Surging Bucks The Chalk Over Hawks In Wednesday NBA Betting Picks

What: NBA Betting Picks
Who: Atlanta Hawks at Milwaukee Bucks
When: Wednesday, December 4, 8:00 p.m.

The Milwaukee Bucks are suddenly looking like . . . well, the Milwaukee Bucks and that's not good news for the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA betting picks.

Milwaukee was whipping Detroit 128-107 on Tuesday to finish 4-0 in NBA Cup group play. The victory was also the seventh in a row for the Bucks, as well as their ninth win in 10 games.

Taking that factor into account, oddsmakers are setting the Bucks as 3.5-point home favorites for this game.

Let's look at the latest betting lines. Odds are subject to change.

	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Atlanta Hawks	+3 (-110)	+147	O 237 (-110)
Milwaukee Bucks	-3 (-110)	-167	U 237 (-110)

It's been an incredible turnaround for Milwaukee, which started the NBA season 2-8. Among the six games on the ledger of Wednesday's NBA slate, we are looking at this Hawks vs Bucks contest as the best bet among the day's NBA betting picks.

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Hawks vs Bucks Betting Trends

Milwaukee is 3-1 both straight up and against the spread in the last four games against Atlanta. On home court, the Bucks are 5-2 both SU and ATS in the last seven meetings with the Hawks.

Overall, Milwaukee is 7-0 SU in the past seven games and 5-0 SU in the last five home games. The Bucks are 12-3 SU in the last 15 games facing the Hawks. However, Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in the last five games against teams from the Southeast Division.

The past two games between the Bucks and Hawks have gone over. The over has also been the winning play in three of the last four times in which Atlanta was visiting Milwaukee. Four of Milwaukee's last five games have gone over. As well, the over has hit in six of the last eight games in which the Bucks were facing a team from the Eastern Conference. Both teams have gone over 100 points in each of the last five and 11 of the past 12 Milwaukee vs Atlanta games.

The over has hit in four of Atlanta's last six games, as well as in nine of the last 13 road games played by the Hawks. The total has gone over six times in Atlanta's last eight games facing Central Division clubs. The Hawks are 4-1 SU in their past five games and 5-1 SU in their last six contests against Eastern Conference squads.

Milwaukee is 9-5 SU as a betting favorite, but just 4-6-1 ATS at home this season. Atlanta is 5-5 SU as the underdog in the betting line and 5-6 ATS on the road during the 2024-25 campaign.

Hawks Also Holding Hot Hand

Atlanta (11-11) is coming to Milwaukee riding a four-game winning streak. The Hawks are also 3-1 ATS over that stretch of games. Prior to that, they went 1-4 SU and ATS in the previous five games. The most recent win for the Hawks was a 124-112 verdict over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. De’Andre Hunter came off the bench to score a team-high 22 points in the win.

Guard Trae Young is showing a season double-double for the Hawks. He's averaging 20.9 points and 12.2 assists per game to lead the team in both categories. Forward Jalen Johnson is grabbing a team-high 9.8 rebounds per game.

Cody Zeller (personal reasons) is out for Atlanta.

Bucks Displaying Impressive Balance

A balanced attack is playing a significant role in Milwaukee's (11-9) turnaround. During Tuesday's win over Detroit, the usual suspects were delivering the goods. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points, while Damian Lillard added 27 points. Beyond the superstars, Gary Trent Jr. scored 16 points, Bobby Portis and Taurean Prince each scored 14 and A.J. Green added 11.

In my bag 🎒🔥 pic.twitter.com/4ZYjSNLWQn

— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) December 4, 2024

The Greek Freak is showing per game averages of 32.9 points and 11.9 rebounds this season. In his past five games, Giannis is averaging 36 points. That includes a 42-point performance against Washington on November 30. At home at the Fiserv Forum he's scoring 35.1 points per game this season. He's also averaging 33.8 points over his past 10 games against Atlanta.

Both Antetokounmpo (patella) and Prince (quadricep) are listed as questionable for this game in the Milwaukee injury report. Khris Middleton (ankle) and MarJon Beauchamp (hamstring) are out for the Bucks.

Hawks vs Bucks NBA Betting Picks

It's the second game of back to backs for the Bucks and that can always be a daunting challenge for a team. However, Milwaukee handled the Pistons so easily they were able to rest their starters for much of the second half.

Milwaukee Bucks To cover against Atlanta Hawks as 3.5-point favorites

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Atlanta is certainly playing well, but Milwaukee is the hottest team in the NBA. Take the Bucks to cover at home in the Wednesday NBA betting picks.