The Milwaukee Bucks visit the New York Knicks for an Eastern Conference showdown at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Bucks as 2-point favorites, while the over/under is 243 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

Before making any Bucks vs. Knicks picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past five-plus seasons. The model enters Week 9 of the 2023-24 NBA season on a sizzling 101-52 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning well over $4,000. Anyone following it has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows the Bucks are on a six-game winning streak. Milwaukee has out-scored opponents by 11.6 points per 100 possessions during that run, scoring 1.25 points per offensive trip. The Bucks are shooting 50.1% from the field over that six-game span, and Milwaukee is averaging 33.7 free throw attempts and 28.3 assists per game. For the season, Milwaukee is a top-three offensive team in the league, putting up 1.2 points per possession.

The model also knows the Knicks are stout on defense. New York is excellent on the defensive glass, securing 72.9% of available rebounds. Opponents average only 12.7 second-chance points per game against the Knicks, and New York is in the top tier of the league in myriad categories. That includes free throw prevention (19.8 attempts per game) and points allowed in the paint (46.4 per game).

Now, it has set its sights on Bucks vs. Knicks. We can tell you the model is leaning Under the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in nearly 60% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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