Milwaukee Bucks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 05 Feb 2025

Expect Points as Bucks Take on Hornets

We’re confident that Over 218.5 is the value play at -110. We’re expecting the Bucks and the Hornets to rack up the points, so we’ll have a bet on the totals.

8 Bucks Victories in Previous 10 H2H Clashes

Milwaukee Bucks have been defeated in their previous four games. On the road, they recently suffered a 125-96 loss against Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center. Ryan Rollins scored 16 points, with AJ Johnson getting 13 and Tyler Smith 12.

Charlotte Hornets have lost their last five games, most recently suffering a 124-114 home defeat to Washington Wizards at Spectrum Center. Miles Bridges put on a fantastic show with a triple-double performance, registering 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

The Bucks won the most recent matchup between these teams. A 125-119 victory was registered against the Hornets at Fiserv Forum. We’ve seen eight Bucks wins in the past 10 meetings between the teams.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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The Bucks have 5 wins and 5 losses in the past 10 games. They are averaging 118.7 points, 44.0 rebounds, 27.5 assists, 6.2 steals and 5.2 blocks while shooting 49.3% from the field and 73.6% from the free-throw line. The opposition have an average of 117.3 points and 47.7 rebounds per matchup.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 29.5 points and 11.9 rebounds, while Damian Lillard averages 6.7 assist and 2.8 (37.3%) 3-pointers.

The Hornets have won 3 and lost 7 of their previous 10 contests. Averaging 108.7 points, 44.5 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 8.5 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field and 80.1% from the free-throw line. Their opponents average 111.3 points and 45.2 rebounds.

Miles Bridges is averaging 20.7 points and 3.7 assists, while Mark Williams has an average of 8.7 rebounds and Nick Smith Jr. 2.1 (32.8%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Bucks lineup: Damian Lillard, Bobby Portis, Brook Lopez, Taurean Prince, Andre Jackson.

Charlotte Hornets lineup: Miles Bridges, Mark Williams, Nick Smith Jr., Josh Green, KJ Simpson.

Expert NBA Analysis

The latest team news and current form are always useful information when it comes to providing basketball picks. It’s also important to pay attention to the available stats so that we can make the best NBA predictions.

Key Bucks vs Hornets stats:

• The 218.5 line has been covered in all of the last 5 Bucks games.
• The 218.5 line has been covered in 9 of the last 10 Bucks games.
• The 218.5 line has been covered in the last 9 Bucks games.
• The 218.5 line has been covered in the last 2 games between these teams.

Bucks vs Hornets Prediction

We’re expecting Over 218.5 points to be scored by the two teams combined. There’s an attractive -110 for our pick and we’re anticipating that the scoreboard will tick over in this NBA game.

In order to land bigger odds on your Overs bet, it’s possible to combine this with the winning franchise. The Match Result & Total lines can provide a larger potential payout.

Over 218.5 Probability

The sportsbooks imply that our pick has a 52.4% prospect of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our cappers think there’s a stronger chance of success and estimate the probability to be closer to 60%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

Our Pick

Over 218.5 Points @ -110 Bet Now

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Player Props

Miles Bridges Over 8.5 Rebounds -114

Miles Bridges (Hornets) has finished with Over 8.5 rebounds in 4 straight games. If you agree with our verdict that he can cover the line again, then you can land odds of -114 that this happens.

Latest Miles Bridges Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 23.5

-118

Under 23.5

-114

Assists

Over 4.5

+123

Under 4.5

-164

Rebounds

Over 7.5

-139

Under 7.5

+104

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Giannis Antetokounmpo Over 31.5 Points -108

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks) has recorded Over 31.5 points in 4 straight road games. There’s an opportunity to wager on Player Points and the line looks attractive, with -108 available that it’s covered.

Latest Giannis Antetokounmpo Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 31.5

-108

Under 31.5

-122

Assists

Over 6.5

+117

Under 6.5

-156

Rebounds

Over 11.5

-110

Under 11.5

-120

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Correct Score Prediction

Bucks 115 - 108 Hornets

Rather than betting on the Bucks to win, there’s the alternative to try your luck when it comes to the correct score lines. Take a chance on a 115-108 victory in their favor.

Milwaukee Bucks vs Charlotte Hornets Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Bucks Big Favorites According to Latest Odds

The sportsbooks have Milwaukee Bucks at -556 when it comes to the Moneyline betting, implying the favorites are 85% likely to win this game according to the latest odds. Charlotte Hornets are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +420.

11 is where the spread lies, with total points being 222 right now. A Total bet relates to the number of points that will be scored overall. If you're keen on Over 222, this selection is available at -110.

If you think the Bucks can reach 20 points first, then odds of -210 are available for the favorites to win. On the flip side, the Hornets are +165 to reach this total before their opponents.

The betting sites offer a huge selection of team props and game lines when it comes to most basketball contests. Make sure you look through all the available options before deciding which bet to place.

Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Bucks

-556

Hornets

+420

Point Spread

Bucks -11

-112

Hornets +11

-108

Total Points

Under 222

-110

Over 222

-110

Giannis Antetokounmpo Favorite to Get Most Points

Giannis Antetokounmpo is favorite when it comes to hitting the most buckets. You can get -108 that he goes Over 31.5 points and -122 when it comes to Under.

Player Points

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)

Over 31.5

-108

Under 31.5

-122

Damian Lillard (Bucks)

Over 23.5

-122

Under 23.5

-109

Miles Bridges (Hornets)

Over 23.5

-118

Under 23.5

-114

Mark Williams (Hornets)

Over 17.5

-125

Under 17.5

-106

Nick Smith Jr (Hornets)

Over 13.5

-110

Under 13.5

-120

Brook Lopez (Bucks)

Over 11.5

-122

Under 11.5

-108

Vasilije Micic (Hornets)

Over 10.5

-120

Under 10.5

-112

Josh Green (Hornets)

Over 8.5

-118

Under 8.5

-114

Gary Trent Jr (Bucks)

Over 7.5

-118

Under 7.5

-114

A.J. Green (Bucks)

Over 7.5

-114

Under 7.5

-118

Taurean Prince (Bucks)

Over 6.5

-125

Under 6.5

-106

Player Assists

Damian Lillard (Bucks)

Over 7.5

-106

Under 7.5

-127

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)

Over 6.5

+117

Under 6.5

-156

Miles Bridges (Hornets)

Over 4.5

+123

Under 4.5

-164

Vasilije Micic (Hornets)

Over 4.5

-164

Under 4.5

+123

Mark Williams (Hornets)

Over 2.5

-130

Under 2.5

+101

Nick Smith Jr (Hornets)

Over 2.5

-139

Under 2.5

+105

Player Rebounds

Mark Williams (Hornets)

Over 12.5

-108

Under 12.5

-123

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)

Over 11.5

-110

Under 11.5

-120

Miles Bridges (Hornets)

Over 7.5

-139

Under 7.5

+104

Brook Lopez (Bucks)

Over 4.5

-118

Under 4.5

-114

Damian Lillard (Bucks)

Over 3.5

-161

Under 3.5

+123

Nick Smith Jr (Hornets)

Over 3.5

+130

Under 3.5

-179

Josh Green (Hornets)

Over 3.5

-108

Under 3.5

-125

Taurean Prince (Bucks)

Over 3.5

+123

Under 3.5

-164

Vasilije Micic (Hornets)

Over 2.5

-139

Under 2.5

+105

Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

Charlotte Hornets Confirmed Lineup

0 Miles Bridges

5 Mark Williams

8 Nick Smith Jr.

10 Josh Green

25 KJ Simpson

Milwaukee Bucks Confirmed Lineup

0 Damian Lillard

9 Bobby Portis

11 Brook Lopez

12 Taurean Prince

44 Andre Jackson

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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