Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks 1/17/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Milwaukee Bucks look to bounce back from a loss, with a victory on Monday when visiting the Atlanta Hawks. Milwaukee is 27-18 and second in the Central division, two games behind the first-place Chicago Bulls. Giannis Antetokounmpo was the leading scorer for Milwaukee in the loss with 30 points but as a team Milwaukee shot just 33.8% overall.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is the leading scorer and rebounder for Milwaukee with averages of 28.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. Jrue Holiday is the leader in assists with an average of 6.7 assists per game. Khris Middleton is the second leading scorer for Milwaukee with an average of 19.2 points per game. The Bucks are scoring an average of 112.0 points per game while shooting 45.6% overall and 36.2% from 3-point territory.

Atlanta looks to snap a five-game losing streak with a victory on Monday when hosting Milwaukee. Atlanta is 17-25 and fourth in the Southeast Division, 9 ½ games behind the first-place Miami Heat. The Hawks were defeated by the New York Knicks 117-108 on Saturday. Trae Young was the leading scorer for Atlanta with 29 points. The Hawks were outrebounded by New York 44-31.

Trae Young is leading Atlanta in scoring and assists with averages of 27.6 points and 9.4 assists per game. Clint Capela is the leading rebounder for Atlanta but is out injured and therefore the leading active rebounder is John Collins with an average of 7.9 rebounds per game. Collins is also the second-leading scorer with an average of 17.4 points per game. Atlanta is scoring an average of 110.5 points per game.