NBA Best Bets: Bucks vs. Hornets Picks for November 23

Published 5:41 am Saturday, November 23, 2024

Two of the league’s top scorers face off when Giannis Antetokounmpo (first, 32.4 PPG) and the Milwaukee Bucks (7-9) host LaMelo Ball (fifth, 28.9 PPG) and the Charlotte Hornets (6-9) on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET on FDSWI and FDSSE. The Bucks are 7.5-point favorites.

If you want to gain an edge on Saturday’s game, check out the best bets available in this article (based on our computer predictions).

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Bucks vs. Hornets Game Info

  • When: Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • TV: FDSWI and FDSSE
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Bucks vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Giannis Antetokounmpo Over 32.5 PTS

  • Saturday’s over/under for Antetokounmpo is 32.5 points. That’s 0.1 more than his season average of 32.4.
  • So far this season, Antetokounmpo is 9-for-17 at hitting the over on the total set for his points prop.
  • The Bucks are the NBA’s 17th-ranked scoring team (112.4 points per game), while the Hornets are 19th defensively in terms of points conceded per game (114.5).
  • Milwaukee is 5-1 when putting up more points than 114.5.

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LaMelo Ball Over 29.5 PTS

  • Ball is averaging 28.9 points during the 2024-25 season, 0.6 lower than Saturday’s over/under.
  • Ball is 10-for-15 at going over his points prop this season.
  • Charlotte’s squad is currently the 22nd-ranked scoring team in the NBA (110.1 points per game), while Milwaukee is 15th in points conceded (112.5 per game).
  • Charlotte has put together a 3-3 record when it scores more than 112.5 points.

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Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 7.5)

  • Milwaukee has covered the spread seven times in 16 games.
  • Charlotte is 9-6-0 against the spread this year.
  • The Bucks have an ATS record of 3-2 as 7.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Hornets have won twice ATS (2-4) as a 7.5-point underdog or greater this season.

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Pick OU:

Over (224.5)

  • The Bucks’ 16 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 224.5 points nine times.
  • The Hornets have played seven games this season that have had more than 224.5 combined points scored.
  • Milwaukee’s matchups this year have an average total of 227.8, 3.3 more points than this game’s over/under.
  • The average over/under for Charlotte’s contests this season is 224.3, 0.2 more points than this game’s point total.
  • The Hornets are the NBA’s 25th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 15th-ranked Bucks.
  • This outing features the league’s eighth-ranked (Hornets) and 17th-ranked (Bucks) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Bucks (-300)

  • The Bucks have been favorites in 12 games this season and won seven (58.3%) of those contests.
  • The Hornets have been chosen as underdogs in 14 games this year and have walked away with the win five times (35.7%) in those games.
  • Milwaukee has a record of 3-2 when it’s favored by -300 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • This year, Charlotte has won one of six games when listed as at least +240 or better on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 75% chance of a victory for the Bucks.

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