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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks Preview & Picks – Thunder To Win NBA Cup Final

Quick Read

  • Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks picks for Tuesday, December 17
  • NBA Cup Final is taking place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
Leigh Copson
Written by Leigh Copson
Sports Editor25+ Years Experience, US & Combat Sports Specialist
Updated: Dec 16, 2024
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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks Preview & Picks

Oklahoma City are tipped to cover as they win the NBA Finals.

The Thunder have made an outstanding start to the season, and not only are they stacking up wins, they have been covering at a consistent clip in recent weeks.

  • Oklahoma City Thunder are 9-1 in their last 10 games
  • Oklahoma City Thunder are 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 games
  • The Under has cashed in 9 of Oklahoma City’s last 14 games
  • The Under has hit in 7 of the Bucks’ last 11 games away from Milwaukee

Head To Head

  • Milwaukee Bucks lead the all-time series 80-78
  • Oklahoma City Thunder won 125-107 when the two teams last met on April 12

Oklahoma City Thunder Form

Oklahoma City Thunder have won five of their six games to reach the final of this year’s NBA Cup.

The Thunder opened with a 99-83 victory over Phoenix, before rebounding from a 110-104 defeat in San Antonio with a 101-93 win at the Los Angeles Lakers.

They then wrapped up their group campaign with a 133-106 blowout of Utah, before booking a trip to Vegas with the 118-104 win over Dallas.

Oklahoma City then faced Houston in the semi-finals, and downed the Rockets 111-96 to make the NBA Cup Final for the first time.

In terms of overall form, the Thunder go into this matchup in great form, having now won nine of their last 10 games to improve to 20-5.

Milwaukee Bucks Form

Milwaukee have enjoyed a perfect run to the final of the 2024 NBA Cup, winning all six of their games.

The Bucks kicked off their campaign with a 99-85 win over Toronto, before taking down Indiana in a 129-117 victory.

They then went out on the road for their final two games of the group stage, beating the Heat 106-103 in Miami before heading to Detroit for a 128-107 blowout win.

Milwaukee then took down Orlando in the quarter-finals, 114-109, before seeing off Atlanta in the semi-finals, 110-102.

In terms of overall form, the Bucks have now won 10 of their last 12 games and each of the last three to improve to 14-11.
Leigh Copson
Leigh Copson

Sports Editor25+ Years Experience, US & Combat Sports Specialist

During his career he has covered some of the biggest sporting events on the planet, including the Super Bowl, the Champions League Final and the World Cup Final. He has also covered almost every major boxing match and UFC fight card during this time.. His specialist sports are American Football, Basketball, Ice Hockey, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts and Football.


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