Is Giannis Antetokounmpo somehow flying under the radar this season? Only two players in the NBA rank in the top 10 in scoring and rebounding. Nikola Jokic (third with 29.1 PPG, third with 12.8 RPG) is in the NBA MVP discussion along with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Meanwhile, you don’t hear about Antetokounmpo’s insane numbers (second with 30.4 PPG, sixth with 12.1 RPG) nearly as often. He also became the sixth-youngest player ever and 52nd player overall to hit the 20,000 career points milestone.
Even with all of Antetokounmpo’s incredible individual achievements, the Milwaukee Bucks are tied for fourth in the Eastern Conference at 38-29 along with the Indiana Pacers. If Milwaukee wants home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, it will need to finish off the season strong. A major test awaits for the Bucks, as they have five road contests in a row, starting Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors at 10 p.m. ET.
In this matchup, Milwaukee opened as a 2.5-point road underdog to Golden State, but this spread has swung to Milwaukee -3.5. The Bucks are -158 (bet $158 to win $100) on the money line according to SportsLine consensus, while the Warriors are +133 (bet $100 to win $133) underdogs.
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