Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction and Betting Pick. Milwaukee Bucks host Brooklyn Nets as +1 underdogs with a 198 line at 3.00 PM ET on Sunday, April 12 2015. Brooklyn won the last game at home 129-127 in overtime, pushing the -2 spread as the game went over 193.0.
Center Brook Lopez (BKN) is averaging 28.0 PPG and 9.3 RPG over the last three games
Milwaukee Bucks are No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference and need only one win to clinch the postseason spot. The Bucks lost two in a row before beating the Knicks in Madison Square Garden 91-99 on Friday.
Brooklyn Nets are currently holding the No. 8 spot in the Eastern Conference but are under threat by Indiana Pacers who are one game behind. Brooklyn are coming off a 117-80 win over Washington on Friday, and have now won eight of last ten despite not really being a quality team.
Tale of the Tape
Milwaukee Record: 39-40 (21-17 Home)
Milwaukee ATS: 44-34 (18-20 Home)
Milwaukee Last 10: 5-5 (5-5 ATS)
Brooklyn Record: 37-42 (19-21 Road)
Brooklyn ATS: 38-39 (23-17 Road)
Brooklyn Last 10: 8-2 (6-3 ATS)
Milwaukee and Brooklyn Team News
Nothing new in Milwaukee in terms of injuries as Damien Inglis and Jabari Parker are still out, but Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the starting lineup and scored 23 points after being rested for one game. Brooklyn are still missing Sergey Karasev and Mirza Teletovic, and Alan Anderson missed one game so far and is out indefinitely with an ankle injury.
Bucks vs Nets Lineups
Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ersan Ilyasova, Zaza Pachulia, Khris Middleton, Michael Carter-Williams.
Nets: Joe Johnson, Thaddeus Young, Brook Lopez, Markel Brown, Deron Williams.
Brooklyn at Milwaukee
3:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 12, 2015
BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction. Brooklyn Nets are rightfully favored in this duel after starting off as +2 underdogs when the lines opened. They are on fire and despite not really being a quality team, they’re firing on all cylinders and at their present state they can beat most of the teams in the league. Bucks vs Nets Betting Pick: Brooklyn -1. Bucks vs Nets Predicted Score: 98-101
