Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks: Don Best NBA Playoff Odds & Trends for 6/19/2021

The Brooklyn Nets (48-24, 7-4) are 1.5-point favorites heading into a decisive Game 7 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks (46-26, 7-3) at Barclays Center on Saturday, starting at 8:30 PM ET on TNT. The series is tied 3-3.

How to Watch

Time: 8:30 PM EST
TV Channel: TNT

Betting Suggestions:

Nets vs. Bucks Betting Data

Nets Betting Data

• Brooklyn covered the spread more often than not this year, going 45-37 against the spread.
• The Nets have fared well as a 1.5-point favorite, going 29-27 against the spread when favored by at least 1.5 points.
• Brooklyn has covered the over/under the majority of the time, in 43 of 82 games (52.4%).

Bucks Betting Data

• Milwaukee has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 37-44-1.
• When the Bucks are at least 1.5-point underdogs, they're 36-39-1 against the spread.
• Milwaukee has hit the over in 43 of 82 games this season (52.4%).

Point Total Insights

• Brooklyn's games this year have gone over the point total for Saturday's matchup point total (216 points) in 80.7% of opportunities (67 out of 83 matchups).
• In 66 out of Milwaukee's 82 games this year (80.5%), the competing teams scored a higher point total than the point total in Saturday's matchup.
• The point total for the contest of 216 is 20.3 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Nets (117.8 points per game) and the Bucks (118.5 points per game).
• This matchup's point total is 9.6 fewer points than the 225.6 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
• The Nets have seen a 230.7 average over/under in their games this season, 14.7 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 15.2 points separates the average total points bet in Bucks' games (231.2 points) and this matchup's over/under (216 points).

Previous Matchups

Brooklyn and Milwaukee have each won five games over the last 10 head-to-head matchups, while the Nets perform better against the spread, putting together a 6-4 record ATS in those contests against the Bucks.

Nets Players to Watch

• The leader in rebounds and assists for the Nets is James Harden, who grabs 7.9 boards and administers 10.8 assists per game to go with a 24.6 PPG scoring average.
• Kevin Durant leads Brooklyn in scoring, averaging 26.9 per game to go with 7.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists.
• Joe Harris leads the Nets in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 3.1 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• Kyrie Irving is Brooklyn's leader in steals, averaging 1.4 steals per game, while Nicolas Claxton leads them in blocks with 1.3 per contest.

Bucks Players to Watch

• Giannis Antetokounmpo sits atop the Bucks leaderboards for both scoring and rebounding with 28.1 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.
• Jrue Holiday dishes out more assists than any other Milwaukee player with 6.1 per game. He also scores 17.7 points and grabs 4.5 rebounds per game.
• Bryn Forbes knocks down 2.2 three-pointers per game, the most on the Bucks.
• Milwaukee's leader in steals is Holiday with 1.6 per game, and its leader in blocks is Brook Lopez with 1.5 per game.

Injury Report

Nets:

Kyrie Irving: Out (Ankle),

Spencer Dinwiddie: Out (Knee)

Bucks:

Donte DiVincenzo: Out For Season (Foot),

Jordan Nwora: Out (Thigh)