The Bucks are desperate to get something going. At 1-11 SU they sit bottom of the Eastern Conference, still without a road win in 5 attempts. They just dropped their 8th game in a row against the Lakers, but at least they covered the spread as 12.5 underdogs. On Friday the spread is at only 9.5 points, as they face the injury riddled Magic. Still, even against a team like Orlando, Bucks fans are having a hard time getting their hopes up. This team has been so bad in so many areas of play, it’s really hard to pinpoint one big flaw they have. But then again, they are the healthier team going into this one, maybe that can help them keep things somewhat close?
Orlando comes back home after a semi-successful Western Conference road trip where they went 2-2 SU. Normally a .500 record on a road trip wouldn’t be considered a positive, but considering the state the Magic are in right now, I think they’ll take it. Good news might be on the horizon though, both Tristan da Silva and Jalen Suggs could return for Friday’s game. Paolo Banchero’s comeback might happen as early as next weekend, but the jury is still out on that. Orlando’s first game in the NBA Cup saw them win at Toronto by 7 points, however they are still without a home win in 4 tries this season.
Milwaukee can’t keep losing forever, right? I have a sneaky feeling they might get something out of Friday’s game. Orlando ranks 27th in opponent three-point percentage, that’s one flaw the Bucks could be able to exploit here with the likes of Tyler Herro and others getting hot. Orlando is yet to cover and win at home; I just cannot trust them here to win by double-digits. I’ll take Milwaukee and the big spread.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Orlando Magic Predictions: Bucks +9.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.
