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In what will probably be their biggest challenge of the season so far, the Milwaukee Bucks look to stay undefeated as they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight at Target Center. Tip-off is at 10:00 pm ET on ESPN, as soon as the Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics game finishes.
I’ve prepared a Same Game Parlay for the Bucks vs Timberwolves game which is available below. Make sure you also check our NBA predictions page for selections on all 12 Friday games. Let’s dive in.
Milwaukee Bucks -3.5 (-110)
Brook Lopez to score 20+ points (+580)
Giannis Antetokounmpo over 0.5 made threes (-215)
Parlay odds: +1570
Milwaukee Bucks -3.5 (-110)
Pickwise handicapper Matt Wadleigh has the Bucks covering the spread as a 3-star pick and I have to say I agree with him. Milwaukee is playing fundamentally sound basketball and they are 1st in rebounds, 2nd in blocked shots, 11th in turnovers and 17th in points scored. It’s hard to imagine them falling to Minnesota, even on the road. They’ve consistently covered the spread this season, doing so 6 times in the 7 games they’ve played so far. Giannis has 6 straight games of 30-plus points, and a Milwaukee win would earn the franchise its first ever 8-0 start. They are doing all this without Khris Middleton, we can only imagine how good they will be once he’s back into the lineup. Against the Timberwolves they’ve got 12 wins in the last 16 meetings and with the home team potentially being without both Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards, the Bucks should win this game fairly easily at Target Center.
Read our full predictions on the side and total for Milwaukee Bucks vs Minnesota Timberwolves
Brook Lopez to score 20+ points (+580)
The Bucks have been getting really solid production from Brook Lopez over the last few games. He capped off the month of October by scoring over 20 points against Detroit and Atlanta, which raised his average to 15.3 points per game. With Khris Middleton still being out of the lineup, Lopez has been taking a lot more shots than normally and he’s making the most out of his opportunities. He can hurt teams in a variety of ways, using his size on the inside, but also from the 3-point line, where he’s making 2.5 shots per game on 35.7% efficiency. There’s also word coming out of Minnesota that Rudy Gobert won’t be available due to an illness, which should open up the paint for Lopez to dominate with his length. Opposing centers are averaging 18.3 points per game against the Timberwolves this season, with Lopez scoring 15, 18 and 15 in his last 3 against them, I think in his new increased role on offense he is capable of dropping at least 20.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo over 0.5 made threes (-215)
Giannis’s stats against the Timberwolves have been out of this world in the last 5 meetings. He is dominating them with averages of 34 points, 13.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game. Not only that, but his efficiency from the floor is also through the roof as he’s making 65.3% of his attempts from the field. Three-point shooting has never been his strong side, but against Minnesota he’s made at least 1 three in 4 of the last 5 meetings and during that stretch he’s averaging 2 threes per game on a very impressive 43.5% shooting. He’s without a three in his last couple of games against Detroit, but prior to that he has scored at least one in every single game of the season. He averages around 3.5 attempts a game, and against a Minnesota team that ranks only 17th in opponent three-point percentage this season I think he can make at least one.
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