76ers vs. Bucks NBA betting odds and trends for October 23

In the 2024-25 season opener for both teams, the Philadelphia 76ers are favored by 2.5 points against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN. The matchup has a point total of 224.5.

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76ers vs. Bucks Betting Lines and Game Info

• Game day: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
• Game time: 7:30 PM ET
• TV channel: ESPN
• Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Arena: Wells Fargo Center
• Favorite: 76ers (-2.5)
• Total: 224.5
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

76ers vs. Bucks Betting Statistics

• Philadelphia won 48 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover 34 times.
• The 76ers covered the spread 29 times last season (29-15 ATS) when playing as at least 2.5-point favorites.
• Last season, the combined scoring went over the point total 42 times in 76ers games.
• Milwaukee put together a 33-47-2 record against the spread last season.
• The Bucks were an underdog by 2.5 points or more 10 times last year, and covered the spread in four of those matchups.
• In Bucks games last year, the combined scoring went over the point total 40 times.

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76ers Trends & Top Players

• The 76ers shot 46.4% from the field last season, 0.6 percentage points lower than the 47% the Bucks allowed to opponents.
• Philadelphia had a 28-9 record against the spread and a 28-9 straight-up record in games it shot higher than 47% from the field.
• Philadelphia had a 36-9 record against the spread and a 33-12 record overall when the team made more than 35.6% of its three-point attempts.
• Last year, the 76ers recorded only 1.8 fewer points per game (114.6) than the Bucks allowed (116.4).
• When Philadelphia scored more than 116.4 points last season, it went 29-9 against the spread and 30-8 overall.
• Tyrese Maxey scored 25.9 points and dished out 6.2 assists per game last season.
• Andre Drummond grabbed nine rebounds per game while also scoring 8.4 points a contest.
• Paul George knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.3 per contest a season ago.

Bucks Trends & Top Players

• The Bucks shot 48.7% from the field, 1.9% higher than the 46.8% the 76ers’ opponents shot last season.
• Milwaukee went 30-19-1 against the spread and 41-9 overall when it shot better than 46.8% from the field.
• Milwaukee had a 26-21-2 ATS record and is 34-15 straight-up when the team hit more than 35.4% of its three-point attempts.
• The Bucks put up 7.5 more points per game last year (119) than the 76ers allowed their opponents to score (111.5).
• When it scored more than 111.5 points last season, Milwaukee went 32-25-1 against the spread and 45-13 overall.
• Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30.4 points and grabbed 11.5 rebounds per game last season.
• Damian Lillard averaged seven assists per game to go with his 24.3 PPG scoring average.
• Lillard hit an average of three shots per game from beyond the arc a season ago.