The NBA game between the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks be on Friday (17/1/2020) at 12:10PM and we take a look at the odds for both teams. The Bucks go into the game as favourites.
When: Friday, January 17th at 12:10PM
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Preview:
Successful NBA betting is all about knowing the trends, which surprisingly makes this game one of the easiest to tip.
The Bucks sit atop the East at 36-6 sporting another growing four-game winning streak. Milwaukee, like so many other teams in the East, has been almost untouchable at home losing only two of their 21 games so far whilst also leading the league in points.
Boston comes into this game looking much worse for wear at 27-11. The Celtics have been ravaged by injuries of late and were knocked out of second-place on Thursday thanks to a 13-point loss to the Pistons.
Similar to last year, Celtics coach Brad Stevens is having a tough time adjusting his lineups. Boston went without Jayson Tatum yesterday against the Pistons, leaving Stevens to field a starting five of Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward, Daniel Theis, Marcus Smart and Kemba Walker.
On paper that lineup doesn’t seem so bad, but it doesn’t come close to matching up with the Bucks.
Boston has also struggled to spread the ball around in the fourth quarter, forcing guys like Smart and Tatum to jack up 50/50 shots from the perimeter with no space available around the rim.
The bad news for the Celtics is the Bucks lead the league in points scored during the fourth quarter this year, so it suddenly becomes very difficult to back any kind of a Boston upset.
Lastly, the Celtics have also played to a less than convincing 3-3 record this year on no rest. The Bucks, on the other hand, are 12-9 against the spread at home, so take Milwaukee to win big.
Odds:
Tip: Milwaukee Bucks at $1.17
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change