Atlanta vs Milwaukee Prediction: Choosing the Total Over Options

Prediction for the NBA match between Atlanta vs Milwaukee, which will take place on February 8th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Atlanta

The Hawks are currently in ninth place in the Eastern Conference with 23 wins and 28 losses. There's only a 3.0 wins difference between the top six teams, so Quin Snyder's team will definitely still be fighting for a playoff spot.De'Andre Hunter, who was traded to Cleveland for Caris LeVerte and Georges Niang, will already help the team. Also leaving the Hawks is Bogdan Bogdanovic, who was moved to Los Angeles Clippers for Terance Mann and Bones Highland.In the last game Atlanta at home hosted San Antonio, was close to victory, but lost in a tight end - 125:126. Before that, the Hawks beat Detroit on the road (132:130), but earlier they lost seven games in a row.

Milwaukee

The Bucks had a pretty easy time in their last game against Charlotte. They beat the penultimate team in the Eastern Conference 112:102. So, Doc Rivers' team has now had a run of four wins in a row. During this run, Milwaukee lost away to Portland (112:125), San Antonio (118:144), and Oklahoma (96:125), and at home, they couldn't get a grip on Memphis (119:132). In terms of the tournament, Milwaukee can feel pretty comfortable right now – they're in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with 27 wins and 22 losses.

As for the trade, Khris Middleton went to Washington, along with A.J. Johnson. The Bucks got Kyle Kuzma, Patrick Baldwin and a second-round draft pick in return.

H2H Meetings

The teams have swapped wins this season. Last season, Milwaukee finished the series with Atlanta 2:1.

Stats Betting

• Milwaukee won 3 out of 4 previous matches against Atlanta.
• The total of 239 points the opponents have not been reached in at least 14 of the last 15 face-to-face meetings.
• In 3 of the last 4 away games Milwaukee missed more than 116 points.
• Milwaukee in 6 out of 7 previous games did not break the individual total of 123 points.

Expert Betting Tips

Atlanta's had a bit of a rough patch recently, losing eight out of the last nine games. Quin Snyder's team has had problems with their defence, even though they often play really well. We reckon the next game against Milwaukee is going to be good, as the Bucks are getting better and better at attacking. Statistically speaking, we'll take the fouls, which in the opening two games of the season series between Milwaukee and Atlanta were as good as gold.

Our picks: 

TO (240.5) for 1.71

Each to Score Over 116.5 for 2.05

Fouls TO (36.5) for 1.85