Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks Predictions and Odds Feb 1
Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks Betting Preview
WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks betting preview for Tuesday, February 1. At the time of posting, the Bucks have opened as a 11-point road favorite over the road Wizards, with the total sitting at 227 points.
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| Tuesday, February 1 | NBA Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Washington Wizards +11 at Milwaukee Bucks |
| Total: | 227 Points |
| Game Time: | 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT |
| Arena: | Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI |
| TV: | TNT |
Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks Analysis
The Wizards are in a really bad spot at this point in the season after starting 10-3. They are now 13-23 since then, and have lost Five straight and tonight will be without Bradley Beal.
The defending champs seem to be sleep walking through the season as they clearly have elite talent, but are just 6-8 in their last 14. The books trust them tonight though as they are -11 favorites with a total of 227, so let’s see how we can profit off tonight’s game.
Washington Going Downhill
The Wizards have overall big issues with their cap and roster, but right now their problem is they can’t win. They have a few wins here or there against Orlando and OKC, but recently they’ve been blownout by Memphis and Boston while staying a little bit close in losses to the Clippers, Nets and Raptors. The combination of Beal, Dinwiddie and Kuzma has not been working well, and they’ll be without Beal tonight which I’m not sure if that helps or hurts them as he’s been well below his average numbers this year. The Wizards are 1-9 in their last 10 against the spread so they’ve been a fade cash cow and tonight this +11 is a big number, but they’re certainly capable of losing by 20 or more.
Up and Down Bucks
The Bucks look like Champions one night and then they lost to Denver by 36 the next night so this team can be really frustrating to bet on. They’re 3-7 against the spread the last 10 games, and this is another game where they should easily win on paper, but we don’t know what Milwaukee team we’re going to get.
I’m guessing we’ll get a motivated Milwaukee team who is coming off a bad loss at the hands of the Nuggets and they’ll have such a huge advantage inside tonight. The Wizards will be starting Thomas Bryant at center and Kuzma at the power forward which is a dream matchup for the Bucks. The last game the Wizards ran with this lineup and Steven Adams had one of his best games of the year.
Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks Prediction
Two out of three games the Wizards have scored 95 or less points, and I’ll play their team total under 107.5 tonight. It’s going to be a rough night inside for Washington and without Beal they’re down to a limited amount of players who can score. I was surprised to see this total this high, I don’t think Washington gets there tonight.
OFFICIAL PLAY: Washington Wizards Team Total UNDER 107.5
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Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks Preview from GoldSheet
Milwaukee coming off humiliation of massive 136-100 home loss to Denver, and that loss came with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday all in the starting lineup. One might ordinarily think the Bucks respond well after a loss, but really, not so much, as they’re just 26-27 against the number the last two seasons season following a straight up setback, including turning a one-game loss into two straight four of the last five chances.
Milwaukee is a rather pedestrian 6-8 SU & 4-10 vs. the number over its past 14 games, ranking 17th in net efficiency rating and 22nd in offensive efficiency despite Giannis scoring 31.2 ppg and shooting 52% and Chris Middleton scoring 22 ppg on 48% FGs, while Jrue Holiday is at 17 ppg and 46% playing in half of those 16 games.
Washington snapped an eight-game Milwaukee winning streak in this series in the first meeting between the two on Nov. 7, and the Wizards have dropped 11 of their last 12 against the points. The Bucks wasted a 29-pt, 18-rebound effort from the Greek Freak, a 49-42 edge on the boards and a 19-12 turnover advantage in the first game by being outshot 51%-39%. Hard to choose between teams not playing very well, but “over” might be worth a roll of the dice.
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