The Detroit Pistons (2-23) will try to stop a 22-game losing stretch when visiting the Milwaukee Bucks (17-7) on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Fiserv Forum. This contest is at 6:00 PM ET on BSWI and BSDET.
The Bucks enter their game against the Pistons as huge favorites. The Bucks are favored by 17.5 points. The matchup features a point total of 240.5.
Bucks vs. Pistons Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:35 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Milwaukee -17.5
- Total: 240.5
- Moneyline: Milwaukee -2143, Detroit +1083
Pistons at Bucks odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Pistons (+ 17.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (240.5)
- Prediction:
Bucks 126 – Pistons 109
- Milwaukee has come away with 17 wins in the 23 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
- Milwaukee has yet to enter a game this year with shorter moneyline odds than -2143.
- Milwaukee has an implied victory probability of 95.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Detroit has won 8.7% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (2-21).
- Detroit has not yet played as a moneyline underdog of +1083 or longer.
- Detroit has an implied moneyline win probability of 8.5% in this game.
- The Bucks put up 123.3 points per game, just 3.9 more points than the 119.4 the Pistons give up.
- Milwaukee is 9-5 against the spread and 13-1 overall when scoring more than 119.4 points.
- Detroit is 0-2 against the spread and 0-2 overall when it scores more than 119.5 points.
- Milwaukee is 1-2 against the spread and 3-0 overall when it allows fewer than 108.1 points.
- The Bucks are the NBA’s second-ranked scoring team (123.3 PPG), while the Pistons rank 23rd in points per game allowed (119.4) in the league.
- Detroit is the NBA’s 28th-ranked offense (108.1 PPG), while Milwaukee is the 24th-ranked defense (119.5).
- The Bucks have out-scored their opponents by a total of 93 points this season (3.8 points per game on average), and opponents of the Pistons have out-scored them by 283 more points on the year (11.3 per game).
Over/Under
- Milwaukee’s average implied point total this season is 7.6 fewer points than its implied total in Saturday’s game (121.4 implied points on average compared to 129 implied points in this game).
- This season, Milwaukee has recorded more than 129 points in 10 games.
- The average implied point total on the season for Detroit (116.7) is 4.7 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (112).
How to watch Bucks vs. Pistons
- Game Day: Saturday, December 16, 2023
- Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSWI and BSDET
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Arena: Fiserv Forum
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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