Bucks vs Knicks Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the iconic Madison Square Garden as the Milwaukee Bucks, fresh off a dominating win, charge into the Big Apple to lock horns with the New York Knicks, who are eager to bounce back from a recent stumble. It’s game time, folks! With the Bucks trying to climb out of a hole in the Eastern conference and the Knicks aiming to solidify their standing, tonight’s 08:30 PM showdown promises high stakes and even higher excitement. As the scoreboard prepares to light up with an over/under of 223, fans are buzzing—will the Bucks continue their victorious stride, or will the Knicks stand tall on their home court? Tonight, it’s all about whether the Bucks can buck the trend or if the Knicks will cut them down to size!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 08, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

	MIL ML	NYK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+230	-280	226.5	7.0/-7.0
Recent	+130	-170	223.0	7.0/-7.0
Difference	-100	+110	-3.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

18W-23L

43.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

27W-14L

56.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/05/23	New York Knicks NYK	35	37	24	26	122	Over
12/05/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	37	38	37	34	146	Over
04/07/24	New York Knicks NYK	25	25	39	33	122	Over
04/07/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	31	30	24	24	109	Over
12/25/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	27	24	36	35	122	Over
12/25/23	New York Knicks NYK	36	26	36	31	129	Over
12/23/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	36	26	38	30	130	Over
12/23/23	New York Knicks NYK	27	27	33	24	111	Over
11/03/23	New York Knicks NYK	25	21	30	29	105	Under
11/03/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	21	35	26	28	110	Under
01/09/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	22	24	27	38	111	Under
01/09/23	New York Knicks NYK	22	29	27	29	107	Under
11/30/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	22	25	27	35	109	Under
11/30/22	New York Knicks NYK	20	25	26	32	103	Under
10/28/22	New York Knicks NYK	24	29	32	23	108	Over
10/28/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	26	33	37	23	119	Over
01/28/22	New York Knicks NYK	30	33	25	20	108	Over
01/28/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	39	28	26	30	123	Over
12/12/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	26	35	32	19	112	Under
12/12/21	New York Knicks NYK	16	32	31	18	97	Under
11/10/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	31	20	31	30	112	Under
11/10/21	New York Knicks NYK	22	20	24	34	100	Under
11/05/21	New York Knicks NYK	19	37	32	25	113	Under
11/05/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	38	25	20	15	98	Under

Bucks Vs Over/Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Bucks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
04/12	vs OKL	107-125L	42	27	17	85
04/10	@ ORL	117-99W	43	27	12	84
04/09	@ BOS	104-91W	49	29	16	81
04/07	@ NYK	109-122L	38	27	14	75

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/06	vs ATL	116-121L	41	29	15	84
11/01	vs DET	128-98W	45	31	9	101
10/30	vs MIA	116-107W	42	30	9	82
10/28	@ CLE	104-110L	43	22	16	90
10/25	@ IND	123-98W	43	19	11	84
10/22	vs BOS	109-132L	34	20	11	78
04/12	@ BRO	111-107W	31	21	5	83
04/11	vs BOS	118-109W	52	24	12	99
04/09	vs CHI	128-117W	31	31	10	83
04/07	vs MIL	122-109W	41	25	5	92

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Bucks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
G. Antetokounmpo PF	58.0	54.3	55.4	100%	55.8
Damian Lillard PG	43.0	42.0	43.9	100%	44.3
Brook Lopez C	28.0	22.1	25.2	100%	25.6
Taurean Prince SF	18.0	17.6	15.4	20%	19.4
Gary Trent Jr. SG	13.0	13.3	25.5	100%	25.8

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	28.0	27.2	27.1	100%	26.5
Mikal Bridges SG	30.0	33.5	29.7	100%	30.1
Jalen Brunson PG	47.0	39.3	48.1	100%	48.5
Josh Hart SF	35.0	38.0	36.7	100%	37.0
Karl-Anthony Towns C	53.0	51.8	37.8	100%	38.1

Bucks Notable Injuries

Marjon Beauchamp (PG/SG): Avg: 3.9pts, 1.8reb, 0.6ast, 11.0 minutes. Last game: 11/07/24. Impact: 0.5
Tyler Smith (PF): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.5reb, 0.0ast, 3.1 minutes. Last game: 11/07/24. Impact: 0.2
Liam Robbins (C): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 4.1 minutes. Last game: 11/07/24. Impact: 0.2
AJ Johnson (SG): Avg: 0.7pts, 0.3reb, 0.0ast, 2.1 minutes. Last game: 10/27/24. Impact: 0.2

Knicks Notable Injuries

Jacob Toppin (SF/PF): Avg: 1.4pts, 0.7reb, 0.4ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 0.4
Pacome Dadiet (SG/SF): Avg: 1.7pts, 1.0reb, 0.0ast, 7.6 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 0.4

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
Karl-Anthony Towns	NYK	Pts	22.5	28.1	+5.6	40%	30%	33%	33%	MIL	-0.7	#10
Miles McBride	NYK	Pts	9.5	11.6	+2.1	80%	80%	67%	67%	MIL	+1.2	#22
Josh Hart	NYK	Reb	9.5	10.1	+0.6	60%	40%	53%	53%	MIL	+1.2	#30
OG Anunoby	NYK	Ast	1.5	1.9	+0.4	60%	60%	47%	47%	MIL	-0.1	#13

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Bucks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#10	#11	#1	#8	-8.8%
PF	#7	#9	#23	#10	-3.2%
PG	#22	#6	#5	#11	-1.6%
SF	#16	#7	#13	#10	-3.9%
SG	#25	#30	#29	#28	7.6%

Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#5	#21	#13	-2.0%
PF	#4	#1	#14	#4	-11.2%
PG	#26	#25	#3	#24	5.5%
SF	#17	#11	#2	#11	-3.6%
SG	#6	#14	#14	#11	-3.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

112.7

109.7

Rebounds per Game

44.5

43.0

Assists per Game

25.6

25.1

Steals per Game

6.9

7.6

Blocks per Game

4.7

4.2

Shots per Game

86.8

87.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.5

52.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.1

37.9

Turnovers per Game

12.5

11.8

Fouls per Game

18.1

16.7

Recent Trends

Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF/C) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Cameron Payne (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 41.2% to 11.4, 19.4 min average previous 3 games.
Gary Trent Jr. (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 34.1% to 21.2, 32.1 min average previous 3 games.
Stanley Umude (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 35.5% to 19.8, 14.6 min average previous 3 games.