Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Betting Prediction and Odds April 7
Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Betting Preview
WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics betting preview for Thursday, April 7. At the time of posting, Milwaukee has opened as a 6.5-point home favorite over the road Celtics, with the total sitting at 227.5 points.
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| Thursday, April 7 | NBA Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Milwaukee Bucks -6.5 vs Boston Celtics |
| Total: | 227.5 Points |
| Game Time: | 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT |
| Arena: | Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI |
| TV: | TNT |
Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Analysis
The Bucks will host the Celtics, but I don’t expect this to be a normal game with these two. Boston is on the second night of a back to back coming off a smashing win over Chicago, and Milwaukee is playing the first leg of a back to back as they will get Detroit tomorrow night.
So one or both of these teams could be sitting players tonight. The books appear to think Boston will sit players as Milwaukee is a -6.5 favorite with a total of 227.5, so let’s see what we can find in this game.
Boston the Best?
It’s pretty hard to argue this isn’t the best team in the NBA right now besides Phoenix, and if Williams hadn’t gotten hurt they could make the case they’re as good as Phoenix.
They’ve won 25 out of their last 30 games, and they’ve been a great cover team on the road recently going 4-1 ATS their last five road games.
However, I have the feeling that some guys willsit tonight on the back to back. They are the #2 seed right now with Milwaukee right behind them, but I don’t think teams care too much about the difference between the #2 and #3 seeds.
The Celtics had 13 players get minutes last night which is rare for them as they have a tight 8 man rotation dialed in. I think throughout the day we see news about the Celtics sitting starters.
Milwaukee Looking to Playoffs
The Bucks have their sights set on defending the title and might not be too dialed in on tonight’s game. Like Boston, their last win was against Chicago, and before that they lost to Dallas in a really close game.
I don’t know if they will rest players tonight as they rested their starters on Friday which was the second leg of a back to back after an overtime game against Brooklyn the night before.
I lean that Milwaukee will play their guys tonight and tomorrow will be the game to sit the starters if they choose. Giannis is listed as probable, so that’s a good sign we’ll get the Bucks full effort.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Prediction
I’ll take the under tonight as I think Boston will be without one or some of their big players, and that will make things difficult for them on the offensive end.
Milwaukee will play hard, but I don’t see this as an all out game for them as their bench could play extended minutes, and the pace could slow down as the game goes on.
It’s a bit of a roll of the dice trying to guess what these teams will do, but I feel pretty confident that we won’t see a run and gun shootout tonight.
Prediction: Under 227.5
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Meet the Author
Andy Lang has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. Andy has expanded that sports betting experience to become profitable in a number of other sports, transforming this interest from a side hobby to a major source of income.
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