Charlotte Hornets at Milwaukee Bucks 4/9/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Charlotte Hornets look for their second consecutive victory on Friday when visiting the Milwaukee Bucks. Charlotte is 26-24 following a 113-102 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. Jalen McDaniels was the leading scorer for Charlotte with 21 points. Charlotte is tied for first in the Southeast Division with Atlanta and a half-game ahead of the third place Miami Heat.

Terry Rozier is the leading scorer for Charlotte with an average of 20.4 points per game. PJ Washington is the leading rebounder for the Hornets with an average of 6.5 rebounds per game, while Devonte’ Graham is the leader in assists with an average of 5.1 per game. Charlotte is scoring an average of 110.7 points per game and allowing an average of 112.7 points per game.

Milwaukee concludes a back to back on Friday when hosting Charlotte after playing on the road Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks. Milwaukee is 32-18 following its 122-121 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Milwaukee but the Bucks remain in first place in the Central Division by nine games over the second-place Indiana Pacers.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is leading Milwaukee in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 28.8 points, 11.4 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. Khris Middleton is the second-leading scorer with an average of 20.4 points per game and one of six players for Milwaukee averaging double-figures in scoring. Milwaukie is scoring an average of 119.3 points per game and allowing an average of 112.6 points per game.