Bucks vs Hornets Game Breakdown

Are you ready for a playoff showdown that promises more twists and turns than a rollercoaster at the state fair? The Milwaukee Bucks, fresh off a thrilling victory, are packing their bags and heading to the Spectrum Center to face the Charlotte Hornets, who are itching to bounce back after a sting from their last outing. As the clock ticks down to a 4 PM EST tipoff, the air is thick with anticipation. Both teams, hovering near the bottom of the Eastern Conference but not out of the fight, are set to clash in what’s expected to be a nail-biter. With the Bucks looking to ‘buck’ the trend of road woes and the Hornets ready to ‘buzz’ their way back into contention, this matchup is not just a game—it’s a battle for redemption and respect. So, as the scoreboard lights up, get ready as the Bucks aim to leap ahead, and the Hornets prepare to protect their hive!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 16, 2024 04:00PM EST

Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte

Vegas Odds

	MIL ML	CHA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-180	+155	218.0	-4.0/4.0
Recent	-165	+140	217.0	-3.5/3.5
Difference	+15	-15	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

18W-24L

62.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

13W-31L

37.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
02/29/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	35	35	22	19	111	Under
02/29/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	26	23	25	99	Under
02/27/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	16	10	23	36	85	Under
02/27/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	32	26	38	27	123	Under
02/09/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	17	21	25	21	84	Under
02/09/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	31	35	33	21	120	Under
11/17/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	28	31	33	38	130	Over
11/17/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	37	20	24	18	99	Over
01/31/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	27	37	26	25	115	Over
01/31/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	34	30	33	27	124	Over
01/06/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	51	33	28	26	138	Over
01/06/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	28	32	27	22	109	Over
12/03/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	30	26	28	21	105	Under
12/03/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	24	21	28	23	96	Under
02/28/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	32	21	23	30	106	Over
02/28/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	32	44	32	22	130	Over
01/10/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	19	29	26	25	99	Under
01/10/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	28	19	36	20	103	Under
01/08/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	29	12	34	31	106	Over
01/08/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	27	20	42	25	114	Over
12/01/21	Charlotte Hornets CHA	41	27	27	30	125	Over
12/01/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	25	35	37	30	127	Over

Bucks Vs Over/Under

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Bucks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/13	@ DET	127-120W	47	26	11	95
11/12	@ TOR	99-85W	47	25	16	94
11/10	@ BOS	107-113L	41	21	12	81
11/08	vs NYK	94-116L	41	20	12	83
11/07	@ UTA	123-100W	41	20	10	84
10/31	vs MEM	99-122L	38	20	10	96
10/28	vs BOS	108-119L	43	18	16	82
10/27	vs BRO	102-115L	43	20	18	74
10/25	@ CHI	122-133L	47	24	14	93
10/23	vs PHI	124-109W	46	27	14	80

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/12	vs ORL	89-114L	48	22	22	84
11/10	vs PHI	105-107L	50	22	19	95
11/08	@ IND	103-83W	56	23	14	90
11/06	@ DET	108-107W	47	22	12	90
11/01	@ BOS	109-124L	42	20	14	91
10/30	@ TOR	138-133W	38	31	15	94
10/26	@ MIA	106-114L	46	20	17	89
10/25	vs ATL	120-125L	53	22	17	96
10/23	vs HOU	110-105W	56	20	16	85
04/12	vs BOS	98-131L	33	20	19	76

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Bucks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
G. Antetokounmpo PF	66.0	62.5	57.3	100%	57.7
AJ Green SG	25.0	17.5	8.7	7%	17.4
Brook Lopez C	34.0	27.8	26.1	100%	26.5
Taurean Prince SF	26.0	22.1	16.5	33%	21.2
Delon Wright PG	23.0	11.9	11.9	10%	23.1

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
LaMelo Ball PG	51.0	52.0	46.5	93%	46.6
Miles Bridges PF	31.0	30.8	34.2	100%	34.6
Taj Gibson C	10.0	12.3	6.5	17%	9.5
Josh Green SG	14.0	5.3	11.1	20%	8.0
Brandon Miller SF	39.0	31.9	31.2	100%	31.6

Bucks Notable Injuries

Damian Lillard (PG): Avg: 24.6pts, 4.3reb, 6.9ast, 35.6 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 6.9
Bobby Portis (PF/C): Avg: 13.8pts, 7.6reb, 1.2ast, 24.7 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 4.3
Stanley Umude (SG): Avg: 4.8pts, 2.0reb, 0.4ast, 11.9 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 1.4
Ryan Rollins (PG): Avg: 3.6pts, 1.0reb, 1.0ast, 6.6 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 1.5
Tyler Smith (PF): Avg: 2.5pts, 0.8reb, 0.0ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 0.8
Chris Livingston (PF): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.9reb, 0.2ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 0.3
AJ Johnson (SG): Avg: 0.5pts, 0.2reb, 0.2ast, 2.1 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 0.2

Hornets Notable Injuries

Nick Richards (C): Avg: 9.8pts, 8.1reb, 0.8ast, 26.2 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 4.2
Vasilije Micic (PG): Avg: 6.9pts, 1.6reb, 4.2ast, 19.6 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 2.8
Nick Smith Jr. (SG): Avg: 5.1pts, 1.3reb, 1.1ast, 13.5 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 0.9
Jared Rhoden (SF/PF): Avg: 3.7pts, 1.7reb, 0.7ast, 12.0 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 1.6

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
Brandon Miller	CHA	Pts	17.5	22.1	+4.6	60%	60%	67%	67%	MIL	+0.1	#14
AJ Green	MIL	Pts	10.5	14.2	+3.7	60%	30%	20%	20%	CHA	-0.3	#15
Brook Lopez	MIL	Reb	5.5	6.1	+0.6	40%	40%	33%	33%	CHA	+1.2	#28
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	Reb	12.5	12.8	+0.3	60%	40%	47%	47%	CHA	-0.3	#12
LaMelo Ball	CHA	Ast	6.5	7.8	+1.3	60%	60%	67%	67%	MIL	-0.3	#13
Josh Green	CHA	Ast	1.5	1.7	+0.2	20%	40%	40%	40%	MIL	+0.8	#29

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Bucks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#10	#8	#3	#5	-9.0%
PF	#6	#12	#19	#7	-4.3%
PG	#29	#14	#13	#22	4.2%
SF	#14	#5	#7	#8	-5.2%
SG	#24	#30	#29	#27	7.0%

Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#25	#28	#9	#21	4.0%
PF	#17	#21	#26	#20	2.5%
PG	#13	#27	#20	#18	2.5%
SF	#7	#12	#25	#9	-5.0%
SG	#15	#25	#26	#21	2.2%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

112.6

103.9

Rebounds per Game

44.5

40.8

Assists per Game

25.3

23.8

Steals per Game

6.9

7.2

Blocks per Game

5.1

4.4

Shots per Game

87.1

85.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.8

13.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.0

53.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.9

34.2

Turnovers per Game

12.4

13.8

Fouls per Game

18.1

17.8

Recent Trends

LaMelo Ball (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 3 consecutive games.
Moussa Diabate (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 158.7% to 27.4, 10.6 min average previous 3 games.
AJ Green (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 61.8% to 26.0, 16.0 min average previous 3 games.
Brook Lopez (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.8% to 35.3, 26.8 min average previous 3 games.
Brandon Miller (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 110.9% to 37.2, 17.6 min average previous 3 games.
Taurean Prince (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.0% to 34.8, 26.6 min average previous 3 games.
Gary Trent Jr. (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 42.3% to 16.0, 27.8 min average previous 3 games.
Delon Wright (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 97.5% to 23.8, 12.1 min average previous 3 games.