Atlanta Hawks at Milwaukee Bucks Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 12/26/2014
Saturday, December 27, 2014 at 8:30 PM
BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee
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The Atlanta Hawks and the Milwaukee Bucks will be playing each other for the second night in a row on Saturday night. Both teams are currently in the top half of the league in assists per game, but the Hawks have the higher-scoring offense. Atlanta is in the top 10 in points allowed, while Milwaukee is near the bottom of the Eastern Conference in that category.
Last season, the Hawks played the Bucks twice in Milwaukee, coming away with the victory in both of those games. They won the first one by the score of 102-97 early on in the season, then beat the Bucks again 111-103 in mid April.
Hawks point guard Jeff Teague has averaged 12.9 points and 5.6 assists per game against the Bucks in his career, while center Al Horford has scored 15.9 points per game against them while pulling down 9.2 boards per game. Power forward Paul Millsap has also done well against them, averaging 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
So far this year, the Bucks are in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference in both scoring and points allowed per game. Shooting guard O.J. Mayo has scored 14.3 points per game against the Bucks in 10 career games, while point guard Brandon Knight has been able to average 15.4 points and four assists per game against them.
Atlanta Hawks Betting Trends
Atlanta Hawks are 18-10-0 Against the Spread
Atlanta Hawks are 16-11-0 against the Over/Under
Milwaukee Bucks Betting Trends
Milwaukee Bucks are 20-9-0 Against the Spread
Milwaukee Bucks are 15-14-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Atlanta Hawks
No injuries to report at this time
Milwaukee Bucks
12/24/14 C John Henson Foot "?" Friday vs. Atlanta
12/17/14 F Jabari Parker Ankle out for season
10/25/14 F Damien Inglis Foot out indefinitely
Josh's Pick: Take Atlanta
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