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Milwaukee does not want to travel back to Boston for a Game 7, after their huge win on Wednesday night.

#Bucks moneyline series#

The winner of Game 5 has won the series over 82% of the time. The line is small enough that it just becomes a straight-up winner bet. However, a closeout game on the road, with a limited (at best) Williams, is too much of a challenge. Boston has actually covered both game in this series at Fiserv Forum. The Bucks have been one of the league’s worst cover teams at home, while the Celtics have been the NBA’s best ATS road team.

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The lack of Williams, an elite defender, allows Antetokounmpo free reign inside the paint, which will be even harder to defend in a closeout road game. That puts the Celtics at an immediate disadvantage, especially with the status of center Robert Williams still unknown due to knee soreness. Boston has failed to stifle Antetokounmpo’s production, and seems resigned to allowing him to post huge numbers. The two-time MVP scored 40 points for the second time in three games, and produced his fourth double-double of the series. Holiday tallied 24 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, and three combined steals and blocks, to serve as the perfect compliment to Antetokounmpo’s all-world performance.

Point guard Jrue Holiday made two critical late-game defensive plays in Game 5 to seal Milwaukee’s comeback victory. They have overcome the loss of Middleton, embraced Giannis Antetokounmpo’s dominance, and had timely contributions for key supporting cast players. The Bucks have proved to be a resiliant group. Celtics Friday Night Picks Bucks -1 (-110, FanDuel) *Lines accurate at the time of publication. Here are my two picks for a fantastic Friday night NBA playoff matchup.įor more expert NBA analysis and picks from 4for4, sign up for our betting subscription ! Bucks vs. Can Boston earn a win at Fiserv Forum and force a Game 7 on Sunday back at home? Will the Bucks championship pedigree be too much for the Celtics to overcome? Even in Game 5, the Bucks trailed 93-79 with under 10 minutes left at TD Garden, but found a way to fight back and take a 3-2 lead heading into tonight.īoth teams are superb defensively, and evenly-matched on offense. In Game 4, Milwaukee allowed 43 points in the fourth quarter to lose a critical home game, 116-108. After losing Game 2, the Bucks blew a 13-point fourth quarter lead and trailed by one point with under two minutes left in Game 3.

They entered at an immediate disadvantage without All-Star forward Khris Middleton, who suffered a knee injury in the first round against Chicago. There have been multiple moments in the Celtics-Bucks series where Milwaukee was on the precipice of disaster.