Two of the NBA’s top scorers face off when Giannis Antetokounmpo (first, 31.4 PPG) and the Milwaukee Bucks (20-17) host De’Aaron Fox (sixth, 26.6 PPG) and the Sacramento Kings (20-19) on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on NBCS-CA and FDSWI. The Bucks are 2-point favorites. The point total is 227 in the matchup.
If you are trying to make an informed wager on Tuesday’s game, see the best bets available in this matchup, in the article below (based on our computer predictions).
How to Bet on Bucks vs. Kings
Pick the Bucks (-2) to Cover
The Bucks have 15 wins against the spread in 37 games this year.
In the Kings’ 39 games this year, they have 15 wins against the spread.
So far this season, the Bucks have been installed as favorites by a 2-point margin or more 28 times and are 11-16-1 ATS in those matchups.
The Kings have an ATS record of 3-2 in their five games when underdogs by 2 points or more this season.
Take the Points Under (227)
The Bucks and their opponent have combined to score over 227 points, the current matchup’s point total, in 17 of 37 games this year.
This year, 21 of the Kings’ 39 games have had a combined total of more than 227 points scored.
These teams average a combined 228.9 points per game, 1.9 more points than the over/under of 227 set for this matchup.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined two fewer points per game (225) than this matchup’s total of 227 points.
The Bucks’ average point total in outings this season is 225.8, 1.2 points less than the total in this game.
The average over/under for Kings games this year is 1.7 more points than the point total of 227 for this outing.
Back the Bucks on the Moneyline (-135)
The Bucks have come away with 18 wins in the 28 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
The Kings have won four of the nine games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (44.4%).
This season, the Bucks have come away with a win 17 times in 26 chances when named as a favorite of at least -135 or shorter on the moneyline.
When they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +114 or longer, the Kings have a 3-2 record (winning 60% of their games).
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Bucks have a 57.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
The Kings have an implied moneyline win probability of 46.7% in this matchup.
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