Milwaukee Bucks (17-10) vs. New York Knicks (12-14)
December 12, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: New York Knicks +4.5; Over/Under: -217
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The Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks meet Sunday in NBA action at Madison Square Garden. The Milwaukee Bucks look for a win after winning 11 of their last 13 games. The New York Knicks need a win after losing five of their last six games.
The Milwaukee Bucks are averaging 110.7 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 106.9 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 27.6 points and 11.8 rebounds, while Khris Middleton is averaging 18.2 points and 5.1 assists. Jrue Holiday is the third double-digit scorer and Bobby Portis is dishing 1.4 assists. The Milwaukee Bucks are shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 74.7 percent from the free throw line. The Milwaukee Bucks are allowing 33.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 47.7 rebounds per game.
The New York Knicks are averaging 106.2 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 107.2 points on 43.8 percent shooting. Julius Randle is averaging 19.5 points and 10 rebounds, while RJ Barrett is averaging 15.1 points and 2.1 assists. Evan Fournier is the third double-digit scorer and Derrick Rose is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The New York Knicks are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 78.5 percent from the free throw line. The New York Knicks are allowing 35.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.7 rebounds per game.
The Bucks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Knicks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 6-2 in Bucks last 8 overall. The over is 5-1 in Knicks last 6 overall. The Bucks are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings in New York and 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
The Milwaukee Bucks continue to get healthy and pile up the wins, and they’re winning their last five games by an average of 5.2 points. The New York Knicks have been sleepwalking these last couple of weeks and playing at home hasn’t helped much, where they lose by an average of 3.9 points. I don’t like what I’m seeing from these Knicks. I’ll lay the reasonable number with the Bucks.
