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Knicks
23 - 26
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Bucks
30 - 20
January 28, 2022, 10:00 PM EST
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New York
Knicks
23 - 26
Milwaukee
Bucks
30 - 20
January 28, 2022, 10:00 PM EST
 | Fiserv Forum

  • Both New York (23-26 SU, 24-25 ATS) and Milwaukee (30-20, 21-29) are slumping going into Friday’s clash on ESPN. The Knicks have lost five of their last six while the Bucks are just 2-7 ATS in their last nine. Milwaukee has covered eight of the last 11 meetings.

    Knicks vs Bucks Betting Preview

    Knicks vs Bucks Odds & Analysis

    Sportsbook Odds 

    The line had moved to Milwaukee -9 at the time of writing, which would be the most points New York has been spotted as an underdog all season. The Bucks have covered just five of their last 17 games as a favorite of 9 points or more, something to keep in mind when making your Knicks vs Bucks prediction.

    Get the best Knicks vs Bucks odds and lines available from our recommended sportsbooks for your favorite picks of the night.

    • Best Spread
      -107
      -113
      NY+9
      -9MIL
    • Best Moneyline
      +345
      -425
      NY
      MIL
    • Best Total
      -110
      -110
      Over216.5
      216.5Under

    Knicks Offense Sputtering With Randle, Other Starters In A Slump

    Julius Randle and the Knicks’ starting lineup are under fire after another ugly performance Wednesday. Randle scored just 11 points — seven of them coming with the game essentially out of reach — and was a minus-34 in New York’s 110-96 loss in Miami, while R.J. Barrett, Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier were a combined minus-93 in their time on the court.

    New York trailed by as many as 30 points in the third quarter Wednesday before the bench fought back to make things more respectable. The Knicks still failed to crack the century mark in scoring, the third time in four outings and fourth in six that they have been limited to 96 points or less.

    They’ll need to find a way to create more offense if they are going to be the winning Knicks vs Bucks prediction tonight.

    Bucks Try To Take Better Care Of The Ball After Turnovers Cost Them Against Cavs

    The Bucks are coming off several disappointing showings of their own, falling to 2-7 ATS in their last nine with a 115-99 loss Wednesday in Cleveland. Turnovers were Milwaukee’s undoing as the Cavs converted the Bucks’ 19 giveaways into 31 points.

    “Live-ball turnovers is when transition defense is the toughest, and we made a lot of them,” coach Mike Budenholzer told the Associated Press.

    Seven of those turnovers were committed by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored a team-high 26 points after missing the Bucks’ previous game due to knee soreness. Bobby Portis and Khris Middleton combined for 43 but Jrue Holiday missed seven of his nine attempts from the field.

    Some of Milwaukee’s turnover issues Wednesday could have been due to the Bucks’ lack of depth at guard. Wesley Matthews missed the game due to a bruised left knee while Grayson Allen sat out a one-game suspension, but both are expected to be available tonight.

    Knicks vs Bucks Pick & Insights

    Knicks: Keys To Cover

    New York’s defense is good enough to keep the Knicks within single digits of any opponent, allowing 104.4 points per game to rank fifth in the NBA. New York’s slumping attack could also wake up against a Milwaukee defense that has given up at least 114 points in four of its last five.

    Bucks: Keys To Cover

    Most of Milwaukee’s recent struggles have come on the road, where the Bucks have lost four straight. Make sure to factor Milwaukee’s rest advantage when making your Knicks vs Bucks prediction as well. The Bucks are playing just their second game since Saturday while New York is playing its third game in four days and fourth in six.

    Odds Shark’s Computer Knicks vs Bucks Prediction: Knicks +9

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    Shark Bites
    • New York is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 as a road underdog.
    • Milwaukee is 4-5 SU and 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games.
    • Milwaukee is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games vs New York.

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Odds

Friday, January 28 Fri Jan 28

Opening
Current
New York
vsFinal
Milwaukee
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Opening
+8.5
-109
+315
o216
-110
-8.5
-109
-476
u216
-110
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Current
+9
-107
+345
o216.5
-110
-9
-113
-425
u216.5
-110
Line History
Final

Edge Finder

114.25
 Total Score
113.63
45.83
 Field Goal %
46.01
34.48
 Three Point %
36.00
77.30
 Free Throw %
73.88
47.29
 Total Rebounds
48.33
114.25
 Total Score
113.63
28.94
 First Quarter
30.06
29.65
 Second Quarter
26.80
28.35
 Third Quarter
29.41
26.00
 Fourth Quarter
26.73
45.83
 Field Goal %
46.01
77.30
 Free Throw %
73.88
34.48
 Three Point %
36.00
34.75
 Three's Attempts
39.57
11.98
 Three's Made
14.24
13.24
 Offensive
11.80
34.06
 Defensive
36.53
47.29
 Total Rebounds
48.33
22.39
 Assists
24.86
20.47
 Fouls
18.31
12.14
 Turnovers
14.65
6.29
 Steals
6.78

Head To Head

NY
 Stat Type MIL
3-7
 Record
7-3
3-7
 ATS
7-3
2-7-1
 O/U
2-7-1
103.10
 Score
115.70
50.20
 Half Time Score
60.00
40.87%
 Field Goal Percentage
47.23%
44.30
 Rebounds
49.50
131/371
 3 Point Shots
155/392
7.80
 Steals
6.80
NY
 Stat Type MIL
1-2
 Record
2-1
1-2
 ATS
2-1
0-3
 O/U
0-3
103.33
 Score
107.33
48.67
 Half Time Score
58.33
42.91%
 Field Goal Percentage
44.23%
45.00
 Rebounds
44.33
43/126
 3 Point Shots
56/134
10.67
 Steals
6.33
Dec 12/21 (1 of 10)
NY
 Stat Type MIL
Home
Away
97
 Score
112
+6
 ATS
-6
216 o
 O/U
216 u
48
 Half Time Score
61
42.70%
 Field Goal Percentage
47.70%
38
 Rebounds
46
17/49
 3 Point Shots
14/41
12
 Steals
11
Nov 10/21 (2 of 10)
NY
 Stat Type MIL
Home
Away
100
 Score
112
-3.5
 ATS
+3.5
216 o
 O/U
216 u
42
 Half Time Score
51
43.40%
 Field Goal Percentage
44.40%
38
 Rebounds
50
16/37
 3 Point Shots
26/50
9
 Steals
4
Nov 5/21 (3 of 10)
NY
 Stat Type MIL
Away
Home
113
 Score
98
+3.5
 ATS
-3.5
217 o
 O/U
217 u
56
 Half Time Score
63
42.70%
 Field Goal Percentage
40.20%
59
 Rebounds
37
10/40
 3 Point Shots
16/43
11
 Steals
4
Mar 27/21 (4 of 10)
NY
 Stat Type MIL
Away
Home
102
 Score
96
-2.5
 ATS
+2.5
217.5 o
 O/U
217.5 u
57
 Half Time Score
54
43.00%
 Field Goal Percentage
41.40%
44
 Rebounds
48
16/44
 3 Point Shots
14/36
9
 Steals
11
Mar 11/21 (5 of 10)
NY
 Stat Type MIL
Away
Home
101
 Score
134
+11
 ATS
-11
222.5 o
 O/U
222.5 u
51
 Half Time Score
68
41.60%
 Field Goal Percentage
57.50%
38
 Rebounds
44
13/37
 3 Point Shots
18/38
3
 Steals
8
Dec 27/20 (6 of 10)
NY
 Stat Type MIL
Home
Away
130
 Score
110
+13
 ATS
-13
222 o
 O/U
222 u
61
 Half Time Score
45
54.10%
 Field Goal Percentage
43.20%
46
 Rebounds
44
16/27
 3 Point Shots
7/38
5
 Steals
7
Jan 14/20 (7 of 10)
NY
 Stat Type MIL
Away
Home
102
 Score
128
+16.5
 ATS
-16.5
230 o
 O/U
230 u
40
 Half Time Score
65
35.30%
 Field Goal Percentage
48.90%
49
 Rebounds
59
11/37
 3 Point Shots
15/36
7
 Steals
4
Dec 21/19 (8 of 10)
NY
 Stat Type MIL
Home
Away
102
 Score
123
+12.5
 ATS
-12.5
227 o
 O/U
227 u
54
 Half Time Score
68
40.20%
 Field Goal Percentage
48.20%
47
 Rebounds
52
9/30
 3 Point Shots
18/43
10
 Steals
9
Dec 2/19 (9 of 10)
NY
 Stat Type MIL
Away
Home
88
 Score
132
+17
 ATS
-17
222.5 o
 O/U
222.5 u
45
 Half Time Score
72
30.80%
 Field Goal Percentage
55.80%
41
 Rebounds
58
10/39
 3 Point Shots
16/35
4
 Steals
6
Dec 27/18 (10 of 10)
NY
 Stat Type MIL
Away
Home
96
 Score
112
+14.5
 ATS
-14.5
227 o
 O/U
227 u
48
 Half Time Score
53
37.10%
 Field Goal Percentage
45.20%
43
 Rebounds
57
13/31
 3 Point Shots
11/32
8
 Steals
4

Team Records

NY
 Record MIL
23-26
 All
30-20
12-14
 Home
17-8
11-12
 Away
13-12
17-11
 As Fav
27-12
6-15
 As Dog
3-8
24-25
 ATS
21-29
12-14
 ATS Home
9-16
12-11
 ATS Away
12-13
21-28
 O/U
21-29
11-15
 O/U Home
10-15
10-13
 O/U Away
11-14
NY
 Record MIL
4-6
 All
5-5
3-3
 Home
4-1
1-3
 Away
1-4
2-2
 As Fav
4-4
2-4
 As Dog
1-1
6-4
 ATS
3-7
4-2
 ATS Home
2-3
2-2
 ATS Away
1-4
4-6
 O/U
3-7
2-4
 O/U Home
2-3
2-2
 O/U Away
1-4
NY
 Record MIL
4-6
 All
7-3
3-1
 Home
4-2
1-5
 Away
3-1
3-1
 As Fav
6-2
1-5
 As Dog
1-1
5-5
 ATS
5-5
3-1
 ATS Home
2-4
2-4
 ATS Away
3-1
6-4
 O/U
2-8
3-1
 O/U Home
1-5
3-3
 O/U Away
1-3
NY
 Record MIL
14-20
 All
19-16
7-9
 Home
10-5
7-11
 Away
9-11
9-8
 As Fav
16-10
5-12
 As Dog
3-6
16-18
 ATS
14-21
7-9
 ATS Home
5-10
9-9
 ATS Away
9-11
14-20
 O/U
13-22
7-9
 O/U Home
6-9
7-11
 O/U Away
7-13
NY
 Record MIL
9-6
 All
11-4
5-5
 Home
7-3
4-1
 Away
4-1
8-3
 As Fav
11-2
1-3
 As Dog
0-2
8-7
 ATS
7-8
5-5
 ATS Home
4-6
3-2
 ATS Away
3-2
7-8
 O/U
8-7
4-6
 O/U Home
4-6
3-2
 O/U Away
4-1

Trends

  • New York are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games.
  • New York are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
  • New York are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games against Milwaukee.
  • New York are 4-14 SU in their last 18 games against Milwaukee.
  • New York are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
  • New York are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games against an opponent in the Central Division division.
  • New York are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games played in January.
  • New York are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games played on a Friday.
  • Milwaukee are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 10 games.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games against New York.
  • Milwaukee are 16-4 SU in their last 20 games at home.
  • Milwaukee are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against New York.
  • Milwaukee are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
  • Milwaukee are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Division division.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 12 games played in January.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games played on a Friday when at home.

Injuries

Name Position Inj Desc
Evan FournierSGIs "?" Tuesday vs Milwaukee, Illness
DaQuan JeffriesPGIs "?" Tuesday vs Milwaukee, Illness
Name Position Inj Desc
Jae CrowderSFIs out indefinitely, Groin
Pat ConnaughtonSFIs downgraded to OUT Tuesday vs New York, Ankle
Andre Jackson Jr.SGIs "?" Tuesday vs New York, Back

Last 10 Games

Date Opp Score SU Line Total ATS FG% FT% 3PTM
Jan 26, 2022MIA96-110L+6202.50L/O42.1764.7115
Jan 24, 2022CLE93-95L+5202W/U41.6752.3812
Jan 23, 2022LAC110-102W-4204W/O42.8684.2116
Jan 20, 2022NOP91-102L-3.5210.50L/U37.6666.679
Jan 18, 2022MIN110-112L+4216.50W/O46.2572.7312
Jan 17, 2022CHR87-97L-2.5214.50L/U40.0052.3812
Jan 15, 2022ATL117-108W+1.5214.50W/O50.6076.9213
Jan 12, 2022DAL108-85W+2.5203.50W/U46.6780.0012
Jan 10, 2022SAN111-96W-6.5212.50W/U48.7875.0013
Jan 8, 2022BOS75-99L+8205.50L/U36.7140.0011
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Date Opp Score SU Line Total ATS FG% FT% 3PTM
Jan 26, 2022CLE99-115L-4217L/U46.2588.899
Jan 22, 2022SAC133-127W-8227L/O49.4588.0021
Jan 21, 2022CHI94-90W-11.5227L/U38.6471.436
Jan 19, 2022MEM126-114W-6.5228W/O47.9295.4513
Jan 17, 2022ATL114-121L-5233L/O44.3283.3316
Jan 15, 2022TOR96-103L-7.5218.50L/U33.7791.4312
Jan 13, 2022GS118-99W-1224.50W/U51.1666.6718
Jan 10, 2022CHR99-103L-2.5236.50L/U44.0575.0013
Jan 8, 2022CHR106-114L+1.5235L/U38.8992.3112
Jan 7, 2022BKN121-109W+4.5232.50W/U45.8380.9516
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