Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks: Don Best NBA Playoff Odds & Trends for 6/5/2021

The Brooklyn Nets (48-24, 4-1) are 4-point favorites heading into Game 1 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks (46-26, 4-0) at Barclays Center on Saturday, starting at 7:30 PM ET on TNT.

How to Watch

Time: 7:30 PM EST
TV Channel: TNT

Betting Suggestions:

Nets vs. Bucks Betting Data

Nets Betting Data

• Brooklyn has a 41-35 record against the spread this year.
• The Nets' record against the spread as at least a 4-point favorite is below .500 at 20-24.
• Brooklyn has covered the over/under the majority of the time, in 43 of 76 games (56.6%).

Bucks Betting Data

• Milwaukee has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 35-40-1.
• The Bucks are 28-31-1 against the spread when at least 4-point underdogs.
• Milwaukee has hit the over in 43 of 76 games this season (56.6%).

Point Total Insights

• Brooklyn's games this season have resulted in a higher total score than Saturday's matchup over/under (239.5 points) in 27 out of 77 opportunities (35.1% of matchups).
• In Milwaukee's games this year, the competing teams added up to a higher point total than Saturday's matchup over/under in 33 out of 76 matchups (43.4%).
• The Nets average 118.9 points per game against the Bucks' 120, totaling 0.6 points under the game's point total of 239.5.
• The 227.3 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 12.2 fewer than the 239.5 over/under in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Nets games is 6.7 points fewer than the over/under of 239.5 points in this contest.
• A difference of 6.1 points separates this contest's over/under (239.5 points) and the average total points bet in Bucks' games (233.4 points) this season.

Previous Matchups

Milwaukee has won a majority of its last 10 games against Brooklyn, going 6-4, while the Bucks are also 3-2 against the spread when playing the Nets.

Nets Players to Watch

• The Nets leader in rebounds and assist is James Harden, who pulls down 7.9 rebounds and gives out 10.8 assists per game along with scoring 24.6 points per contest.
• Kevin Durant leads Brooklyn in scoring, averaging 26.9 per game to go with 7.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists.
• Joe Harris makes more threes per game than any other member of the Nets, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.1 per contest.
• The Brooklyn steals leader is Kyrie Irving, who averages 1.4 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Nicolas Claxton, who compiles 1.3 rejections per contest.

Bucks Players to Watch

• The Bucks' leader in scoring and rebounding is Giannis Antetokounmpo with 28.1 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.
• Jrue Holiday records more assists than any other Milwaukee player with 6.1 per game. He also averages 17.7 points and pulls down 4.5 rebounds per game.
• Bryn Forbes knocks down 2.2 three-pointers per game, the most on the Bucks.
• Milwaukee's leader in steals is Holiday with 1.6 per game, and its leader in blocks is Brook Lopez with 1.5 per game.

Injury Report

Nets:

Jeff Green: Out (Foot),

Spencer Dinwiddie: Out For Season (ACL)

Bucks:

Donte DiVincenzo: Out For Season (Foot)