It didn't take long for Joel Embiid and new teammate Paul George to find their way onto the Philadelphia 76ers injury report, as both will miss tonight's season opener against Giannis Antetokounmo and the Milwaukee Bucks.
While the Bucks should have no issue covering the spread against the shorthanded Sixers, our Bucks vs. 76ers predictions target Andre Drummond's rebounding prop. Keep reading for my free NBA picks below.
Bucks vs 76ers prediction
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Andre Drummond Over 13.5 rebounds (-125 at BetMGM)
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Andre Drummond has quietly put up respectable averages as he's bounced around the league.
After two seasons with the Bulls, he's landed with the Philadelphia 76ers to help bolster the depth behind the often-injured Joel Embiid.
On opening night, he'll already find his number called quite a bit, at least on the glass. Drummond racked up 14, 10, and 16 rebounds in just 13, 14, and 24 minutes, respectively, against the Milwaukee Bucks last season.
He closed out his last two preseason games with 29 rebounds in 37 minutes (0.78 rebounds per minute), and with Embiid out, he should see somewhere between 28-32 minutes at the very least.
Bucks vs 76ers same-game parlay (SGP)
Andre Drummond 15+ rebounds
Brook Lopez 2+ threes
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On the other side of the ball, Brook Lopez should find success at the perimeter. In his eight games against the Bulls, while Andre Drummond was there the last two seasons, Lopez hit 2+ threes five times.
Granted, Drummond was Nikola Vucevic's backup there and didn't guard Lopez as much as he will tonight, but that works to Lopez's advantage as Drummond is a far worse perimeter defender.
As for the game itself, the Bucks should coast to open the season. It's one thing to lose the scoring of Embiid and George (as well as the defense), but it's another to find those shots in the hands of Kelly Oubre Jr. and Guerschon Yabusele, who failed to average more than 2.7 points in any given full month last season.
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Bucks vs 76ers opening odds
- Spread: Milwaukee -3.5 | Philadelphia +3.5
- Moneyline: Milwaukee -165 | Philadelphia +135
- Over/Under: Over 224.5 | Under 224.5
Bucks vs 76ers trend
The Bucks have cashed the first-quarter Over in 21 of their last 33 road games for +8.3 units and a 22% ROI. Find more NBA betting trends for Bucks vs. 76ers.
Bucks vs 76ers game info
| Location: | Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA |
| Date: | Wednesday, 10-23-2024 |
| Tip-off: | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| TV: | ESPN |
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