Charlotte Hornets (10-40, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (33-19, third in the Eastern Conference)
Milwaukee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Bucks -14.5; over/under is 232.5
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte plays the Milwaukee Bucks after Miles Bridges scored 45 points in the Hornets' 123-117 loss to the Toronto Raptors.
The Bucks are 24-12 against conference opponents. Milwaukee has a 4-3 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Hornets are 7-24 in Eastern Conference play. Charlotte is the worst team in the Eastern Conference scoring averaging just 108.7 points per game while shooting 45.9%.
The Bucks are shooting 49.6% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points lower than the 50.5% the Hornets allow to opponents. The Hornets are shooting 45.9% from the field, 1.8% lower than the 47.7% the Bucks' opponents have shot this season.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Bucks won 130-99 in the last matchup on Nov. 18.
TOP PERFORMERS: Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 31.1 points, 11.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists for the Bucks. Malik Beasley is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Milwaukee.
Bridges is scoring 21.9 points per game and averaging 7.2 rebounds for the Hornets. Brandon Miller is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Charlotte.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bucks: 4-6, averaging 116.0 points, 41.7 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.3 points per game.
Hornets: 1-9, averaging 110.2 points, 38.1 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.8 points.
INJURIES: Bucks: Damian Lillard: day to day (ankle), Khris Middleton: day to day (ankle).
Hornets: LaMelo Ball: out (ankle), Mark Williams: out (back), Cody Martin: day to day (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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