Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction: Doc Rivers' team is far superior to the New Yorkers

Prediction for the Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets match will occur on January 3. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Milwaukee Bucks

The Bucks' last game was on New Year's Eve - 31 December at 23:00 Moscow time. Milwaukee went on the road to play Indiana, and Doc Rivers' team overcame a formidable opponent 120-112. The bigs played a key role. Yannis Antetokoumpo scored 30 points and added 12 rebounds. Bobby Portis had 15 rebounds and 14 points.

Milwaukee bounced back from two straight defeats. Before the win over Indiana, the Bucks had lost to relatively modest teams this season—at home to Brooklyn (105-111) and away to Chicago (111-116). Doc Rivers' men's overall record is 17-14. The Stags share fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings with Atlanta.

Brooklyn Nets

For the Nets, the meeting in Milwaukee will be the third in a series on the road. Brooklyn lost the first two games. First, Jordy Fernandez's team squandered a double-digit lead to lose 101-102 to Orlando. Then they unexpectedly lost by 17 points to Toronto, one of the weakest teams of the season, 113-130.

Brooklyn has won just three of its last 14 games and is 12-21 overall. New York is only 12th in the Eastern Conference standings. The Nets are 2.0 wins away from the top 10, the play-in zone.

Expert Betting Tips

Milwaukee is level with Brooklyn in the season series, but it's hard to imagine the Bucks losing three out of four games to the Nets this season. Doc Rivers' team is far superior to the New Yorkers in class and ambition and will be one of the favorites in the East. That's why we're backing Milwaukee to win this one, and we also think it won't be a high-scoring affair - the rivals have failed to break the 219-point barrier in 2 of their 3 head-to-head meetings in the current championship.