everything is so. The team from Wisconsin has corrected itself after a disastrous start and has started to make results, and there is almost no doubt that it will make it to the playoffs. The team from Texas is still only building its game and establishing connections. The Bucks will have to achieve victory with a fighting lineup and the noisy support of their fans over the upstart from Texas.
Our prediction is Milwaukee win with a handicap of (-4.5) points including overtime for 1.75
Bet on total
Milwaukee and San Antonio usually have a high-scoring game. The average score in the last ten games was 219 points. There are no prerequisites for the teams to pay more attention to defense this time. The game should be high-scoring again.
Our prediction is total over 224.5 points including overtime at 2.09
Bet on the player
Antetokounmpo played 73 games in the 2023/24 regular season and averaged 30.1 points per game. In this championship, his rate is already slightly higher - 31.6. The 30-year-old forward proves with his game that he is capable of maintaining a decent level of scoring. The Greek basketball player will have to demonstrate his sniper qualities this time too.
Our prediction is total points for Antetokounmpo over 26.5 including overtime at 1.87
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