Sacramento Kings vs Milwaukee Bucks 02/10/20 NBA Betting Odds and Pick

The Sacramento Kings hit the road and take on the Milwaukee Bucks at the Fiserv Forum on Monday night.

The Kings have won four out of their last five games and head to Milwaukee with a three-game winning streak. Sacramento is currently in 12th place in the Western Conference team standings with a record of 21-31. They are five games behind the 8th seeded Memphis Grizzlies. On the other hand, the Bucks have the best record in the entire league at 45-7. The Bucks have been the most consistent team in the NBA this season and they have lost just once in their last 14 games played. Milwaukee has won four straight games heading to this home game.

Making a Push

The Sacramento Kings are making a playoff push. After a slow start, the Kings are starting to play the kind of basketball that was expected of them before the start of the year. Sacramento has lost just once in their last five games and they are coming off a 122-102 blowout of the San Antonio Spurs.

Buddy Hield made 9 three-pointers and scored 31 points against the Spurs. Harrison Barnes added 21 points while Nemanja Bejilca had 15 points and 6 rebounds. DeAaron Fox had 13 points and 5 assists as the Kings hit 19 three-point baskets for the second consecutive game.

The Kings rank 24th in scoring at 107.8 points per game and they are 14th in scoring defense at 110.2 points per outing. Sacramento is next to last in rebounding at 42.3 boards grabbed per contest. They are also averaging 23.2 assists per game, 22nd overall this season.

Bucks Starting Another Streak

After their nine-game winning run was snapped by the Denver Nuggets, the Milwaukee Bucks are starting another streak. The Bucks have won their last four outings to improve their NBA-best record to 45-7 on the year. In their last game played, the Bucks defeated the Orlando Magic 111-95 last Saturday night.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored only 18 points but he almost notched a triple-double with 18 rebounds and nine assists. Brook Lopez paced the Bucks with 23 points on 5-5 shooting from the three-point area while All-Star forward Khris Middleton added 21 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists.

The Bucks are the highest-scoring team in the league at 119.7 points per game this season. They are ranked 7th in scoring defense at 107.2 opponents points per game allowed. Milwaukee is the top rebounding team in the NBA at 52.1 boards grabbed per contest and they are 3rd in passing at 26.3 dimes per contest. Their last eight victories have been by double digits as they continue to dominate the league this season.

Who Wins?

Sacramento is 4-1 SU in their last five games played. The Kings are 3-2 ATS in their last five games played on the road, and 2-10 SU in their last 12 games played against the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee is 13-1 SU in their last 14 games played. The Bucks are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games played at home. Head to head, the Bucks are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games played against the Kings.

The Kings are making a playoff push right now. They have won six out of their last 10 games played including four out of their last five. Sacramento heads to Milwaukee with a three-game winning streak. They have made 19 three-pointers in each of their last two games played and Buddy Hield is coming off a 31-point game.

Milwaukee has won 13 out of its last 14 games played. The team with the NBA’s best record has been splendid at home with a record of 24-3 SU at the Fiserv Forum this season. Antetokounmpo has posted a stat line of 30-15-5 in five out of his last six games played and barely missed a triple-double in his last outing.

Both these teams have been playing well as of late but while I salute the Kings for trying to make a playoff run, their current winning streak has been because of their torrid three-point shooting. The Bucks allow the most number of three-pointers per game but they have the 7th best scoring defense overall. The Kings won’t be able to sustain their three-point shooting. Milwaukee plays solid defense and they have a more balanced offense.

Prediction: Milwaukee Bucks

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The Kings are 4-1 ATS in their last five games played. Sacramento is 3-2 ATS in their last five games played on the road, and 1-4 ATS in their last five games played against the Central Division. The Bucks are 5-1 ATS in their last six games played. Milwaukee is 3-3 ATS in their last six games played at home, and 4-1 ATS in their last five games against the Pacific Division. Head to head, the Bucks are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games played against the Kings.

The Bucks have outscored the Kings by an average of 19 points per game in their last three head to head meetings. Four out of Milwaukee’s last six wins against Sacramento have been by 18 points or more. The Bucks won their first meeting of the season by 21 points and I don’t expect this game to be any different with Giannis Antetokounmpo looking locked in right now.

Prediction: Bucks -12

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The total has gone over in 11 out of the last 14 games played by the Kings. The over is 5-1 in Sacramento’s last six road games. The total has gone under in six out of the last nine games played by the Bucks. The under is 8-3 in Milwaukee’s last 11 February games. The total has gone over in four out of the last six home games of the Bucks. Head to head, the total has gone over in each of the last 10 meetings between these two teams. The over is also 6-0 in their last six head to head meetings in Milwaukee.

These teams have combined to score an average of 227.7 points per game in their last 10 meetings and 255.67 points per game in their last three meetings. Both teams are in the Top 10 in three-point shooting and while I don’t think that the Kings are going to hit 19 triples this time around, I think both squads will hit enough three balls to put the total over the 227-point mark. Milwaukee plays at the fastest pace in the league and the Kings will have to play along to have a chance here.

Prediction: Over 224.5

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