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NBA Cup final: Milwaukee Bucks at Oklahoma City Thunder predictions and odds
Bucks and Thunder to square off in NBA Cup Final
The Bucks and Thunder are set to square off in the NBA Cup Final. Which team has the best shot at winning? The For The Hoops crew makes their case!
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks are competing for the second annual NBA Cup tonight. T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is the venue for the NBA’s 83rd regular season game. While the game will not mean much in terms of the league standings, it comes with a hefty monetary reward for the winner: $500,000 for each player on the winning team.
Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo headline the contest. Both players are MVP candidates who could use the boost from this featured game to increase their odds of winning the MVP Award. Of course, only a win will help, and the Thunder have been the best team in the NBA this year.
That said, the Bucks boast arguably the best player in Antetokounmpo. If Milwaukee can get the Greek Freak going near the rim, the Thunder will have a hard time stopping their offense. After both semifinal games delivered incredible action, anticipation is high for the finals. Here’s everything to know for tonight’s NBA Cup Finals.
Predictions for 2024 NBA Cup Finals:
USA Today:
- Jeff Zillgitt: Thunder 112, Bucks 100
- Lorenzo Reyes: Thunder 108, Bucks 101
Nikola Velickovic, Vegas Odds: UNDER 213.5
Velickovic writes, “The Bucks will need Damian Lillard at his best to beat the Thunder. Dame must drop at least 25 buckets for his team even to stand a chance. Meanwhile, OKC’s strenth is harsh defense and very versatile offense, with SGA leading the way. For the time being, the best pick here is under 213.5 points, which is the current total line. It’s one game, and the intensity will be very high.”
Stephen Noh, SportingNews: Thunder to win big
Noh writes, “The Bucks are good, but the Thunder are better. This should be a comfortable win for Oklahoma City, which looks like the strong favorite to make it to the other championship game in June.”
Bucks vs. Thunder: NBA Cup Finals odds
The Oklahoma City Thunder are favorites to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks, according to BetMGM.
Odds as of Monday, Dec. 16
- Spread: Thunder (-4.5)
- Moneyline: Thunder (-200); Bucks (+165)
- Over/under: 215.5
How to watch Bucks vs. Thunder in NBA Cup Finals
- Date: Tuesday, Dec. 17
- Time: 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT
- Where: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
- TV: TNT
- Stream: Sling
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Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee boy critically missing, last seen near Teutonia and Kiley
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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What you can do:
Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department released information.
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Former ‘Most Wanted’ Milwaukee man sentenced for killing cousin in 2020
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
In court
What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
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Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
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Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
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Brewers beat Marlins in extras, Mitchell’s double the difference
Brice Turang slides to home plate to score during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers on April 17. (Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MIAMI – Garrett Mitchell went 2 for 4 with three RBIs including a two-run double in the 10th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Friday night.
By the numbers:
Miami’s Calvin Faucher (1-2) entered a 4-all game in the 10th and walked Gary Sánchez with Brice Turang on second. Jake Bauers hit a single to load the bases.
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Luis Rengifo reached first on a throwing error by second baseman Xavier Edwards, allowing Turang to score. Mitchell followed with his double.
The Marlins scored one run in the bottom of the 10th when Jakob Marsee came home on Trevor Megill’s wild pitch. Megill settled in for his fourth save.
Coleman Crow, who made his debut on the mound for the Brewers, threw 77 pitches over 5 1/3 innings. He threw four strikeouts, gave up two earned runs and a walk.
The right-hander was 2-0 with a 4.07 ERA in two starts with the Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate in Nashville. He missed part of the 2023 season and all of 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
The Brewers scored three runs in the fourth inning. With the bases loaded, Mitchell hit an RBI single, Bauers scored on a forceout at first and Rengifo scored on a throwing error by catcher Agustín Ramírez.
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Miami’s Otto Lopez hit a triple to center field in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Owen Caissie. Lopez hit a two-run homer in the sixth to pull Miami within 4-3 and Ramírez doubled in the eighth to tie the game at four.
Abner Uribe (1-0) earned his first win of the season, coming on in the ninth inning.
Marlins third baseman Graham Pauley left the game in the seventh inning with right oblique discomfort after spinning out of the way of a pitch.
What’s next:
The Brewers and Marlins continue their 3-game series on Saturday, with Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 4.36 ERA) taking the mound for Milwaukee and Sandy Alcantara (2-1, 2.67) for Miami.
The Source: The Associated Press provided this report.
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