The Knicks fell collapsed on their face adjoin the Bucks aftermost Saturday, but anamnesis of that acrid defeat doesn’t assume to accept tripped them up today. The Knicks accept a bit of a beanbag as they currently advance the Bucks 98-87.
The Knicks came into the antagonism with some added action afterwards the defeat they were dealt the aftermost time these two teams faced off. We’ll see if they’re able to cast the calligraphy or if it’ll aloof be added of the same.
Who’s Playing
Milwaukee Bucks @ New York Knicks
Current Records: Milwaukee 22-7, New York 16-12
How To Watch
When: Monday, December 25, 2023 at 12 p.m. ET
Where: Madison Square Garden — New York, New York
TV: ESPN
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online streaming: fuboTVÂ
Ticket Cost: $280.80
What to Know
The Bucks are 9-1 adjoin the Knicks back November of 2021, and they’ll accept a adventitious to extend that success on Monday. The Milwaukee Bucks will blanket up 2023 with a alley cruise to face off adjoin the New York Knicks at 12:00 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden. The Bucks will be attractive to extend their accepted seven-game acceptable streak.
We saw a appealing aerial 243.5-over/under band set for the Bucks’ antecedent match, but the absolute account was added bottomward to earth. They blew accomplished New York 130-111. The oddsmakers were on the Bucks’ side, but they didn’t accord the band abundant acclaim as the allowance was accidentally wide.
The Bucks’ achievement was a accurate aggregation effort, with abounding players axis in solid performances. Perhaps the best amid them was Giannis Antetokounmpo, who denticulate 28 credibility forth with seven assists and seven rebounds. Bobby Portis was addition key contributor, bottomward a double-double on 23 credibility and 11 rebounds.
Milwaukee has been assuming abundantly able-bodied afresh as they’ve won nine of their aftermost ten games, which provided a nice bang to their 22-7 almanac this season. As for New York, their accident concluded a three-game band of wins at home and alone them to 16-12.
This challenge is one area the cardinal of backing is acceptable to be a big factor: The Bucks haven’t accustomed up the brawl calmly this season, accepting alone averaged 13.1 turnovers per game. However, it’s not like the Knicks (currently ranked fifth in turnovers per game) attempt in that administration as they’ve been averaging alone 12.1 turnovers per game. Accustomed these aggressive strengths, it’ll be absorbing to see how their affray plays out.
Everything went the Bucks’ way adjoin the Knicks in their antecedent affair on Saturday as the Bucks fabricated off with a 130-111 win. Will the Bucks echo their success, or do the Knicks accept a bigger bold plan this time around? We’ll acquisition out anon enough.
Odds
Milwaukee is a 3.5-point admired adjoin New York, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a acceptable feel for the band for this one, as the bold opened with the Bucks as a 3-point favorite.
The over/under is set at 241.5 points.
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Series History
Milwaukee has won 9 out of their aftermost 10 amateur adjoin New York.
Dec 23, 2023 – Milwaukee 130 vs. New York 111
Dec 05, 2023 – Milwaukee 146 vs. New York 122
Nov 03, 2023 – Milwaukee 110 vs. New York 105
Jan 09, 2023 – Milwaukee 111 vs. New York 107
Nov 30, 2022 – Milwaukee 109 vs. New York 103
Oct 28, 2022 – Milwaukee 119 vs. New York 108
Jan 28, 2022 – Milwaukee 123 vs. New York 108
Dec 12, 2021 – Milwaukee 112 vs. New York 97
Nov 10, 2021 – Milwaukee 112 vs. New York 100
Nov 05, 2021 – New York 113 vs. Milwaukee 98
