LiontipsMilwaukee vs Miami. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Before the start of the regular season Milwaukee was considered as one of the main contenders of the Eastern conference. But Mike Budenholzer's team failed to live up to expectations. Bucks had too many losses against a weaker opponents. Eventually Bucks ended up on the third spot of the conference, behind Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
We should mention that Milwaukee played against Miami six days ago. Bucks recorded a home win (122:108) in that game.
Hosts will probably have to play without Chris Middleton. One of Bucks' leaders got an injury and didn't play in the most recent game. Though, team doctors promised that he will be back in action for the start of the playoffs.
Miami had a turbulent start of the regular season. For a long time Heat had some problems with the squad. They even had to play some matches only with the reserve players because of too many coronavirus cases in the team.
Eventually, Eric Spoelstra straightened the team's game. Heat had a great finish of the regular season, claimed some important victories. Florida outfit eventually finished the season on the third spot in the Eastern conference standings.
Heat will play the first match against Milwaukee without Victor Oladipo, but Jimmy Butler is back in business. At least, he said that he is ready for this game.
Trends
СтавкаMilwaukee's total over 117,5
Bucks are averaging 120,7 points per game at home
СтавкаGiannis Antetokounmpo's total under 29,5
Giannis is averaging 28.1 points per game
СтавкаBam Adebayo's rebounds total under 9,5
Bam averages 9 rebounds per game
Tip and bets
At home, Milwaukee is a tough team to play against for any opponent. In this season Bucks lost only ten games at home. They are unlikely to slip up in the first playoff match. A win at home is very important, so Giannis Antetokounmpo and his partners will do everything for a victory.
Heat lost almost 50% of their away games, so it's hard to believe in their success.
Our prediction - Milwaukee to win with a handicap of (-2) points
Miami plays great on defense, but they are unlikely to contain the Bucks. So far all head-to-head games in the current season ended with a Bucks' victory. All three matches were high-scoring and Bucks never scored less than 108 points. We don't think this game will be an exception.
Our second prediction - total over 222,5 points
