Bucks at Hawks MLK Day matinee set for 1 p.m. ET; Atlanta 2.5-point favorite

Cbssports: The Milwaukee Bucks visit the Atlanta Hawks for a Martin Luther King Day matinee at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, with tipoff set for 1 p.m. ET.

Milwaukee is coming off a 119-101 loss at San Antonio on Thursday and has dropped three straight, sitting 17-24 and fourth in the Central Division; the Bucks are 8-14 on the road. Atlanta lost 132-106 to the Boston Celtics on Saturday, is 20-24 and third in the Southeast Division, and has also lost three straight while going 7-12 at home. The Bucks lead the all-time series 121-120, though the Hawks have won three of the last five meetings.

DraftKings Sportsbook lists Atlanta as a 2.5-point favorite with an over/under of 231.5 and money lines of Atlanta -139 and Milwaukee +117. The SportsLine Projection Model simulated the game 10,000 times, says it leans Over 231.5 (projecting 236 total points) and projects Giannis Antetokounmpo for 28.3 points and Jalen Johnson for 22.8; the model reports the Over hits 57% of sims and an against-the-spread pick it generated hits 60% of the time. The model has revealed its full picks at SportsLine.

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