The Milwaukee Bucks'(11-3) visit the City of Brotherly Love and the'Philadelphia 76ers'(7-7) Friday. Tip-off from Wells Fargo Center is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN).'Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Bucks vs. 76ers odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Bucks come into this game after picking up a blowout 113-98 win Wednesday vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers. C Brook Lopez carried the load offensively with 29 points on 10 of 13 shooting. He was just one of five Bucks players who scored in double figures.
Milwaukee picked up the victory despite committing more turnovers and shooting around the same percentages from both the floor (47.7% to the Cavs’ 42.9%) and from three (41.0% to the Cavs’ 42.9%).
The 76ers are coming off a big 105-98 win vs. the Utah Jazz Sunday. C Joel Embiid'scored a career-high 59 points on 19 of 28 shooting and 20 of 24 from the free throw line to lead the team. The only other player to score in double figures, G Tyrese Maxey, put up 18 points. The 76ers shot a tremendously bad 17.4% from beyond the arc and lost the rebound battle by 11 (50-39).