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.<\/p>\n
Stay on top of the latest NBA<\/a> updates direct from Las Vegas!<\/em><\/p>\n The Bucks will host the Celtics, but I don\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n 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\u2019s see what we can find in this game.<\/p>\n It\u2019s pretty hard to argue this isn\u2019t the best team in the NBA right now besides Phoenix, and if Williams hadn\u2019t gotten hurt they could make the case they\u2019re as good as Phoenix.<\/p>\n They\u2019ve won 25 out of their last 30 games, and they\u2019ve been a great cover team on the road recently going 4-1 ATS their last five road games.<\/p>\n 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\u2019t think teams care too much about the difference between the #2 and #3 seeds.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The Bucks have their sights set on defending the title and might not be too dialed in on tonight\u2019s game. Like Boston, their last win was against Chicago, and before that they lost to Dallas in a really close game.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n 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\u2019s a good sign we\u2019ll get the Bucks full effort.<\/p>\n I\u2019ll 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.<\/p>\n Milwaukee will play hard, but I don\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a bit of a roll of the dice trying to guess what these teams will do, but I feel pretty confident that we won\u2019t see a run and gun shootout tonight.<\/p>\n Prediction: Under 227.5<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\n\n
\n Thursday, April 7<\/th>\n NBA Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n Point Spread:<\/td>\n Milwaukee Bucks -6.5 vs Boston Celtics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total:<\/td>\n 227.5 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Game Time:<\/td>\n 7:30pm ET \/ 4:30pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Arena:<\/td>\n Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n TV:<\/td>\n TNT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Analysis<\/h2>\n
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