The Brooklyn Nets look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on Wednesday when visiting the Milwaukee Bucks. Brooklyn is 1-2 following its 134-124 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant each scored 37 points for Brooklyn, while Nic Claxton scored 16 points. Brooklyn made only nine of its 29 shots from 3-point territory while Memphis made 16.
Kevin Durant is scoring an average of 30.3 points per game to lead Brooklyn, while Kyrie Irving is the second leading scorer with an average of 26.3 points per game. Nic Claxton is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.5 rebounds per game and Ben Simmons is the leader in assists with an average of 7.3 assists per game. Brooklyn shoots 46.2% overall and 33.8% from 3-point territory.
Milwaukee looks for its third consecutive victory to open the season on Wednesday when hosting Brooklyn. Milwaukee is 2-0 following its 125-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday. Giannis Antetokounmpo was the leading scorer for Milwaukee with 44 points and became the Bucks all time leader in career free throws. Milwaukee won its opening game of the regular season 90-88 over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is leading Milwaukee in scoring and rebounding with averages of 32.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game, while Jrue Holiday is the leader in assists with an average of 9.0 assists per game. Brook Lopez is the second-leading scorer with an average of 13.0 points per game and is one of five players for Milwaukee averaging double-figures in scoring Milwaukee shoots 48.5% overall and 39.7% from 3-point territory.
Recent Betting Trends
- Brooklyn is 1-5 ATS in its last 6
- The UNDER has cashed in 8 of the Nets last 10 in October
- Milwaukee is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 at home
- The UNDER has cashed in 11 of the Bucks last 14
Free NBA Pick:
Brooklyn Nets +3.5