PREMIUM
Rogers' 10* TOTAL MASSACRE >> EARLY!
(NBA) Milwaukee vs. Atlanta,
Total: 204.00 | -110.00 Under
Result: Win
Total: 204.00 | -110.00 Under
Result: Win
The set-up: The Atlanta Hawks opened the season with five consecutive road games and after winning their season-opener at Dallas, lost the final four games of the road trip. The Hawks returned to Atlanta for their first home game of the new season on Friday but lost to the Nuggets and former Atlanta star Pail Millsap, 105-100. Atlanta now hopes to snap its five-game slide when the 3-2 Milwaukee Bucks visit Philips Arena for a late Sunday afternoon contest. The Bucks just completed a four-game homestand 2-2 and begin a stretch of five of six on the road with this contest.
Milwaukee: The Bucks head out on the road off a a 96-89 loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday, the team's lowest-scoring performance of the season. "I thought the ball just didn't move tonight as it has in the first couple games," Milwaukee head coach Jason Kidd told reporters after the loss. "It's a great lesson learned, we'll watch it (Friday) and understand how we've got to move the ball. We got some good looks but when the ball didn't move it wasn't a pretty game to watch." Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the league's brightest stars, averaging 35.0 points (on 62.4 percent shooting) along with 10.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.4 steals. Malcolm Brogdon was last season's NBA rookie of the year, becoming only second Milwaukee player to earn the award, joining Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), who won it in 1969-70. He grew up in the Atlanta suburbs and led his school to two state championships. Brogdon was Milwaukee's second-round pick in 2016 and ranked toward the top of most statistical categories among rookies. He led rookies in assists (4.2), steals (1.1), was second in minutes (26.4), third in points (10.2) and ninth in rebounds (2.8).
Atlanta: The Hawks own the second-longest run of postseason appearances in the NBA (10) but Atlanta hardly looks like a playoff team so far. The Hawks are building their offense around PG Dennis Schroder, wheo became the unquestioned leader of the team when Millsap and company departed over the summer. Schroder missed two games with an ankle injury and returned at less than 100 percent on Friday but still managed 20 points and six assists in 33 minutes. "I played him a little bit more than I wanted to, or intended," Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer told reporters of Schroder. "He never wants to come out. Considering he hasn't played for five days and coming off a pretty good sprain, it's impressive what he did. He wanted to be there for his teammates. He's a tough guy, for sure."
The pick: Atlanta has covered five straight against Milwaukee and the "Greek Freak" but as noted, this Hawk contingent bears little resemblance to the teams of recent seasons. Coming off an 'ugly' 89-point effort vs. Boston, I expect the Bucks to much more efficient in this one and with this low over/under number, for the Over to be a 10* play.
Milwaukee: The Bucks head out on the road off a a 96-89 loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday, the team's lowest-scoring performance of the season. "I thought the ball just didn't move tonight as it has in the first couple games," Milwaukee head coach Jason Kidd told reporters after the loss. "It's a great lesson learned, we'll watch it (Friday) and understand how we've got to move the ball. We got some good looks but when the ball didn't move it wasn't a pretty game to watch." Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the league's brightest stars, averaging 35.0 points (on 62.4 percent shooting) along with 10.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.4 steals. Malcolm Brogdon was last season's NBA rookie of the year, becoming only second Milwaukee player to earn the award, joining Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), who won it in 1969-70. He grew up in the Atlanta suburbs and led his school to two state championships. Brogdon was Milwaukee's second-round pick in 2016 and ranked toward the top of most statistical categories among rookies. He led rookies in assists (4.2), steals (1.1), was second in minutes (26.4), third in points (10.2) and ninth in rebounds (2.8).
Atlanta: The Hawks own the second-longest run of postseason appearances in the NBA (10) but Atlanta hardly looks like a playoff team so far. The Hawks are building their offense around PG Dennis Schroder, wheo became the unquestioned leader of the team when Millsap and company departed over the summer. Schroder missed two games with an ankle injury and returned at less than 100 percent on Friday but still managed 20 points and six assists in 33 minutes. "I played him a little bit more than I wanted to, or intended," Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer told reporters of Schroder. "He never wants to come out. Considering he hasn't played for five days and coming off a pretty good sprain, it's impressive what he did. He wanted to be there for his teammates. He's a tough guy, for sure."
The pick: Atlanta has covered five straight against Milwaukee and the "Greek Freak" but as noted, this Hawk contingent bears little resemblance to the teams of recent seasons. Coming off an 'ugly' 89-point effort vs. Boston, I expect the Bucks to much more efficient in this one and with this low over/under number, for the Over to be a 10* play.
