The Bucks and Hornets just played on Saturday and surprisingly it was Charlotte coming out ahead 114-106 as a one-point home favorite. Milwaukee was a bit short-handed for that one. Two of the three players that were out because of COVID-19 could return to the lineup tonight. Regardless if they do or not, I like this rematch to be a lot higher scoring than Saturday.

The Bucks got 43 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo on Saturday, but that wasn’t enough as the rest of the team scored just 63 and was 24 of 70 from the field. That’s just 34%, a truly horrible number and something you should expect they’ll improve upon for tonight.

Milwaukee puts up 112.1 points per contest. Expect them to best that season average here as Charlotte has the worst scoring defense in the East at 116.3 points allowed per game.

But the Hornets can score with the best of them. They average 115.5 points per contest, making them one of two teams to average more than the Bucks. It’s a little surprising to see the Hornets are “just” 20-13 Over on the year. Then again, this is going to be the 14th time that one of their games has a total that’s higher than 230.

The last game, with Milwaukee shooting so poorly, saw only 220 points scored. But the first time the teams met this year, there were a combined 252 points scored. Look for something along those lines in the rubber match and take the OVER.