Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks Game Day Preview
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Summary
It it feels like the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks have played a lot lately; you are not wrong. The two teams squared off twice in the preseason and three times already in the regular season.
Milwaukee has raced out to a 26-14 record and are third in the Eastern Conference. However, two of their losses have come at the hands of the underachieving Atlanta Hawks.
Currently 19-21 and ninth in the Eastern Conference, Atlanta has found the secret sauce to stopping Giannis Antetokounmpo. Atlanta packs the lane defensively and bets on Milwaukee's outside shooting to fail.
Defense is only half of the equation, and Atlanta has struggled all season on the offensive end of the floor. They rank 22nd in offensive rating and last in made three-pointers.
To make matters more challenging for Atlanta, Clint Capela has missed ten of the last 11 games. It remains to be seen if Atlanta's defense can work against Milwaukee without the fringe Defensive Player of the Year candidate on the floor.
Injury Report
Milwaukee's injury report lists Khris Middleton (knee) and Serge Ibaka (personal reasons) as out.
Atlanta's injury report lists Clint Capela (right calf strain) as out.
Odds
Spread: Hawks (+2.5)
Over/Under Point Total: 235.5
Money Line: Hawks (+115) Bucks (-141)
*Odds provided by SI Sportsbook
Television, Streaming, & Radio
Location: State Farm Arena
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Radio: 92.9 FM The Game
Network: ESPN
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Uniforms
The Atlanta Hawks will wear their Statement Edition uniforms (black). The Milwaukee Bucks will wear their Association Edition uniforms (white).
