Bucks vs. 76ers Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets

A pair of the league’s best scorers face off when Giannis Antetokounmpo (third, 30.8 PPG) and the Milwaukee Bucks (42-24) host Tyrese Maxey (14th, 25.9 PPG) and the Philadelphia 76ers (36-29) on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET on NBCS. The Bucks are 8.5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 223.5 in the matchup.

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Bucks and 76ers Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

In games this season they were favored by 8.5 points or more, the Bucks have a 7-14 record against the spread.

The 76ers are 2-1 against the spread when an underdog by 8.5 points or more this year.

These teams average a combined 235.8 points per game, 12.3 more points than the total of 223.5 set for this matchup.

Opponents of the two teams average a combined 6.6 more points per game (230.1) than this game’s total of 223.5 points.

The average over/under the Bucks have had in their games this year is 14.3 more points than this particular game’s point total.

The average point total for Philadelphia this year is 4.7 points higher than this game’s over/under.

Milwaukee is 28-37-1 against the spread this season.

So far this year, the 76ers have put together a 34-31-0 record against the spread.

Bucks Stats & Insights

The Bucks average 120.5 points per game (fourth in the league) while giving up 117.3 per outing (19th in the NBA). They have a +213 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 3.2 points per game.

The Bucks rank 11th in the league at 44.1 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 44.3 their opponents average.

Milwaukee hits 14.2 three-pointers per game (fifth-most in the league), 1.7 more than its opponents (12.5). It is shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc (11th in the NBA) while allowing opponents to shoot 35.8%.

The Bucks’ 119.8 points per 100 possessions on offense rank fifth in the NBA, and the 116.6 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 16th in the league.

The Bucks have scored at a higher rate at home than on the road in the 2023-24 season (123.0 at home versus 118.2 on the road), though they have allowed fewer points at home than on the road (116.3 opponent points per home game versus 118.3 on the road).

76ers Stats & Insights

The 76ers have a +162 scoring differential, topping opponents by 2.5 points per game. They’re putting up 115.3 points per game, 14th in the league, and are giving up 112.8 per outing to rank 12th in the NBA.

The 42.8 rebounds per game Philadelphia accumulates rank 20th in the league, 1.7 fewer than the 44.5 its opponents collect.

The 76ers hit 11.5 three-pointers per game (27th in the league), while their opponents have made 11.8 on average.

The 76ers’ 118.3 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 12th in the NBA, and the 115.7 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 12th in the league.

At home Philadelphia is putting up 116.4 points per game, 2.3 more than it is averaging on the road (114.1).

Bucks Key Players to Watch

The Bucks get 30.8 points, 11.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists from Antetokounmpo.

Damian Lillard scores 24.4 points per game while adding 4.4 rebounds and 6.8 assists for the Bucks.

Malik Beasley makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Bucks, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.9 per contest.

Antetokounmpo averages 1.2 steals per game, while Brook Lopez swats 2.6 shots per contest.

76ers Key Players to Watch

Maxey’s showing this season has resulted in strong scoring and assists numbers, with 25.9 points per game and 6.2 assists per game to go with 3.7 rebounds per contest.

This season, Paul Reed has a statline that includes 7.2 points, 1.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game.

Maxey cashes in on 3.1 treys per game.

The 76ers’ defensive efforts get a boost from Tobias Harris’ 1.1 steals and Reed’s 0.9 blocks per game.

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