NBA Best Bets: Bucks vs. Hornets Picks for November 16

Published 12:39 am Saturday, November 16, 2024

A pair of the league’s top scorers square off when Giannis Antetokounmpo (first, 33.3 PPG) and the Milwaukee Bucks (4-8) visit LaMelo Ball (fourth, 29.9 PPG) and the Charlotte Hornets (4-7) on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET on FDSSE and FDSWI. The Bucks are 3.5-point favorites.

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Bucks vs. Hornets Game Info

  • When: Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET
  • Where: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • TV: FDSSE and FDSWI
  • 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 35.5 PTS

  • The 35.5-point total set for Antetokounmpo on Saturday is 2.2 more points than his per-game scoring average.
  • Antetokounmpo has gone up against a points prop bet in 13 games this season, and he’s gone over seven times.
  • The Bucks are the NBA’s 20th-ranked scoring team (111 points per game), while the Hornets are 14th defensively in terms of points conceded per game (112.6).
  • Milwaukee has a 3-3 record when finishing with more points than 112.6.

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LaMelo Ball Over 27.5 PTS

  • The 27.5-point over/under set for Ball on Saturday is 2.4 lower than his season scoring average of 29.9.
  • Ball is 8-for-12 at hitting the over on his points prop this season.
  • Charlotte is the NBA’s 25th-ranked team offensively (107.6 points per game), while Milwaukee is 17th-ranked on defense (113.5 conceded).
  • Charlotte is 1-1 when scoring more points than 113.5.

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Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 3.5)

  • Milwaukee’s record against the spread is 5-7-0.
  • Charlotte has six wins in 11 games against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread as 3.5-point favorites or more, the Bucks are 4-3.
  • Against the spread as 3.5-point underdogs or more, the Hornets are 5-4.

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Pick OU:

Over (217.5)

  • Bucks games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 217.5 points nine times.
  • The Hornets have played four games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 217.5 points.
  • Milwaukee’s matchups this year have an average total of 227.3, 9.8 more points than this game’s over/under.
  • Charlotte has a 225.3-point average over/under in its contests this season, 7.8 more points than this game’s point total.
  • The Bucks score the 24th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Hornets’ offense puts up the 29th-most.
  • The Bucks are the league’s 10th-ranked scoring defense while the Hornets are the second-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Hornets (+135)

  • The Bucks have won four of the eight games they’ve played as favorites this season.
  • The Hornets have been chosen as underdogs in 10 games this year and have walked away with the win three times (30%) in those games.
  • Milwaukee has a record of 4-3 when it’s favored by -165 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • This season, Charlotte has come away with a win two times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +135 or worse on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Bucks have a 62.3% chance to win.

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