Nets vs Bucks Game Breakdown

As the NBA playoffs heat up, tonight’s face-off at the Fiserv Forum is one you won’t want to miss. The Brooklyn Nets, looking to bounce back from a recent stumble, are set to clash with the Milwaukee Bucks, who are riding the high of a solid victory. With the Bucks hoping to fortify their position and the Nets eager to climb the ranks, this game promises to be more than just another first-round matchup. Tipoff is at 9 PM EST, and the stakes are as high as the over/under at 213.0. Will the Nets weave through the Bucks’ defense, or will Milwaukee continue to buck the competition? Tune in to find out!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 26, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

Vegas Odds

	BRO ML	MIL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+335	-450	216.5	9.5/-9.5
Recent	+180	-245	213.0	10.5/-10.5
Difference	-155	+205	-3.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

17W-36L

35.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

42W-14L

64.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/08/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	27	24	35	32	00	118	Over
12/08/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	25	27	34	27	00	113	Over
10/27/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	25	20	33	24	00	102	Over
10/27/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	27	21	35	32	00	115	Over
03/21/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	19	25	25	39	00	108	Over
03/21/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	26	34	21	34	00	115	Over
12/27/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	32	34	34	44	00	144	Over
12/27/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	31	28	33	30	00	122	Over
11/06/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	29	34	33	33	00	129	Over
11/06/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	32	35	27	31	00	125	Over
03/09/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	20	27	33	33	00	113	Over
03/09/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	37	27	23	31	00	118	Over
02/28/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	22	30	39	27	00	118	Over
02/28/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	34	28	23	19	00	104	Over
12/23/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	29	18	28	25	00	100	Over
12/23/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	36	24	25	33	00	118	Over
10/26/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	20	35	21	23	00	99	Under
10/26/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	25	18	35	32	00	110	Under
03/31/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	23	33	31	23	100	120	Over
03/31/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	30	30	26	24	90	119	Over
02/26/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	25	28	43	30	00	126	Over
02/26/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	32	27	34	30	00	123	Over
01/07/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	29	31	38	23	00	121	Over
01/07/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	21	28	31	29	00	109	Over
10/19/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	25	34	26	19	00	104	Over
10/19/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	37	29	31	30	00	127	Over

Nets Vs Over/Under

Bucks Vs Over/Under

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/21	@ UTA	94-105L	50	24	17	94
12/19	vs TOR	101-94W	53	18	15	82
12/13	vs MEM	119-135L	41	30	16	92
12/08	@ MIL	113-118L	30	24	9	81
12/04	@ IND	99-90W	43	24	12	81
12/02	vs CHI	102-128L	41	24	10	95
12/01	@ ORL	92-100L	33	19	16	79
11/29	@ ORL	100-123L	35	22	20	77
11/25	vs GSW	128-120W	42	23	11	83
11/24	vs SAC	108-103W	31	24	12	75

Bucks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/21	@ WAS	112-101W	44	35	11	98
12/20	vs CLE	101-124L	45	23	20	85
12/14	@ ATL	110-102W	47	28	12	86
12/10	@ ORL	114-109W	37	27	16	77
12/08	vs BRO	118-113W	31	26	16	68
12/06	vs BOS	105-111L	51	16	9	94
12/04	@ ATL	104-119L	40	23	18	78
12/03	vs DET	128-107W	36	26	16	80
11/30	@ WAS	124-114W	38	31	11	86
11/26	vs MIA	106-103W	41	23	10	77

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Nic Claxton C	30.0	27.9	27.3	73%	28.7
Dorian Finney-Smith PF	22.0	23.1	20.2	100%	20.3
Cameron Johnson SF	41.0	40.0	30.2	87%	32.8
Keon Johnson SG	19.0	13.4	13.9	20%	14.6
Ben Simmons PG	33.0	25.6	23.3	70%	23.6

Milwaukee Bucks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
G. Antetokounmpo PF	59.0	58.5	58.9	100%	59.3
Andre Jackson Jr. SG	13.0	14.5	10.6	60%	12.4
Damian Lillard PG	39.0	44.0	43.7	100%	44.1
Brook Lopez C	20.0	17.2	26.0	100%	26.4
Khris Middleton SF	25.0	25.3	34.3	80%	36.9

Nets Notable Injuries

Trendon Watford (PF): Avg: 6.9pts, 3.0reb, 1.2ast, 13.8 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 2.4
Reece Beekman (PG): Avg: 0.7pts, 0.3reb, 0.3ast, 2.5 minutes. Last game: 12/19/24. Impact: 0.2

Bucks Notable Injuries

Pat Connaughton (SF/PF): Avg: 5.5pts, 3.1reb, 2.1ast, 21.3 minutes. Last game: 12/20/24. Impact: 2.0
Stanley Umude (SG): Avg: 4.2pts, 1.8reb, 0.4ast, 10.7 minutes. Last game: 12/20/24. Impact: 0.9
Marjon Beauchamp (PG/SF): Avg: 3.7pts, 1.7reb, 0.6ast, 10.3 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 0.6
Liam Robbins (C): Avg: 0.8pts, 0.8reb, 0.2ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 12/20/24. Impact: 0.5

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Cameron Johnson	BRO	Pts	20.5	22.0	+1.5	60%	50%	47%	47%	MIL	0.0	#14
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	Pts	29.5	30.7	+1.2	100%	90%	73%	73%	BRO	-0.4	#11
Ben Simmons	BRO	Reb	6.5	8.2	+1.7	20%	30%	27%	27%	MIL	+0.4	#23

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Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#4	#22	#20	2.2%
PF	#20	#19	#23	#20	2.4%
PG	#27	#14	#17	#22	3.0%
SF	#11	#9	#13	#14	-2.1%
SG	#8	#2	#13	#11	-5.2%

Bucks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#4	#6	#20	#3	-9.9%
PF	#1	#6	#15	#5	-9.1%
PG	#28	#23	#8	#18	2.0%
SF	#14	#8	#9	#8	-4.2%
SG	#22	#28	#16	#19	3.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

109.0

111.8

Rebounds per Game

39.2

42.3

Assists per Game

25.6

24.5

Steals per Game

6.9

8.1

Blocks per Game

4.2

5.6

Shots per Game

84.3

84.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.8

14.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.8

55.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.8

38.3

Turnovers per Game

13.2

13.5

Fouls per Game

22.1

19.2

Recent Trends

Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF/C) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 4 consecutive games.
Noah Clowney (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 55.9% to 27.9, 17.9 min average previous 3 games.
Pat Connaughton (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.1% to 13.3, 21.5 min average previous 3 games.
Andre Jackson Jr. (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 41.2% to 19.7, 14.0 min average previous 3 games.
Tyrese Martin (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 39.8% to 23.4, 16.8 min average previous 3 games.
De’Anthony Melton (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.1% to 23.7, 16.7 min average previous 3 games.
Taurean Prince (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 45.3% to 22.9, 15.8 min average previous 3 games.
Ben Simmons (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 65.9% to 27.6, 16.6 min average previous 3 games.
Trendon Watford (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.8% to 12.5, 20.4 min average previous 3 games.
Ziaire Williams (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 64.0% to 26.6, 16.2 min average previous 3 games.