New York Knicks versus Milwaukee Bucks Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Lines Odds Preview 4-5-2013

The 36-38 Milwaukee Bucks will hit the road to face the 48-26 New York Knicks in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from New York is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The odds from this NBA pro basketball game has the home team New York Knicks favored by -7 points with an over under line of 205 points. Early money has landed on the Knicks as New York opened up as a -5 point favorite a few hours ago.

This will be the third meeting of the year between the Bucks and Knicks with New York winning and covering both games with one played at New York and one at Milwaukee.

The Bucks are 16-19 straight up on the road this year. The team loses for the fifth time in seven games after a 107-98 home defeat on Wednesday to the Minnesota Timberwolves as a -4 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under the total of 208 ½ points. Milwaukee shot 43.8% from the floor and connected on 8 of 23 three pointers. Both teams were sloppy with twenty turnovers each. The Bucks allowed Minnesota 52.4% shooting with 8 of 13 coming from three. Ersan Ilyasova led Milwaukee with 29 points and 12 boards as he made 12 of his 21 shots. The Milwaukee Bucks have struggled shooting the basketball this season ranking 25th in the league by hitting on 43.7% from the floor. In the playoff race the Bucks holds the eighth seed in the Eastern conference with a six game lead over the Philadelphia 76ers with eight games remaining to be played.

The Knicks are 27-10 on their home court on the current campaign. The Knicks win their tenth straight after a 95-82 road victory on Wednesday to the Atlanta Hawks as a +1 ½ point underdog. The total landed under 195 points. It was a strong close for New York as they outscored the Hawks 27-14 in the fourth quarter in victory. The Knicks shot 51.9% from the field and made 7 of 22 three pointers. They give up 48.5% shooting to the Hawks and had five less turnovers than Atlanta. It was another monster game for Carmelo Anthony as he led New York with 40 points and five rebounds as he made 17 of his 27 shots. This Knicks team is defending like they did when the season began. They have held teams to 94 or fewer points in nine of their past eleven games. New York is now seventh in the NBA in scoring defensive by allowing just 95.4 points a game. The Knicks holds a ½ game lead over the Indiana Pacers for the second seed in the Eastern conference with just eight games remaining.