The Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks duke it out at the Fiserv Forum on Sunday night.
Boston Celtics Betting Preview
The Boston Celtics have been on fire as they’ve won seven of their last eight games and they will be eager to keep it going after blowing past the Hornets in a 119-80 road victory on Friday. Jayson Tatum led the team with 34 points, eight rebounds and nine assists, Derrick White added 18 points with five assists while Payton Pritchard chipped in with 12 points, six rebounds and five assists off the bench. As a team, the Celtics shot 46 percent from the field and a sizzling 24 of 44 from the 3-point line as they swarmed the Hornets from the very start and were always in cruise control after dominating the first quarter by 40-20. The Celtics led by as many as 46 points at one stage even though they pulled all their starters early.
Milwaukee Bucks Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Bucks have been ice-cold to start the season as they’ve lost eight of their first nine games and they are now on a five-game losing streak after getting thrashed by the Raptors in a 121-107 home defeat on Friday. Tyler Herro led the team with 23 points and 10 assists, Brayden Burries added 21 points with 11 rebounds and six assists while Jaime Jacquez Jr chipped in with 14 points. As a team, the Bucks shot 46 percent from the field and 10 of 40 from the 3-point line as they kept the Raptors in check in the first half and looked comfortable after taking a 15-point lead. However, the Bucks allowed the Raptors to open the second half on a 21-9 run and just couldn’t get back in front after losing the lead to lose the game and fall to 1-4 at home this season.
Boston v Milwaukee Free Prediction
This is a classic case of two teams trending in opposite directions as the Celtics are back to being fully healthy and they are rolling through teams on a nightly basis, while the Bucks have dropped five games in a row to remain on just one win for the season.
The Celtics have been in terrific form, they have all their key players healthy and they just smashed the Hornets by 39 points for their seventh win from their last eight games. In contrast, the Bucks definitely look like a team on the rebuild as they are still stuck on just one win for the season as they get routed by the Raptors in their last outing. These teams last met on Wednesday and it was the Celtics who won by 109-102 in a surprisingly close encounter, but I don’t see that happening twice in the same week. Give me the Celtics to get off to another quick start and blow the Bucks away for their third straight victory.