Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: Dec. 9 vs Utah Jazz
By Adam McGee
Finale
Friday was a big night for the Bucks as they overcame some adversity en route to beating a team they were expected to beat, moving into the Eastern Conference’s top-four in the process.
On Saturday, Milwaukee will have a chance to further consolidate that position and move to the heady heights of five games above .500, but to do so they’ll have to overcome a very solid Jazz team.
Milwaukee’s record has been awful against Utah for more than a decade at this point, and Quin Snyder has shown a particular knack for being able to find holes in Milwaukee’s defense. A Bucks win on Saturday will require the bucking of some long-time trends.
Predictions:
Ben Sewell: Bucks by 8 — 18-6, 220 point differential
Mike Bossetti: Jazz by 8 — 16-8, 221 point differential
Adam Coffman: Bucks by 1 — 15-9, 226 point differential
Tim Wray: Bucks by 6 — 15-9, 229 point differential
Jordan Treske: Jazz by 7 — 15-9, 247 point differential
Joe Osterndorf: Bucks by 3 — 14-10, 251 point differential
Adam McGee: Jazz by 7 — 14-10, 258 point differential
Zach Pellowski: Bucks by 19 — 14-10, 398 point differential
Rohan Katti: Bucks by 12 — 13-11, 281 point differential
Leander Wallace: Bucks by 8 — 13-11, 276 point differential
Ti Windisch: Bucks by 7 — 11-13, 274 point differential
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The Bucks take on the Jazz at 7.30pm CT from the Bradley Center on Saturday night, and the game will be televised locally on Fox Sports Wisconsin.