Bucks vs Knicks NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Milwaukee Bucks and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.

Oddsmakers currently have the Knicks listed as 5½-point favorites versus the Bucks, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Bucks were a 105-95 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Nuggets. They failed to cover the 3-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (200) made winners of OVER bettors.

In their last action, New York was a 91-88 loser at home against the Suns. They failed to cover the 8-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (179) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Milwaukee:
Team record: 4-9 SU, 4-9 ATS
Current streak: lost 3 straight games.

is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing New York
is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 6 games

When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Miami are 6-4
After playing Denver are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

New York:
Team record: 6-8 SU, 3-11 ATS
Current streak: lost 4 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 6 games at home
is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Denver are 2-8
After playing Phoenix are 3-7
After a loss are 2-8

Next up:
Milwaukee at Miami, Sunday, January 22
New York home to Denver, Saturday, January 21