The Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets meet Monday in NBA action at the Spectrum Center.
The Milwaukee Bucks look for another victory after winning six of their last nine games. The Milwaukee Bucks are averaging 121.7 points on 49.1 percent shooting and allowing 109.9 points on 43.7 percent shooting. Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 27.2 points and 13 rebounds while Khris Middleton is averaging 19.2 points and 4.2 assists. Eric Bledsoe is the third double-digit scorer and Malcolm Brogdon is dishing 3.2 assists. The Milwaukee Bucks are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 76.2 percent from the free throw line. The Milwaukee Bucks are allowing 34.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 50.7 rebounds per game. The Milwaukee Bucks have split their last six road games.
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The Charlotte Hornets could use a win here to get back to a .500 record. The Charlotte Hornets are averaging 115.1 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 110.2 points on 45.7 percent shooting. Kemba Walker is averaging 28.6 points and 6.4 assists while Jeremy Lamb is averaging 14.3 points and 5.1 rebounds. Malik Monk is the third double-digit scorer and Cody Zeller is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The Charlotte Hornets are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 81.1 percent from the free throw line. The Charlotte Hornets are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.5 rebounds per game. The Charlotte Hornets have won six of their last eight home games.
The Bucks are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 1 days rest, 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. NBA Southeast and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 road games. The Hornets are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 vs. Eastern Conference, 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Monday games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Bucks are 0-3-1 ATS in the last 4 meetings. The over is 38-14 in Bucks last 52 overall. The over is 19-7-1 in Hornets last 27 home games.
The Charlotte Hornets are coming off a brutal loss last night against the Atlanta Hawks, and playing on the end of a back to back against these physical Milwaukee Bucks doesn't help matters. The Bucks are outscoring teams by 14.4 points and shooting 50.9 percent from the field in their last five games. If the Bucks are going to keep playing this well offensively, the Hornets, who rely way too much on Kemba to bail them out, stand zero chance in this contest. I'll lay the reasonable number with the red hot Bucks.
