The Brooklyn Nets picked up a big win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, but they find themselves down several players against the Eastern Conference leading Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night.
Here’s a quick look at the Nets’ injury report:
Brooklyn Nets injury report vs. Milwaukee Bucks
- Spencer Dinwiddie (out)
- Ben Simmons (out, knee/back)
- Royce O’Neale (out, knee)
- Cameron Johnson (out, knee)
- Nic Claxton (out, Achilles/ thumb)
Yikes. That’s going to make things easy on the Bucks, who are set as 12-point favorites in this game.
Even without Giannis Antetokounmpo on Tuesday, the Bucks took down the Orlando Magic on the road. Now, they’ll look to do some home cooking against Brooklyn.
Nets vs. Bucks odds, spread and total
Nets vs. Bucks prediction and pick
With so many players out for the Nets, I really have no choice but to lay the points with the Bucks in this game.
Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday are both listed as probable, so Milwaukee should be able to maintain a rather large lead throughout this game.
The Bucks are elite as home favorites this season, going 20-12-1 against the spread.
Brooklyn deserves a lot of credit for not wilting without Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving (who were traded at the deadline), but tonight’s game is going to put a lot of pressure on Mikal Bridges and potentially Cam Thomas to score to keep the Nets in the game.
I wouldn’t mind a play on a Thomas prop, even though he’s seen his minutes diminish as of late, in this game.
Still, I’ll back the Bucks to win and cover as well.
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