{"id":315513,"date":"2024-12-17T10:51:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T15:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=315513"},"modified":"2024-12-17T10:51:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T15:51:55","slug":"thunder-vs-bucks-sgp-predictions-nba-cup-final-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/thunder-vs-bucks-sgp-predictions-nba-cup-final-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder vs. Bucks NBA Cup SGP predictions: Back Giannis, Wallace in championship game at +330"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks battle for the NBA Cup championship in Las Vegas on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Taking the under on a teased-up total seems reasonable with two elite defences on the court. That said, I also expect Giannis Antetokounmpo and Cason Wallace to produce as scorers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Thunder vs. Bucks same-game parlay predictions for the NBA Cup final on Dec. 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thunder vs. Bucks predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><b>Parlay: <\/b> Under 224.5 points + Antetokounmpo over 29.5 points + Wallace over 6.5 points (+330)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Under 224.5 points<\/strong> (-315): <\/strong>Milwaukee&#8217;s season-long defensive numbers don&#8217;t jump off the page but Doc Rivers&#8217; team has clamped down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out what the Bucks have done over their last 15 games:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12-3 record <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>110.0 defensive rating (8th in NBA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>44.3 opponent FG% (3rd in NBA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The under is 7-8 in that span but four of Milwaukee&#8217;s last five games have fallen under this teased-up total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, the Bucks&#8217; last two games against top-five defensive teams have been rock fights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They beat the Orlando Magic 114-109 on Dec. 10 and the Houston Rockets 101-100 on Nov. 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OKC leads the NBA in several key metrics such as defensive rating, opponent field goal percentage and opponent points per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I expect Mark Daigneault&#8217;s group \u2014 which owns a 14-11 under record \u2014 to make things difficult on the Bucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Antetokounmpo over 29.5 points<\/strong> (-139): <\/strong>Touting OKC&#8217;s defence and backing Giannis to score 30 may seem counterintuitive but I think I can have my cake and eat it too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Greek Freak is leading the league in points per game (32.7), scoring 30-plus in five straight and nine of his last 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Thunder have the league&#8217;s best rim defence, according to Cleaning the Glass, but Giannis does a lot of damage at the charity stripe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s averaging the second-most free throws (7.0) and most free-throw attempts (11.4) per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OKC commits the sixth-most personal fouls per game, which bodes well for this wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Wallace over 6.5 points<\/strong> (-177)<\/strong>: The 2023 No. 10 overall pick certainly isn&#8217;t the biggest name on the Thunder but he&#8217;s carved out a starting role in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wallace is averaging 9.3 points in December and has gone over this line in four of his last six games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bucks have struggled to defend guards all season long. They&#8217;re giving up the 11th-most points and seventh-most 3s per game to SGs this season, according to Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wallace has been attempting 5.0 threes a night this month and should see enough volume to go over this small total. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 10:20 a.m. on 12\/17\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks battle for the NBA Cup championship in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The pregame narrative: Taking the under on a teased-up total seems reasonable with two elite defences on the court. That said, I also expect Giannis Antetokounmpo and Cason Wallace to produce as scorers. 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