Milwaukee Bucks vs Atlanta Hawks: Don Best NBA Playoff Odds & Trends for 6/23/2021

The Milwaukee Bucks (46-26, 8-3) are 8.5-point favorites heading into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Atlanta Hawks (41-31, 8-4) at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, starting at 8:30 PM ET on TNT.

How to Watch

Time: 8:30 PM EST
TV Channel: TNT

Betting Suggestions:

Bucks vs. Hawks Betting Data

Bucks Betting Data

• Milwaukee has failed to cover the spread more often than not this year, going 38-44-1.
• The Bucks have fared well as an 8.5-point favorite, going 20-11-1 against the spread when favored by at least 8.5 points.
• Milwaukee has covered the over/under the majority of the time, in 44 of 83 games (53%).

Hawks Betting Data

• Against the spread this season, Atlanta has a winning record: 47-36-1.
• The Hawks are 4-1 against the spread this season when they're at least 8.5-point underdogs.
• Atlanta has failed to hit the over in a majority of their games this season, going over the point total in just 36 of 84 contests.

Point Total Insights

• Milwaukee's games this year have gone over the point total for Wednesday's matchup total (225.5 points) in 61.4% of opportunities (51 out of 83 matchups).
• In Atlanta's games this year, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Wednesday's matchup point total in 43 out of 84 matchups (51.2%).
• The point total for the matchup of 225.5 is 5.6 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Bucks (118.5 points per game) and the Hawks (112.6 points per game).
• This matchup's point total is 2.3 fewer points than the 223.2 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
• On average, the Bucks have seen a 231.2 over/under in their games this season, 5.7 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Hawks' games have an over/under of 223.1 points this season, 2.4 points fewer than the total points bet for this contest.

Previous Matchups

Milwaukee has an 8-2 record against Atlanta over the last 10 matchups,

Bucks Players to Watch

• The scoring and rebounding leader for the Bucks is Giannis Antetokounmpo, who averages 28.1 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.
• Milwaukee's best passer is Jrue Holiday, who averages 6.1 assists per game to go with his 17.7 PPG scoring average.
• The Bucks get the most three-point shooting production out of Bryn Forbes, who knocks down 2.2 threes per game.
• Holiday is Milwaukee's leader in steals, averaging 1.6 steals per game, while Brook Lopez leads them in blocks with 1.5 per contest.

Hawks Players to Watch

• The Hawks' Trae Young racks up enough points (25.3 per game) and assists (9.4 per game) to top the team's leaderboards.
• Clint Capela's stat line of 14.3 rebounds, 15.2 points and 0.8 assists per game helps him grab the top spot on the Atlanta rebounding leaderboard.
• Bogdan Bogdanovic is the top scorer from the three-point line for the Hawks, hitting 3.3 threes per game.
• Atlanta's leader in steals is Cam Reddish (1.3 per game), and its leader in blocks is Capela (2.0 per game).

Injury Report

Bucks:

Donte DiVincenzo: Out For Season (Foot),

Jordan Nwora: Day To Day (Thigh)

Hawks:

Bogdan Bogdanovic: Day To Day (Knee),

De'Andre Hunter: Out For Season (Knee),

Cam Reddish: Day To Day (Achilles),

Kevin Huerter: Day To Day (Ankle),

Brandon Goodwin: Out For Season (Illness)