NBA Best Bets: Bucks vs. Hornets Picks for November 23

Published 5:41 am Saturday, November 23, 2024

The Milwaukee Bucks (7-9) will look to Giannis Antetokounmpo (first in the league scoring 32.4 points per game) when they attempt to hold off LaMelo Ball (fifth in the NBA with 28.9 PPG) and the Charlotte Hornets (6-9) on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Fiserv Forum. The Bucks are 7.5-point home favorites in the matchup, which tips at 8:00 PM ET on FDSWI and FDSSE.

Our computer predictions below will assist you in choosing the best bets available for Saturday’s game.

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Bucks vs. Hornets Game Info

  • When: Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • TV: FDSWI and FDSSE
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Bucks vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Giannis Antetokounmpo Over 32.5 PTS

  • Antetokounmpo has averaged 32.4 points per game in the 2024-25 season, 0.1 points fewer than Saturday’s points prop total.
  • Antetokounmpo is 9-for-17 at hitting the over on his points prop total this season.
  • The Bucks are the NBA’s 17th-ranked scoring squad (112.4 points per game), while the Hornets are 19th in points conceded (114.5 per game).
  • Milwaukee is 5-1 when putting up more points than 114.5.

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LaMelo Ball Over 29.5 PTS

  • The 29.5-point over/under for Ball on Saturday is 0.6 higher than his scoring average.
  • This season Ball is 10-for-15 at hitting the over on the over/under set for him in terms of points.
  • Charlotte’s squad is currently the 22nd-ranked scoring team in the NBA (110.1 points per game), while Milwaukee is 15th in points conceded (112.5 per game).
  • Charlotte has put together a 3-3 record when it scores more than 112.5 points.

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Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 7.5)

  • Milwaukee’s record against the spread is 7-9-0.
  • Against the spread, Charlotte is 9-6-0 this season.
  • As 7.5-point favorites or more, the Bucks are 3-2 against the spread.
  • The Hornets have two wins ATS (2-4) as a 7.5-point underdog or more this season.

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Pick OU:

Over (224.5)

  • The Bucks and their opponents have gone over 224.5 combined points in nine of 16 games this season.
  • Hornets games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 224.5 points in seven of 15 outings.
  • The average total in Milwaukee’s contests this year is 227.8, 3.3 more than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Charlotte has a 224.3-point average over/under in its outings this season, 0.2 more points than this game’s point total.
  • The Bucks are the 15th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Hornets have scored the 25th-most points.
  • The Bucks are the league’s 17th-ranked scoring defense while the Hornets are the eighth-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Bucks (-300)

  • This season, the Bucks have been favored 12 times and won seven, or 58.3%, of those games.
  • The Hornets have won in five, or 35.7%, of the 14 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • This season, Milwaukee has won three of its five games when favored by at least -300 on the moneyline.
  • This season, Charlotte has come away with a win one time in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +240 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 75% chance of a victory for the Bucks.

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