The Bucks will tangle with the Suns tonight in an inter-conference contest at the U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix. This evening’s meeting between Milwaukee and Phoenix has a scheduled start time of 9:00pm ET. NBA Thursday Odds have the game listed as an against the pick’em and the Over/Under set at 197 points.
The Milwaukee Bucks are an underwhelming 19-18 on the season with a -1.2 scoring differential, but they are not a team with some huge home/road dichotomy. The Bucks are 10-9 at home and 9-9 on the road this season, and the start of their current four game road swing has reflected the same up and down nature.
Milwaukee opened its road trip with a 107-96 win over the Raptors on Sunday, but it fell 104-88 to the Lakers on Monday, keeping them 3.5 games back of the Central leading Pacers. The Bucks shot 51.9 percent from the field and 42.1 percent from beyond the arc in beating Toronto, but they connected on just 35.8 percent of their field goal attempts against Los Angeles.
Unfortunately for Phoenix, it can cling to neither mediocrity nor schizophrenia, as evidenced by its 13-27 record. No, the Suns have been down for quite some time, winning just two of their last 14 games. And, while Phoenix has been utterly abysmal on the road this season (3-17), its 10-10 home mark is nothing to brag about either.
The U.S. Airways Center has provided even less comfort of late for Phoenix, as the Suns are a mere 1-5 in their last six games as a host. Despite all its poor play, Phoenix looks like the play tonight. The Suns are 10-0 in their last 10 home games against Milwaukee and the Bucks are just 6-18 straight up over the last two seasons playing on the road following a road loss.
Free Pick: Take the Suns.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Phoenix Suns NBA Odds:
Milwaukee Bucks PICK (-110), Over 197 (-110)
Phoenix Suns PICK (-110), Under 197 (-110)
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