Wisconsin native Stephen Nover has closely followed the Packers for more than 60 years even covering them during his sports writing days in Wisconsin. Stephen has used this knowledge to win more than 63 percent of his plays involving the Packers through the years. Perfect the past three weeks on games involving the Packers and Ravens, Stephen is stepping up with a Max Unit Top Ticket on today's Ravens-Packers matchup.
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Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| NBA | (529) Milwaukee Bucks at (530) Chicago Bulls | 8:10pm EST - Dec 27/2025 |
The PLAY: Milwaukee Bucks +4.5 (-102)
Kudos to the Bulls on a five game winning streak after they beat the 76ers, 109-102 on Friday night. But this is a spot to sell high on Chicago as a mid-sized favorite against an old archrival, the Bucks.
The Bulls are 0-7 ATS the past seven times they have laid three or more points.
Chicago ranks 26th defensively giving up an average of 122.3 points a game. Milwaukee is 16th defensively allowing 116.5 points per game.
The Bucks also played last night and were embarrassed on the road by the Grizzlies, 125-104. It was the eighth straight game that superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo missed because of a right calf strain. Milwaukee has adjusted, though, to Antetokounmpo's absence.
The Bucks are 5-4 ATS in their last nine games. Kevin Porter Jr. and Ryan Rollins are an underrated backcourt averaging a combined 37 points and more than 13 assists per game.
Consultant Bio
Stephen Nover is unique among professional handicappers. A multiple award-winning sportswriter for numerous newspapers, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nover has one the best combinations of gambling and media sources in the world.
The author of two sports gambling books, "Las Vegas Sports Beat" and "Sports Gaming Beat", along with a book on fantasy football titled, "Winning Fantasy Football", Nover is a former professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas having taught a football handicapping class there. He also was the co-host of the Sunday night sports betting radio show "The Stardust Line" during the 1990's.
Parlaying nearly 50 years worth of professional gambling experience with tremendous knowledge of the players through elite deep-roster Rotisserie leagues and building on copious gaming and media sources - having worked for newspapers in the Midwest, South and West and also for legendary Hall of Fame oddsmaker Roxy Roxborough - Nover is a true Las Vegas wise guy. He helped learn his craft from such masters as Roxborough, Dave Malinsky, Lem Banker and Russ Culver.
Part of what makes Nover so special is the pride he takes in writing his deep-dive analysis, which always is unique, well-researched and sometimes entails out-of-the-box thinking.