Filip Tomic
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It’s the final day of February and we have ourselves a 7-game night in the NBA. My focus is on the Charlotte Hornets vs Milwaukee Bucks clash, which tips off at 8:00 pm ET, live on NBA TV. I’ve prepared a same game parlay which you can find below.
Don’t forget to check our predictions on the side and total for the rest of Monday’s slate, including the Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets clash.
Without wasting any more time though let’s jump into the Hornets vs Bucks game!
Milwaukee Bucks 1-10 win margin (+190)
Giannis Antetokounmpo over 11.5 rebounds (+110)
Bobby Portis 3+ made threes (+164)
Parlay odds: +1606
Milwaukee Bucks 1-10 win margin (+190)
I was a bit shocked when I saw that the Bucks are 10.5-point favorites for this game, especially since the Hornets have already beaten them twice this season, and the only Milwaukee win in their head-to-head meetings was by 2 points at home. I get that the Hornets just lost at home to the Pistons, but Milwaukee hasn’t been all that convincing in home games this season, going just 11-21 against the spread. Against Eastern Conference teams they’ve covered the spread only twice in their last 11 games, so we could be in for a tighter game than most people think. Milwaukee should still have enough to get the job done in front of their home fans, but the Hornets will put up some resistance.
Be sure to check out our full game preview for Charlotte Hornets vs Milwaukee Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo over 11.5 rebounds (+110)
In the 3 games played against the Hornets this season, Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging monstrous numbers. In just 36.3 minutes per game played he’s averaging 36.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 6.7 assists against them. His rebounding has been very consistent this month, and even in the All-Star Game, he was able to grab 12 of them. In 3 of his last 4 games, he has grabbed at least 12 and I expect more of the same tonight with the Bucks struggling with their interior presence. Brook Lopez not being available is a big dent to their rebounding on both ends and Giannis has been the main beneficiary. In February he’s averaging 11.8 rebounds per game and against the Hornets, he is on a streak of 7 straight games with 12 or more rebounds. He has had 12+ in 13 of his last 15 games against them.
Bobby Portis 3+ made threes (+164)
Bobby Portis is coming off one of his best games of the season as he dropped 30 points in the loss against Brooklyn. In that game, he nailed 8 threes on 14 attempts, so getting to just 3 tonight sounds easy for someone in shooting form that hot. Over his last 10 games, he’s shooting at a 53% clip from the field and 43% from 3-point land. The fact that Charlotte ranks only 20th in opponent 3-point percentage also helps. The Hornets allow teams to make 35.5% of shots from distance. On the road that gets even worse for them at 36.9%, so hopefully Portis can take advantage.
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