Bucks Look to Extend Series Lead Over Bulls in Critical Road Matchup

Game outlook

This Thursday night, the Milwaukee Bucks visit the Chicago Bulls for an exciting matchup between two teams vying for a victory. The Bucks enter the game with a 134-130 all-time regular season series lead over the Bulls, having won the last three meetings and the most recent one 118-109 back in November. Milwaukee is coming off a high-scoring 131-124 win over Miami and are currently favored at -8.

Betting Odds

Moneyline: Bucks -345 | Bulls +265

Spread: Bucks -8 (-110) | Bulls +8 (-110)

Total: Over/Under 227.5 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Milwaukee will win straight-up is 78%.

Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks won their third consecutive game and eighth out of the last nine against the Miami Heat Tuesday night. Antetokounmpo led with 33 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. The Bucks hold a three-game division lead with a 13-5 season record and rank 4th in offense, 18th overall, and 22nd in defense. They hit 48.93% of field goals and 76.44% of free throws and make an average of 37.36% three-pointers. The Bucks average 43.82 rebounds and 24.35 assists per game while allowing an average of 46.88% field goals and 83.53% free throws. Crowder (out with injuries) is expected back in January.

Chicago Bulls Analysis

Lonzo Ball (knee) and Zach LaVine (foot) are considered questionable heading into this matchup. The Chicago Bulls are sitting at 5-14 for the season, 8.5 games behind the Milwaukee Bucks for the top spot in the Central Division. Offensively, they are ranked #28 (scoring an average of 106.2 points per game) and are 20th (making 11.5 three-pointers per game) and 27th (hitting 44.4% of their shots) in field goal percentage. Defense-wise, the Bulls are ranked #11 (allowing an average of 112.8 points per game). Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan are contributing 21 points and 21.3 points per game, respectively. Lonzo Ball and Zach LaVine are questionable heading into this game.