76ers vs. Bucks: Betting Odds, Game Notes & Prediction

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After a four-day break, the Philadelphia 76ers are set to resume their schedule on Friday night.
Last weekend, the Sixers closed out their week with back-to-back matchups. The first outing was a battle against the Atlanta Hawks. After falling short to the Hawks two nights prior, the Sixers got revenge on Atlanta and picked up their sixth win of the year.
The next night, the 76ers went toe to toe with the Utah Jazz. A career game from the star center Joel Embiid helped lead the Sixers to a victory over the red-hot Jazz. With that win, the Sixers entered their in-season break with a 7-7 record.
Now, they are set to return to the court in South Philly on Friday night to face the Milwaukee Bucks for the second time this season. When the Sixers and the Bucks battled it out at the start of the year, Milwaukee came away with a tight shorthanded win.
Philadelphia will search for revenge as they look to try and pick up their eighth win of the season on Friday.
Key Game Notes
- The Bucks defeated the Sixers in two out of three games last year
- The Bucks defeated the Sixers 90-88 in October
- Bucks are 10-4 against the spread in their last 14 games
- The total has gone under in seven of the Bucks’ last nine games
- Bucks are 5-1 against the spread in their last six games against Sixers
- 76ers are 6-3 against the spread in their last nine games
- The total has gone under in four of the Sixers’ last five games
Injury Report
76ers
Mike Foster Jr. - OUT
James Harden - OUT
Tobias Harris - QUESTIONABLE
Furkan Korkmaz - OUT
Jaden Springer - OUT
Bucks
Grayson Allen - PROBABLE
Pat Connaughton - OUT
Jrue Holiday - QUESTIONABLE
Joe Ingles - OUT
Wesley Matthews - OUT
Khris Middleton - OUT
Game Odds
Spread: Sixers -1.5
Moneyline: PHI -110, MIL -110
Total O/U: 211.5
*All Odds are Provided by SI Sportsbook
Prediction
Spread: Bucks +1.5
Moneyline: MIL - 110
Total O/U: UNDER 211.5
Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia
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