Who’s playing
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Milwaukee Bucks
Current records: Oklahoma City 49-20, Milwaukee 45-25
How to watch
- When: Sunday March 24, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET
- Or: Fiserv Forum – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- TV: TVNB
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $47.00
What there is to know
The Oklahoma City Thunder will hit the road to face the Milwaukee Bucks at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday at Fiserv Forum. The Thunder enter the competition strong, having won their last four games.
The Thunder entered their competition on Friday as the heavy favorite, and they fully lived up to expectations. They were clearly victorious by a margin of 123-103 against Toronto.
Meanwhile, Milwaukee beat the Nets 115-108 on Thursday.
Among those leading the charge was Damian Lillard, who had a double-double with 30 points and 12 assists. He hasn’t dropped below 30 points in three straight games.
Oklahoma City has been performing incredibly well recently as they have won seven of their last eight games, which has been a nice improvement to their 49-20 record this season. As for Milwaukee, they improved their record to 45-25 with this victory, which was their fifth in a row at home.
Sunday’s game is shaping up to be a shooting masterclass: the Thunder simply can’t miss this season, having made 50.2 percent of their shots per game (they’re ranked second in field goal percentage ). However, it’s not like the Bucks are struggling in this department as they’ve made 49.1% of their shots this season. Given these competing forces, it will be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Thunder will hope to defy the odds on Sunday, as experts believe they are headed for a loss. For those looking to play the spread, take note: they are a solid 10-5-1 against the spread when playing as an underdog.
Odds
Milwaukee is a 3-point favorite against Oklahoma City, according to the latest NBA Odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bucks as 2.5-point favorites.
The over/under is 231 points.
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History of the series
Milwaukee has won 7 of its last 10 games against Oklahoma City.
- November 9, 2022 – Milwaukee 136 vs. Oklahoma City 132
- November 5, 2022 – Milwaukee 108 vs. Oklahoma City 94
- March 8, 2022 – Milwaukee 142 vs. Oklahoma City 115
- November 19, 2021 – Milwaukee 96 vs. Oklahoma City 89
- February 19, 2021 – Milwaukee 98 vs. Oklahoma City 85
- February 14, 2021 – Oklahoma City 114 vs. Milwaukee 109
- February 28, 2020 – Milwaukee 133 vs. Oklahoma City 86
- November 10, 2019 – Milwaukee 121 vs. Oklahoma City 119
- April 10, 2019 – Oklahoma City 127 vs. Milwaukee 116
- January 27, 2019 – Oklahoma City 118 vs. Milwaukee 112
