Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks Odds, Line, Picks, and Prediction - November 5 | 2022/23 NBA Regular Season
The Milwaukee Bucks play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday (November 5) at the Fiserv Forum in NBA Regular Season action.
The Bucks are the best team in the NBA at the time of writing, as they take on an up-and-coming young OKC side.
The betting odds and predictions are as follows:
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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks Betting Odds:
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks Match Details.
Fixture: Oklahoma City Thunder @ Milwaukee Bucks
Date and Time: Saturday, November 5, 8:00 pm ET
Venue: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks key stats
The Bucks are the best team in the NBA this season so far. They are the only unbeaten team left in the league and are on an 8-0 run currently. They have the best defense in the league by a long margin, allowing only 102 points per game on average, which is the lowest in the NBA.
One of the main reasons for their flawless defense is the presence of Giannis and Brook Lopez, both imperious defenders in the paint. But this season, with a tweak in their defensive system, the Bucks are also defending magnificently on the perimeter.
Jrue Holiday has had a DPOY level campaign thus far, contributing towards the number one defense in the NBA.
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With the absence of Pat Connaughton and Khris Middleton, the Bucks' offense isn’t where it should be. Jrue Holiday has had his moments in offense, but it has frankly been a stupendous start to the season for Giannis Antetokounmpo. Arguably the best player on the planet and he has been so for the best part of 3-4 years now, he hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down.
Looking at Antetokounmpo’s stat lines always gives a feeling of fantasy or a likeliness to video games but the following stat line is indeed real. He is averaging a whopping 32.6 points per game in addition to 13 rebounds and 6 assists per game. Already a phenomenon on his own, but once Middleton and Connaughton are back from injury, he could be even better.
The OKC Thunder have been one of the surprise packages of the season so far, going 4-4 against all odds. One of the most exciting young cores in the modern-day NBA, the Thunder weren’t expected to start as well as they have with such an inexperienced group of individuals.
It was a Nikola Jokic masterclass that ended a sensational four-game win streak that the Thunder were on. The Thunder are consistently fielding a lineup with an average age of 22.7 which is lower than many college teams. This puts into perspective how good a job the Thunder are doing this season.
Much of the credit can be given to superstar guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is having himself a blinder of a season. He is averaging around 32 points per game coupled with 6 assists and five rebounds a night, making him one of the deadliest guards in the West this season. In the seven games that he has played this season, he has made 54.5% of his field goal attempts and has converted 98% of his free throws.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks Best Pick:
It’s never a bad idea to pick the “Greek Freak” as the value bet. As stated above already, he is playing at a level above everyone else in the league this season with 32.6 points and 12 rebounds per game.
With his freakish ability on display, no defense has come close to stopping him and neither will this young OKC team. We can expect Giannis to pop off and kill the game pretty early on.
Giannis Antetokounmpo; Points: Over 30.5 (-125)
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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks Final Prediction:
The Bucks are 8-0 thus far and quite clearly the best team in the NBA. The Thunder defense isn’t experienced enough to cope with the likes of Holiday and Lopez, and definitely not Giannis.
Antetokounmpo should have himself a cracker of a game that puts the result to bed pretty quickly. We predict a comfortable win for the Bucks.
Milwaukee Bucks: -6.5 (-110)