Sunday’s Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup features a pair of playoff teams. Both sides are on a two-game winning streak. Earlier in February, they met with OKC taking a decisive victory. Coach Rivers will look for his squad to even up the season series at the Fiserv Forum.
The hosts will have their full compliment of players outside of the suspended Bobby Portis. Coach Daigneault, meanwhile, is dealing with a number of injury concerns. Lu Dort, Chet Holmgren, Aaron Wiggins, Jalen Williams, and Ousmane Dieng all missed the Detroit Pistons game. While the NBA is investigating how so many players missed out on this one, their status for Sunday is up in the air.
Over/Under for Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Milwaukee Bucks
It’s unknown what exactly is going on with the Western Conference team here. It’s too difficult to assess anything as a roster at full health. Knowing what is available at the moment, however, this should be a relatively low-scoring affair. These defenses are good enough to make life hard for opposing offenses.
Add to the fact that second and third unit players are likely to see more playing time; offensive flow should be hard to come by. With that in mind, the over is too risky to pick here. Someone could have a career night and push the point total. More likely than not, however, the under hits.
Final Pick: Under 231.5 (-115)
Moneyline/Spread for Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Milwaukee Bucks
The spread is climbing higher, in favor of the visitors. Getting a home side as an underdog can often be a good selection. Especially with some of the questions surrounding the visitors at the moment, picking them to cover this increasing spread is something of a risky proposition.
Today’s hosts, meanwhile, are playing well enough to make this interesting. If it was closer to a pick ’em then maybe some more caution would be warranted. For Sunday evening’s matchup, the underdogs should be able to cover at home.
