Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction 3/16/25 NBA Picks

Milwaukee Bucks Betting Preview 

The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Lakers and Pacers, and they play the Warriors, Kings, and Suns next. The Bucks have won 10 of their last 14 games and are fighting for a top-four seed in the East. 

The Milwaukee Bucks are averaging 114.8 points on 48.2 percent shooting and allowing 112.4 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 30.5 points and 12.1 rebounds, while Damian Lillard is averaging 25.2 points and 4.7 rebounds. Kyle Kuzma is the third double-digit scorer and Bobby Portis is grabbing 8.3 rebounds. The Milwaukee Bucks are shooting 38.4 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Milwaukee Bucks are allowing 35.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.3 rebounds per game.

Why the Milwaukee Bucks will win

• The Bucks have won each of their last six home games with both teams on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Thunder have lost each of their last five games at Fiserv Forum.
• The Bucks have covered the spread in each of their last four home games against Western Conference opponents that held a winning record.
• The Thunder have failed to cover the spread in each of their last four road games against Bucks teams that held a winning record.

Why the Oklahoma City Thunder will win

• The Thunder have won each of their last 12 night games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Bucks have lost eight of their last nine games as home underdogs on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Bucks have failed to cover the spread in eight of their last nine games as home underdogs on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Thunder have covered the spread in seven of their last eight night games against Eastern Conference opponents that held a winning record.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks Injury Report 

The Milwaukee Bucks don’t have any players listed on their injury report.

The Thunder will be without Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, and Nikola Topic. Ousmane Dieng and Luguentz Dort are questionable after leaving last night's game.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction

You’d think the Bucks would have the advantage at home with both teams on the end of a back-to-back. I considered the points. However, as I’ve said many times in the past, the Thunder are not only racking up the wins, but their 42-22-4 ATS record is the best in the NBA. When a team cashes tickets as much as the Thunder do, you just blindly keep backing them until the money runs dry. The Thunder have won nine of their last 10 games and have covered seven of their last nine games. The Thunder beat the Bucks by 29 points last month. I’ll keep backing OKC as long as the tickets keep cashing.