Bucks vs. Spurs Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets

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Bucks vs. Spurs Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets

Tre Jones’ San Antonio Spurs (19-53) are heavy, 17.5-point underdogs when they square off against the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Milwaukee Bucks (51-20) on March 22, 2023.

Bucks vs. Spurs Odds

  • Bucks odds to win: -2586
  • Spurs odds to win: +1200
  • Spread: Bucks (-17.5)

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Game Time and Information

  • When: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • TV: BSSW and BSWI

Who Will Win Bucks vs. Spurs?

Bucks and Spurs Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

Milwaukee is 38-28-5 ATS this season.

So far this year, the Spurs have compiled a 30-42-0 record against the spread.

Bucks Stats & Insights

The Bucks’ +277 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 3.9 points per game) is a result of scoring 116.3 points per game (ninth in the NBA) while allowing 112.4 per contest (eighth in the league).

The Bucks win the rebound battle by 4.5 boards on average. They record 48.9 rebounds per game, which ranks first in the league, while their opponents pull down 44.4 per outing.

Milwaukee makes 2.9 more threes per game than the opposition, 14.8 (fourth-most in the league) compared to its opponents’ 11.9.

The Bucks average 113.8 points per 100 possessions on offense (ninth in the league), and allow 108.6 points per 100 possessions (third in the NBA).

The Bucks have scored at a much higher rate at home than away from home in the 2022-23 season (119.6 at home versus 112.8 on the road), and have also given up more points in home games than away from home (112.4 opponent points per home game versus 112.3 on the road).

Spurs Stats & Insights

The Spurs put up 112.4 points per game (24th in league) while allowing 122 per contest (30th in NBA). They have a -695 scoring differential and have been outscored by 9.6 points per game.

San Antonio is 16th in the league at 43.4 rebounds per game. That’s 1.2 fewer than the 44.6 its opponents average.

The Spurs knock down 11 three-pointers per game (22nd in the league), 1.3 fewer than their opponents. They are shooting 34.8% from deep (23rd in NBA) and opponents are shooting 39.2%.

The Spurs rank 29th in the NBA with 107.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and 30th defensively with 117.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.

San Antonio scores 114.2 points per game at home, and 110.3 away.

Bucks Key Players to Watch

Antetokounmpo averages 31.3 points and 11.9 rebounds per game, with 5.6 assists.

Jrue Holiday contributes with 5.1 boards and 7.3 assists per game in addition to his 19.2 PPG scoring average.

Holiday makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Bucks, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.4 per contest.

Holiday averages 1.2 steals per game, while Brook Lopez has 2.5 blocks per contest.

Spurs Key Players to Watch

Jones has racked up 12.5 points, grabbed 3.5 rebounds and dished 6.3 assists per game so far in 2022-23.

Doug McDermott cashes in on 1.9 treys per game.

The Spurs’ defensive efforts get a lift from Jones (1.3 steals per game) and Keita Bates-Diop (0.3 blocks per game).

  • Pick ATS: Bucks (- 17.5)
  • Prediction:
    Bucks 125 – Spurs 106