The rumours surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo are ramping up with the trade deadline approaching, but even that\u2019s not enough to distract from the product on the court for the Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n
Without the Greek Freak on the floor, Milwaukee is in a free fall, and even a matchup with the Chicago Bulls looks daunting at the moment.<\/p>\n
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My Bulls vs. Bucks predictions and NBA picks<\/a> break down why there\u2019s value with Chicago as short road favorites for this Central Division showdown set to tipoff at 8:00 pm ET at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Tuesday, February 3.<\/p>\n Bulls vs Bucks prediction<\/p>\n Bulls vs Bucks best bet: Bulls -2.5 (-110)<\/p>\n Whether or not Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> gets traded doesn\u2019t change the fact that he\u2019s not on the court for the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a>.<\/p>\n They\u2019ve lost eight of nine and are just 3-14 when Giannis doesn\u2019t play. They also rank 26th in net rating since the start of December.<\/p>\n The Chicago Bulls<\/a> have their own issues, but have been shooting the ball better. The Bulls rank third in eFG% over the last 10 games, while the Bucks have the fourth-worst defense rating over that same stretch.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Milwaukee is just 1-8 ATS in its last nine games. Chicago wins and covers this short spread.<\/p>\n Bulls vs Bucks same-game parlay<\/p>\n The Bucks do a lot of things poorly. So, let\u2019s use that to our advantage in this SGP.<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to imagine a team with Giannis being bad at rebounding, but here we are. Milwaukee ranks next-to-last in rebounding rate.<\/p>\n So, take Matas Buzelis<\/a> to go Over 6.5 rebounds, something he\u2019s done in four of his last six games.<\/p>\n Next, it\u2019s Coby White<\/a> to go Over 5.5 assists. He\u2019s hit the Over on that number in four of his last seven. The Bucks rank 27th in opponent assists per possession since the start of January.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Bulls vs Bucks SGP<\/p>\n Matas Buzelis Over 6.5 rebounds<\/p>\n Coby White Over 5.5 assists<\/p>\n Our “from downtown” SGP: Bad luck Bucks<\/p>\n This is the “everything that can go wrong, will” for the Bucks parlay.<\/p>\n Bulls vs Bucks SGP<\/p>\n Matas Buzelis Over 6.5 rebounds<\/p>\n Coby White Over 5.5 assists<\/p>\n Ayo Dosunmu Over 17.5 points<\/p>\n Nikola Vucevic Over 1.5 threes<\/p>\n Bulls vs Bucks odds<\/p>\n Spread: Bulls -2.5 | Bucks +2.5<\/p>\n Moneyline: Bulls -140 | Bucks +120<\/p>\n Over\/Under: Over 223 | Under 223<\/p>\n Bulls vs Bucks betting trend to know<\/p>\n The Bucks have only covered the 1H Spread in 11 of their last 40 games at home for -22.35 Units and a-48% ROI. Find more NBA betting trends<\/a> for Bulls vs. Bucks.<\/p>\n How to watch Bulls vs Bucks<\/p>\n Location<\/p>\n Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI<\/p>\n Date<\/p>\n Tuesday, February 3, 2026<\/p>\n Tip-off<\/p>\n 8:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n TV<\/p>\n CHSN, FDSN Wisconsin<\/p>\n Bulls vs Bucks latest injuries<\/p>\n Not intended for use in MA. Advertisement<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Covers.com<\/a>, read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The rumours surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo are ramping up with the trade deadline approaching, but even that\u2019s not enough…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":580389,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3771],"tags":[4102,7,920,60529,919,329,3824,963,123,973,102,121,6,3853,361],"class_list":{"0":"post-580388","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bulls","8":"tag-ayo-dosunmu","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-bulls","11":"tag-bulls-vs-bucks","12":"tag-chicago","13":"tag-chicago-bulls","14":"tag-chicagobulls","15":"tag-coby-white","16":"tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","17":"tag-matas-buzelis","18":"tag-milwaukee","19":"tag-milwaukee-bucks","20":"tag-nba","21":"tag-nikola-vucevic","22":"tag-the-bucks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116008822159838472","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=580388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/580389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=580388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=580388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=580388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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