Milwaukee Bucks – Miami Heat Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 23.01.2025
Milwaukee hopes to win a 4th game in a row as they host Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat on Thursday. Who are you backing in this all-Eastern Conference clash?
The Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat meet on 23.01.2025, in what will be their 2nd of four regular season meetings this year. The game will be played at the Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee) with the home team Bucks being favored to win this game.
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Milwaukee Bucks |
Thu, 23.01.2025, 19:30 |
Miami Heat |
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8/15 |
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7/4 |
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Expert Tip |
MIL Bucks -5.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat: Current situation
After a somewhat slow start to January, the Bucks have turned it up over their last 4 games beating the Kings, Magic, Raptors and 76ers. They didn’t just beat all those teams, they annihilated them with an average margin of 18.5 points per victory. The win streak comes at just the right time for the Bucks who are currently 4th in the Eastern Conference. The Indiana Pacers are just a game back and currently on a run of 8 wins in 10 games, so it’s important for Milwaukee to stay locked in.
The seemingly never ending saga around Jimmy Butler continued for Miami as the 35-year old returned to the line-up after serving his 7-game suspension. Jimmy hasn’t looked as productive as we’re used to seeing him and the recent results are not a surprise. Miami just lost to Portland at home, it might be their worst loss of the entire season if we don’t count that horrible 30-point home defeat to the Jazz.
Milwaukee Bucks Stats & Form
Milwaukee overcame a big night from Tyrese Maxey in their latest win over Philadelphia. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 15 rebounds, while Damian Lillard added 25 and 7 boards. Winning the rebounding battle by 10 boards and dishing out 31 assists were the highlights in the win, however the Bucks need to improve defensively against opposing guards. That’s an area in which they’ve struggled ever since acquiring Lillard from the Blazers.
Miami Heat Stats & Form
Losing at home to the 15-28 Blazers was not a good look for Miami. The energy around this team continues to be low, partly due to the Jimmy Butler situation. He had just 13 points in the win, far below his average from last season. Miami is now just 4-6 SU in their last 10 games, they’ve dropped to 9th in the standings, but the good news is Chicago in 10th is 3 games behind them so they are safe for the time being.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat: Head-to-Head
The two teams have split the last 10 regular season meetings, the safest bet during this stretch of games has been to back the over. That bet has cashed 8 times in those 10 games with the two teams averaging 236.1 points per game. If we look at just the last 6 games head-to-head Milwaukee does have the edge with 5 wins. However, the Heat still lead the all-time regular season series 76 to 54 in wins.
Milwaukee Bucks – Miami Heat Odds
Backing the road team Heat here gets you odds of 7/4, while if you like Giannis and co. to continue winning at home you can get 8/15 odds.
The point total has been set at 225.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat Betting Tip | Odds |
| Milwaukee Bucks -5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 225.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Miami Heat +5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat (23.01.2025)
Until the Jimmy Butler saga is resolved, Miami Heat games will be very unpredictable. This team has enough talent to win games, the problem is the chemistry between the players and Butler who obviously wants no part of being on the team. Milwaukee doesn’t have such issues right now, they are the more in-form team. Giannis Antetokounmpo has been a menace all year long, if the Bucks’ record was slightly better he would be in the running for another MVP award. In his last 5 games against Miami he’s putting up 30.6 points, 11.6 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. Guarding him will be a challenge, but that’s pretty much every single team in the NBA when going up against the Greek Freak. Milwaukee also has the edge in three-point shooting here. They’re knocking down 42.5% of their attempts in the last 3 games, only the Denver Nuggets are better at this moment. With the Heat potentially being without Tyler Herro for a 2nd consecutive game, it is really hard for their fans to expect anything out of this game. Milwaukee has been a well-oiled machine, let’s stick with the more in-form team here and back the Bucks to cover at home.
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Expert Tip |
MIL Bucks -5.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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