A pair of sputtering teams hit the court when the Milwaukee Bucks (33-19) host the Charlotte Hornets (10-40) on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET. The Bucks will look to a three-game losing run versus the Hornets, who have lost nine in a row.
The Bucks are a double-digit favorite against the Hornets when the Bucks and the Hornets square off. The Bucks are favored by 14.5 points. The game features a point total of 232.5.
Bucks vs. Hornets Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:32 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Milwaukee -14.5
- Total: 232.5
- Moneyline: Milwaukee -1331, Charlotte +780
Hornets at Bucks odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Bucks (- 14.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (232.5)
- Prediction:
Bucks 127 – Hornets 109
- Milwaukee has been chosen as the favorite in 46 games this year and has walked away with the win 33 times (71.7%) in those games.
- Milwaukee has been listed as a favorite of -1331 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Milwaukee has a 93% chance of walking away with the win.
- Charlotte has won 17.4% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (8-38).
- Charlotte has not yet won a game when they entered play as a moneyline underdog with odds of +780 or longer in three chances.
- Charlotte has an implied moneyline win probability of 11.4% in this contest.
- The 123 points per game the Bucks record are only 2.6 more points than the Hornets give up (120.4).
- When Milwaukee scores more than 120.4 points, it is 17-12 against the spread and 26-3 overall.
- When it scores more than 120 points, Charlotte is 5-3 against the spread and 6-2 overall.
- Milwaukee is 2-2 against the spread and 4-0 overall when it gives up fewer than 108.7 points.
- The Bucks are at the second spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (123 PPG), while the Hornets allow the 25th-fewest points per game (120.4) in the league.
- Charlotte’s squad is currently the 28th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (108.7 PPG), while Milwaukee’s team is 24th in points allowed per game (120).
- The Bucks have put up a total of 154 more points than their opponents this year (an average of three per game), while the Hornets have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 585 total points, 11.7 per game).
Over/Under
- Milwaukee has an average implied point total of 123.3 this year, which is 0.7 points lower than its implied total in Friday’s game (124).
- This season, Milwaukee has put up more than 124 points in 26 games.
- The average implied point total on the season for Charlotte (118.3) is 9.3 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (109).
How to watch Bucks vs. Hornets
- Game Day: Friday, February 9, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSWI and BSSE
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Arena: Fiserv Forum
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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