Milwaukee Bucks vs. Detroit Pistons odds, tips and betting trends | 1/20/2024

The Detroit Pistons (4-37) will attempt to halt a four-game home losing streak when hosting the Milwaukee Bucks (28-13) on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET.

The Bucks take the court as double-digit favorites against the Pistons. The Bucks are favored by 12.5 points. The matchup’s over/under is set at 240.5.

Bucks vs. Pistons Betting Odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 7:30 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Spread: Milwaukee -12.5
  • Total: 240.5
  • Moneyline: Milwaukee -784, Detroit +550

Bucks at Pistons odds, spread, & more

  • Pick ATS: Pistons (+ 12.5)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (240.5)

  • Prediction:
    Bucks 125 – Pistons 115
  • Milwaukee has been victorious in 28, or 71.8%, of the 39 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
  • Milwaukee has yet to lose in five games when named as at least a -784 moneyline favorite.
  • Milwaukee has an implied victory probability of 88.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
  • Detroit has been the moneyline underdog 38 total times this season. Motor City has finished 4-34 in those games.
  • Detroit has not yet won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +550 or longer in five chances.
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, Detroit’s implied win probability is 15.4%.
  • The Bucks put up only 1.6 more points per game (124.2) than the Pistons give up (122.6).
  • Milwaukee is 13-9 against the spread and 20-2 overall when scoring more than 122.6 points.
  • Detroit is 5-1 against the spread and 2-4 overall when it scores more than 120.3 points.
  • Milwaukee is 4-3 against the spread and 7-0 overall when it allows fewer than 111.9 points.
  • The Bucks are at the second spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (124.2 PPG), while the Pistons allow the 27th-fewest points per game (122.6) in the league.
  • Detroit is the NBA’s 24th-ranked offense (111.9 PPG), while Milwaukee is the 24th-ranked defense (120.3).
  • The Bucks have out-scored their opponents by a total of 161 points this season (3.9 points per game on average), and opponents of the Pistons have out-scored them by 440 more points on the year (10.7 per game).

Over/Under

  • The average implied total for Milwaukee this season is 123.2 points, 3.8 fewer points than its implied total of 127 points in Saturday’s game.
  • This season, Milwaukee has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (127) 20 times.
  • The average implied point total on the year for Detroit (118.9) is 4.9 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (114).

How to watch Bucks vs. Pistons

  • Game Day: Saturday, January 20, 2024
  • Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: BSDET and BSWI
  • Location: Detroit, Michigan
  • Arena: Little Caesars Arena
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
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