On Sunday we wrap up the first week of the 2023-24 NBA season with a 6-game slate. There are some interesting matchups happening today and after landing +612 and +444 odds parlays on Tuesday and Wednesday, I'm hoping we can end the week with another one.
Don't forget to visit our NBA predictions page for picks on the Spread and Total for Sunday's 6-game slate, but without wasting any more time let's get into it.
Atlanta Hawks ML vs MIL Bucks (+245)
Pressure is building up on the Hawks as they try to dig themselves out of a 0-2 hole to start the new season. Milwaukee isn't the ideal place to look for your first win of the season, but the Hawks have actually performed well against the Bucks in recent regular season meetings winning 5 of the last 8. Trae Young in particular has excelled in those games, he's averaging 32.4 points per game in the last 5 meetings and that's with Jrue Holiday guarding him on most of those nights.
Holiday is now gone, replaced by Damian Lillard. The Bucks get a nuclear weapon on offense, but as we saw in their first game against Philadelphia there will be nights where they'll struggled to contain teams. It might take some time for Milwaukee to build chemistry between their new dynamic duo, plus they'll also be without Khris Middleton here as he sits with knee injury management. 'The Dame and Giannis pick and roll will be hard to stop, but with a backcourt of Young and Dejounte Murray I think the Hawks have every right to hope for an upset win here.