The Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks meet in a nationally televised regular season opener at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. For this game, the SportsLine consensus lists the Bucks as 6-point favorites, while the over/under is 227.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before making any 76ers vs. Bucks picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past five seasons. The model finished the 2022-23 NBA season on a 72-39 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning nearly $2,800. Anyone following it has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows the 76ers led by the reigning NBA MVP in Joel Embiid. He has led the NBA in scoring in back-to-back seasons, including 33.1 points per game in 2022-23. Embiid also averaged 10.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots per game a season ago, and he shot a career-best 54.8% from the field. The model also knows the Bucks have been elite on defense. Milwaukee allowed fewer than 1.11 points per possession last season, leading the NBA in 2-point defense. The Bucks were also in the top three in defensive rebound rate, opponent shooting, and free throw prevention. 

Now, it has set its sights on 76ers vs. Bucks. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in nearly 60% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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