Milwaukee Bucks vs Oklahoma City Thunder: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/19/2021

Odds are against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder (11-17), who are a 10.5-point underdog when they take the court against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks (16-13) on February 19, 2021. The matchup has a point total of 231.5.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-OK

Betting Suggestions:

Bucks vs. Thunder Betting Data

Bucks Betting Data

• Milwaukee has failed to beat the spread more often than not this year, going 13-16.
• When they play as at least 10.5-point favorites, the Bucks have gone 4-4 ATS.
• Milwaukee routinely hits the over, breaking the point total in 17 of 29 games (58.6%).

Thunder Betting Data

• Oklahoma City has a winning record against the spread this season, 15-12-1.
• Oklahoma City has hit the over in 14 of 28 games this season (50%).

Point Total Insights

• Milwaukee and its opponents have hit the over on Friday's 231.5 total in 17 out of 29 games (58.6%) this year.
• In Oklahoma City's games this year, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Friday's matchup point total in seven out of 28 matchups (25%).
• The total for the matchup of 231.5 is 4.2 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Bucks (119.6 points per game) and the Thunder (107.7 points per game).
• This game's point total is 5.0 fewer points than the 226.5 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
• The Bucks have seen a 232.6 average over/under in their games this season, 1.1 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 10.2 points separates this game's over/under (231.5 points) and the average total points bet in Thunder's games (221.3 points) this season.

Previous Matchups

In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Oklahoma City has won six games against Milwaukee, while the Thunder have a better against the spread record, 2-1, than the Bucks as well in those contests between the two teams.

Bucks Players to Watch

• The Bucks leader in points, rebounds and assists is Antetokounmpo, who puts up 28.0 points, 11.4 boards and 5.9 assists per game.
• Khris Middleton leads the Bucks in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.3 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• Jrue Holiday and Brook Lopez lead Milwaukee on the defensive end, with Holiday leading the team in steals averaging 1.9 per game and Lopez in blocks averaging 1.3 per contest.

Thunder Players to Watch

• The Thunder's Gilgeous-Alexander averages enough points (22.5 per game) and assists (6.5 per game) to top the team's leaderboards.
• Darius Bazley is at the top of the Oklahoma City rebounding leaderboard with 7.4 rebounds per game. He also racks up 12.2 points and tacks on 1.8 assists per game.
• Al Horford knocks down 2.2 three-pointers per game, the most on the Thunder.
• Theo Maledon (1.0 steal per game) is the steal leader for Oklahoma City while Horford (0.8 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Bucks: Jordan Nwora: Day To Day (Ankle), Jrue Holiday: Day To Day (Health and Safety Protocols)

Thunder: Trevor Ariza: Out (Personal), George Hill: Out (Thumb)