The Atlanta Hawks (11-11) travel to face off against the Milwaukee Bucks (11-9) on Wednesday, December 4th. This game will be played at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee and televised on FDSW. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 8:00 ET.

Hawks vs Bucks

The Hawks Are Coming Off A Win

The Hawks moved to 11-11 for the season with a 124-112 win over the Pelicans on Monday. Playing at home, Atlanta covered the spread as -9.5 favorites. The game’s total points of 236 went over the line of 231.5.

A key moment came when the Hawks went on a 10-0 run, turning an 11-8 deficit into an 18-11 lead. They edged out the Pelicans 32-31 in the 2nd quarter, then pulled away by winning the 3rd quarter 34-26 and the 4th quarter 32-27.

The Bucks Are Coming Off A Win

The Bucks improved to 11-9 this season with a 128-107 win over the Pistons on Tuesday. Milwaukee, favored by 3 points, covered the spread, while the game’s total of 235 points surpassed the over/under line of 221.5.

A key moment came when the Bucks went on a 14-0 run, turning a 64-55 deficit into a 69-64 lead. They dominated the 2nd quarter, outscoring Detroit 42-28, and entered the 4th quarter with a 110-88 lead, allowing them to ease off in the final period.

Hawks Offense Breakdown

De’Andre Hunter led the Hawks with 22 points, hitting 4 threes at 57.1% shooting from deep in their win over the Pelicans. Jalen Johnson and Dyson Daniels each added 19 points, with Johnson shooting 64.3% from the field.

As a team, the Hawks shot 51% from the field, but struggled from beyond the arc, making just 10 threes at a 26.3% rate. Hunter and Johnson both scored 9 points in the 4th quarter, with Johnson adding 10 in the final period.

Bucks Offense Breakdown

The Bucks shot 56.2% from the field and connected on 23 three-pointers at a 56.1% rate in their win over the Pistons. Giannis Antetokounmpo was nearly perfect from the field, shooting 90.9% and finishing with 28 points, 17 of which came in the 3rd quarter.

Damian Lillard added 27 points, hitting 5 threes at 45.5%, with 12 points in the opening quarter. Gary Trent Jr. contributed 16 points, knocking down 3 threes at 60% efficiency.

Hawks Team Defense

The Hawks gave up 112 points to the Pelicans but still secured the win on Monday. They allowed 28 points in the 1st quarter and 31 in the 2nd, but tightened up in the 3rd, giving up just 26 points, and finished strong in the 4th, allowing 27 points.

Defensively, the Hawks held the Pelicans to 44% shooting from the field and 31% from three, where New Orleans hit 13 threes. The Pelicans went 11/17 from the free-throw line. The Hawks recorded 12 steals and 4 blocks in the game.

Bucks Team Defense

Defensively, the Hawks gave up 112 points but managed to hold the Pelicans to 44% shooting from the field. Atlanta allowed 28 points in the 1st quarter and 31 in the 2nd, but they tightened up in the 3rd, giving up just 26 points, and allowed 27 in the 4th.

From beyond the arc, the Hawks limited the Pelicans to 13 made threes on 31% shooting. New Orleans also went to the line 17 times, making 11 free throws. Atlanta finished with 12 steals and 4 blocks in the game.

Hawks vs Bucks Trends

• Across the Hawks last five road games, the team averaged 114 points per game while allowing 118. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 2-3, while going 3-2 straight-up.
• Although Milwaukee has a straight up record of 3-7 in their last ten home games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 4-6. The team averaged 108 points per game in these games.
• As the betting underdog, the Hawks have an ATS mark of just 6-4 in their last ten games. Atlanta posted a straight up mark of 5-5 in these matchups.
• The last ten games that Milwaukee was favored, they have an ATS mark of 5-4-1 while going 9-1 straight up.

Hawks vs Bucks Prediction

Coming in as the underdogs at +4.5, we have the Hawks as the way to go on the point spread. Not only do we have them covering, but our projections show they have a good one of winning this one straight-up, if you’re looking for a higher payout on the moneyline.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 236.5, and our model predicts the Hawks and Bucks to score a combined 262 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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