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The Oklahoma City Thunder (49-20) will look to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (second in the league scoring 30.8 points per game) when they attempt to knock off Giannis Antetokounmpo (third in the NBA with 30.7 PPG) and the Milwaukee Bucks (45-25) on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at Fiserv Forum. The Thunder are 2.5-point road underdogs in the matchup, which tips off at 7:00 PM ET on NBA TV, BSWI, and BSOK. The point total is set at 233.5 for the matchup.
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Bucks Cover -2.5 vs Thunder -110
Bucks vs. Thunder Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game Day: Sunday, March 24, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBA TV, BSWI, and BSOK
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Arena: Fiserv Forum
- Favorite: Bucks (-2.5)
- Total: 233.5
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Bucks vs. Thunder Betting Statistics
- In the Bucks’ 70 games this season, they have 29 wins against the spread.
- Milwaukee is 21-30-2 ATS when favored by 2.5 points or more this season.
- Bucks games this year have gone over the total in 34 out of 69 opportunities (49.3%).
- The Thunder have played 69 games, with 40 wins against the spread.
- Oklahoma City is 8-2-1 ATS when underdogs by 2.5 points or more this season.
- Thunder games this year have hit the over on 37 of 69 set point totals (53.6%).
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Bucks Trends & Top Players
- This season, the Bucks have a 49.1% shooting percentage from the field, which is 3.6% higher than the 45.5% of shots the Thunder’s opponents have made.
- Milwaukee has a 26-23-1 record against the spread and a 38-12 straight-up record in games it shoots better than 45.5% from the field.
- Milwaukee has assembled a 23-16-2 record against the spread and a 31-10 straight-up record in games this season when the team makes more than 36.4% of its three-point shots.
- The Bucks put up 120.6 points per game, 7.7 more points than the 112.9 the Thunder allow.
- Milwaukee is 27-23-1 against the spread and 40-11 overall when scoring more than 112.9 points.
- The Bucks get 30.7 points, 11.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists from Antetokounmpo.
- Damian Lillard contributes with 4.3 boards and 7.1 assists per game in addition to his 24.5 PPG scoring average.
- Lillard leads active Bucks in three-point shooting, making an average of 3.1 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Thunder Trends & Top Players
- The Thunder have shot at a 50% clip from the field this season, 2.7 percentage points higher than the 47.3% shooting opponents of the Bucks have averaged.
- This season, Oklahoma City has a 34-14 record against the spread and a 40-8 record overall in games the team collectively shoots over 47.3% from the field.
- Oklahoma City is 31-13-1 against the spread and 35-10 overall when shooting above 36.1% as a team from three-point range.
- The Thunder score an average of 120.7 points per game, just 3.5 more points than the 117.2 the Bucks give up.
- Oklahoma City has put together a 32-12 ATS record and a 38-6 overall record in games it scores more than 117.2 points.
- Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30.8 points per game, while also grabbing 5.6 rebounds and averaging 6.4 assists per game.
- Chet Holmgren averages 17.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.
- Luguentz Dort is the most prolific from distance for the Thunder (among active players), hitting 2.0 threes per game.