The Milwaukee Bucks (42-24) square off against the Philadelphia 76ers (36-29) as 7.5-point favorites on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET on NBCS. The matchup has an over/under of 219 points.
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Spread: 76ers (+7.5) to Cover
- The spread for this game suggested by the model (5.5 points) is a little bit less than the 7.5-point edge DraftKings gives to the Bucks, though the data still has them as the favorite.
- Philadelphia is 34-31-0 against the spread this season.
- The 76ers have been an underdog by 7.5 points or more six times this year, and covered the spread in four of those matchups.
- Milwaukee has gone 28-37-1 ATS this season.
- The Bucks have been favored by 7.5 points or more 24 times this season, and covered the spread in eight of those games.
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Total: Over 219
- In this game, the model projects a total (233.0 points) considerably higher than the DraftKings over/under (219 points). Bet on the over.
- Milwaukee’s games have had more than 219 points scored on 55 occasions this season.
- There have been 44 Philadelphia’s games this year with more than 219 points scored.
- So far this season, 32 out of the Bucks’ 66 games have gone over the point total.
- The 76ers and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 35 out of 65 times this season.
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Moneyline Winner: Bucks (-310)
- Prediction: Bucks 119, 76ers 114
- This season, Milwaukee has been favored 56 times and won 40, or 71.4%, of those games.
- Philadelphia has been victorious in seven, or 29.2%, of the 24 contests it has been chosen as an underdog in this season.
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Brook Lopez Rebounds Prop: Over 5.5
- Brook Lopez puts up 12.4 points, 1.6 assists and 5.3 boards per contest.
- His rebounding average — 5.3 — is 0.2 lower than his over/under on Thursday.
- He has collected more boards than the over/under set for him by oddsmakers 29 times this season in 66 games with that prop available.
- On the glass, the 76ers are 20th in the NBA in rebounds (42.8 per game). They are 21st in rebounds allowed (44.5 per game).
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Kelly Oubre Jr. Points Prop: Over 15.5
- Kelly Oubre Jr. gives the 76ers 14.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest while posting 1.2 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
- The 15.5-point over/under for Oubre on Thursday is 0.8 higher than his scoring average on the season (14.7).
- This season, Oubre has scored beyond the points prop number in 19 of 47 games with a set total.
- The Bucks have been lifted by their offense, as they rank fourth-best in the NBA by tallying 120.5 points per game. They rank 20th in the league in points allowed (117.3 per contest).
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