The Golden State Warriors (0-1) play the Milwaukee Bucks (0-1) on Christmas Day, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, moneyline odds and over-under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet on BetMGM.
The game tips off at 2:30 p.m. ET and can be seen on ABC.
Both teams enter Friday’s game without a win, but opening night couldn’t have gone more differently for the Warriors and Bucks. Golden State lost by 26 on the road in Brooklyn and was never in contention. The Bucks lost on a banked-in 3 by Boston’s Jayson Tatum, and Giannis Antetokounmpo squandered a chance to send the game to overtime at the foul line.
The Warriors will be without Draymond Green, who has returned to practice but will not play in Milwaukee.
The lines, courtesy of BetMGM
- Point spread: Bucks -10.5
- Moneyline: Bucks -600 / Warriors +425
- Over-under: 232.5
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Advice and prediction
Until Draymond Green returns to the lineup, and perhaps even after that, I simply can’t advise betting on the Warriors to cover. This roster simply doesn’t have the talent or depth to match the Bucks, and even if Steph Curry erupts offensively, this should not be a close game. Take Bucks -10.5, and I’d feel comfortable up to -12 or -13.
I feel far less comfortable on the total. It’s impossible to predict the Warriors’ total. They could score 90 or 110. I’d stay away from the over/under, but I’m leaning under.
Prediction: Bucks 122, Warriors 101
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