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Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 23, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: Barclays Center — Brooklyn, NY

Article updated Dec 23, 1:43 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Milwaukee is on the road playing Brooklyn at the Barclays Center stadium on Friday, 12/23/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Brooklyn -2.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

Game outlook

Milwaukee is on the road playing Brooklyn at the Barclays Center stadium on Friday, 12/23/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Brooklyn -2.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Milwaukee Team Statistics

So far this season, Milwaukee has a 22-9 win-loss record. While shooting 46.2% from the field, they average 112.9 points per game (17th in the NBA). From the field, the Bucks shoot 35.3% (408 of 1,156) and 73.9% from the free throw line. Milwaukee grabs 48.4 rebounds per contest and has dished out 772 times, which is 18th in the league. As a team, they turn the ball over 15.2 times per game and commit 18.8 personal fouls.

On defense, the Bucks force 12.7 turnovers per night and draw 19.7 fouls. They are surrendering 34.7% on shots from distance and they are 4th in the league in PPG allowed (108.9). Their defense allows 44.9% shooting (1,260 of 2,805), as well as 43.2 boards per game. 685 assists have been surrendered to the opposition this season, ranking them 1st in the league.

With a power ranking of 10, Milwaukee is ranked #16 in offense (scoring an average of 113.10 per game), #4 in defense (allowing an average of 108.77 points to be scored against them per game) and are 22-9 (17-12-2 ATS) this season.

Brooklyn Team Statistics

The Brooklyn Nets are 20-12 this season. The Nets commit 22.1 fouls per game and hit 79.9% of their free throws. Their assist rate is 26.4 per contest (8th in the league) and their turnover rate is 14.8 per contest. There have been 3,648 points scored by Brooklyn this season (114.0 points per game) and they have 40.2 boards accumulated per game. On offense, the Nets are connecting on 50.8% of their field goals, which is 1st in the league.

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Brooklyn's defense surrenders 37.5% on long range shots (397 out of 1,058), and their opponents make 75.4% of their free throws. On a nightly basis, they allow 23.1 assists and 43.2 rebounds, which ranks them 5th and 11th in the NBA. In terms of points given up per game, the Nets are ranked 10th in basketball with 111.5. The Nets force 14.6 turnovers per game and allow opponents to shoot 45.6% from the field.

Brooklyn Nets has a power ranking of 19 and are #17 for offense (scoring an average of 113.06 per game), #10 for defense (giving up an average of 108.77 points per game) and 20-12 (16-16 ATS) overall. Milwaukee went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Brooklyn.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be MIL 115.875, BKN 110.875.

57% of SportsJaw predicts Brooklyn Nets to cover.

OddsShark has not made their prediction yet.

62% picked Brooklyn Nets on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Bucks 120 to Nets 126.

Staff Prediction

This is a highly anticipated matchup between 2 of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks come into this matchup having won 2 of their last 3 games. Milwaukee forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been producing at a really high level this year, as he usually does, and has scored at least 42 points in each of his last 2 games. The Nets come into this one on a roll after their rough start to the season. Brooklyn has won 10 of their last 11 games. This should be an amazing game, but I think Giannis is on one of his unstoppable streaks right now and I see him leading the Bucks to a win in this one and covering the +2.5 points.

Staff Pick MIL ATS (+2.5)

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Milwaukee Bucks+128 → +116Moved
  • Moneyline · Brooklyn Nets-148 → -135Moved
  • Spread · Milwaukee Bucks+2.5 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Brooklyn Nets-2.5 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over225.5 (-110) → 230 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under225.5 (-110) → 230 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Milwaukee Bucks
1-3 matchup record · 5-4-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Brooklyn Nets
0-3 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-23T06:43:34.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-10-26Brooklyn Nets 99 · Milwaukee Bucks 110
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Brooklyn Nets defeated Milwaukee Bucks 118-100

Brooklyn Nets defeated Milwaukee Bucks 118-100 on December 23, 2022, a 18-point decision in the series. Brooklyn Nets' strongest period was the 4th quarter, when it outscored its opponent 33-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Milwaukee Bucks +2.5 (-110) spread, Brooklyn Nets covered, while the 218 combined points finished under the recorded total of 230.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DoclocksSpread · Brooklyn Nets -2.5 (-110)Win
  • JackCohenSpread · Brooklyn Nets -2.5 (-110)Win
  • MrshinyMoneyline · Milwaukee Bucks +125Loss
  • MrshinySpread · Milwaukee Bucks +2.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Brooklyn Nets -2.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 229.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Brooklyn Nets -2.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Brooklyn Nets -2.5 (-110)Win