Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks Game 4 Prediction, NBA Odds
The Milwaukee Bucks will look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead in their second-round playoff series on Monday night when they host the Boston Celtics for Game 4. The teams split Games 1 and 2 in Boston before the Bucks pulled ahead in the series with a 103-101 victory in Milwaukee on Saturday.
The Bucks are 1-point favourites to win on the NBA odds, with a total of 212.0.
Celtics vs. Bucks NBA Playoffs Betting Odds
Milwaukee has now won four of the last five meetings between these teams dating back to Christmas Day. This has been a low scoring playoff series as the total has gone Under in all three games. Boston has covered in nine of their last 10 games against the Bucks.
The Celtics have been a solid cover option lately as they are 5-1 against the spread in their last six games overall and 7-0 ATS in their last seven on the road. They have trended toward low scoring games with the total going Under in five of their last six contests. Boston currently sits as a +135 series underdog. Their favoured method of victory is to win in seven games at +251.
The Bucks have struggled to cover at home as they’re 1-6 ATS in their last seven games in Milwaukee and 0-5 ATS in their last five home games against Boston. They’ve also been a low scoring team lately, with the total going Under in all eight of their playoff games this year. Milwaukee is a -167 favourite to win the series. Their favoured method of victory is to win in six games at +241.
Boston Celtics
Both Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart produced well below their respective point averages in Game 3, something that can’t happen again if they expect to win this series. Tatum, who is averaging 25.4 points per game in the playoffs, had just 10 on Saturday. He shot 4 of 19 overall and missed all six of his three-point attempts. Smart is averaging 14.2 points in the playoffs, but only managed nine in Game 3. Jaylen Brown led the team with 27 points and 12 rebounds, while Al Horford added 22 points and 16 boards. Horford had a chance to tie the game after Smart intentionally missed a free throw attempt in the final seconds, but the Celtics took four tries before Horford finally sunk the putback attempt just after the final buzzer sounded.
Milwaukee Bucks
You don’t have to check at this point to know if Milwaukee won, Giannis Antetokounmpo had a big game. Antetokounmpo dropped a game-high 42 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in Game 3 to give the Bucks a 2-1 lead in the series. After averaging 26.5 points and shooting just 38.5 per cent (20 of 52) through the first two games of the series, Antetokounmpo went 16 of 30 (53 per cent) in Game 3. It was the Greek Freak’s highest point total of the playoffs and his first 40-point performance since March 31. Jrue Holiday had 25 points and seven rebounds, while Brook Lopez chipped in 13 points and 10 boards. The Bucks overcame a fairly significant free throw disparity. The Celtics went 28 of 33 on free throw attempts, while Milwaukee was 14 of 17.
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