{"id":12855,"date":"2022-01-07T23:21:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T23:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bb-auae-prd-ext-blog-01.azurewebsites.net\/more\/nba-tips-betting-preview-saturday-08-jan-2022-bluebet\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T08:58:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T08:58:50","slug":"nba-tips-betting-preview-saturday-8th-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/nba\/nba-tips-betting-preview-saturday-8th-january\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Tips & Betting Preview | Saturday 8th January"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Bucks are looking to end a 2 losing streak and they’ll likely have Giannis Antetokounmpo back after missing their latest game. He was a late out with an illness against the Raptors but he should return for a primetime matchup against Durant. However, Jrue Holiday will be out along with Grayson Allen\/George Hill. So their frontcourt will be undermanned and they’ll need to look to their bench for cover.<\/span><\/p>\n The Nets got Kyrie Irving back against the Pacers and they proceeded to break a 3 game losing streak in the 129-121 result. However, he won’t available to play on home court due to New York’s vaccine mandate. So Patty Mills should get more playing time as a result. Kevin Durant comes off 39 pts against the Pacers and he always enjoys a primetime matchup. So look for him to lead the Nets to victory.<\/span><\/p>\n The Bucks should get Giannis Antetokounmpo back into the starting lineup and he gives them a good chance of an upset against the Nets. Milwaukee has the wood over them lately with 3 straight wins since the playoff series last season. The Nets will also miss Kyrie Irving’s scoring ability.<\/span><\/p>\n Stadium Record<\/b><\/p>\n The Nets have lost 4 of their last 5 home games. Milwaukee holds a 1-4 record in Brooklyn.<\/span><\/p>\n Head to Head Record<\/b><\/p>\n The Bucks won the first meeting of the season 127-104 and have won 7 of the last 10 meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n Best Bet<\/b><\/p>\n Milwaukee Bucks +4.5 = $1.92<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Washington will be looking to bounce back after a shock loss against the Rockets 114-111. They have been relying heavily on Bradley Beal without Spencer Dinwiddie at point guard. Beal comes off scoring 25+ points in 7 straight games and has been playing more of a point guard role. However, Dinwiddie is expected back for this matchup. This will likely hurt the role of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who’s coming off a season-best 26 pts against Houston.<\/span><\/p>\n Chicago are flying after 8 straight wins and have one of the healthiest starting lineups in the NBA. DeMar DeRozan has been hitting game-winners it seems every night and he comes off 29 pts against the Magic. He has now scored 20+ points in 13 straight games. Zach LaVine is also in good shooting form having scored 27 pts in his latest outing.<\/span><\/p>\n This should be a high scoring affair between two in-form shooting teams with the likes of Beal, LaVine and DeRozan on the court. So we like the Over, which is 6-3 in the Bulls last 9 games and 5-2 in the Wizards last 7 games. The two sides also met last week and totalled 239 pts.<\/span><\/p>\n Stadium Record<\/b><\/p>\n The Bulls are 5-0 in their last 5 in Chicago. The Wizards are 2-4 at this venue in their last 6.<\/span><\/p>\n Head to Head Record<\/b><\/p>\nWashington Wizards (19-19) at Chicago Bulls (25-10)<\/b><\/h3>\n