New York Knicks (5-3) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (4-4)
November 5, 2021 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Milwaukee Bucks -5; Over/Under: -
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The New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks meet Friday in NBA action at the Fiserv Forum. The New York Knicks look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Milwaukee Bucks look to get a game above a .500 record.
The New York Knicks are averaging 113 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 110.4 points on 42.9 percent shooting. Julius Randle is averaging 20.6 points and 11.3 rebounds, while RJ Barrett is averaging 19.1 points and 2.6 assists. Evan Fournier is the third double-digit scorer and Kemba Walker is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The New York Knicks are shooting 39.3 percent from beyond the arc and 73.9 percent from the free throw line. The New York Knicks are allowing 34.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.4 rebounds per game.
The Milwaukee Bucks are averaging 109.4 points on 44.5 percent shooting and allowing 109 points on 44.7 percent shooting. Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 27.4 points and 10.8 rebounds, while Khris Middleton is averaging 20 points and 4.5 assists. Jrue Holiday is the third double-digit scorer and Grayson Allen is dishing 1.3 assists. The Milwaukee Bucks are shooting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc and 76.2 percent from the free throw line. The Milwaukee Bucks are allowing 31.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.1 rebounds per game.
The Knicks are 15-7 ATS in their last 22 road games. The Bucks are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest. The over is 4-1 in Knicks last 5 Friday games. The under is 5-0 in Bucks last 5 overall. The Knicks are 1-4-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Milwaukee and 2-6 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
The fact the Milwaukee Bucks can still be decent sized favorites here despite most of their starters out shows no respect to the Knicks. I’m not on the Knicks bandwagon of them being an elite team in the East, but they’re healthy and have been money printing machines in the underdog role dating back to last season. The Bucks are missing four quality players. Give me the Knicks and the points, a game they could win outright.
