A pair of Eastern Conference teams will square off on Thursday in the National basketball Association. The Milwaukee Bucks are in Charlotte to take on the Hornets. The Bucks are 38-21 on the season, which is the third best record in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks have won three straight games, with their most recent win coming over the Hornets on Tuesday in Milwaukee.
For Charlotte, they are 15-43 on the season. The Hornets are 13th in the Eastern Conference, and seem to be pretty locked into that spot. The Hornets are 5-5 in their last 10 games, and sit with an 8-21 record at home this season.
The Bucks are -11.5 on the road here. The total is 218.5.
Milwaukee Looking Sharp
In the game on Tuesday, Damian Lillard was 8 for 14 from the field, scoring 23 points, dishing out 7 assists and ripping down 9 rebounds. He did that in 24 minutes. He and Giannis Antetokounmpo continue to dominate games, as they are combining for more than 55 points per game.
Milwaukee is the second best offensive team in all of the league. They are scoring 121.8 points per game. Over their current three game winning streak, the Bucks have scored 118 points per game, but won by an average of 21 points per game. Milwaukee needs to go 20-3 from this point to match their 58 wins of a season ago.
The Bucks at the Bulls next, before hosting the Clippers. After that, Milwaukee will head out West to take on the Warriors, Lakers, Clippers and Kings.
Struggling Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets are hurting. The Hornets are looking to get to the finish line and get themselves a draft pick, and see what they can do to improve for 2024-2025. Charlotte has been one of the worst offensive teams in the league with 107.7 points per game. The Hornets are near the bottom of the league, making just 45.7% of their shots.
LaMelo Ball has played in just 22 games for the Hornets this season. In those 22 games, he scored 23.9 points per game, and dished out 8 assists. With his loss, Brandon Miller has been fantastic in his rookie season. The former Alabama stud is scoring 16.5 points per game. Grant Williams has come over and added 13.4 per game for the Hornets.
Charlotte will go on the road after this for back to back games. The Hornets are in Philadelphia on Friday and Toronto on Sunday. They will come back home and host Orlando on March 5th.
Bucks Beat Hornets Again
The Milwaukee Bucks are going to make it a quick and easy clean sweep. The Bucks smacked the Hornets at home, and are going to do it again on the road. Milwaukee is much better of a basketball team than Charlotte.
Look for another big game from the Greek Freak and Dame Time, as the Bucks move closer to chasing down Cleveland for the second seed in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks win by double figures. Our bet for this game is the Milwaukee Bucks -11.5 over the Charlotte Hornets. Enjoy the game and good luck with all your bets!
