LiontipsPhiladelphia vs Milwaukee. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Doc Rivers was appointed to get Philadelphia on a new level, club wants to fight for the title. Of course championship ring is team's main objective, but at first, team needs to fix the Ben Simmons problem, 25-year old player wants to leave the club, there are rumors about Boston's interest.
Philadelphia needs to move on and to rely on players, who are ready to do anything for the club. Joel Embiid is surely one of them, power forward is team's first attacking option now.
Team had a string of six narrow victories until the previous match, in which Philly faced New York at home. Hosts only managed to win the third quarter, but New Yorkers were unstoppable (96:103). Julius Randle put up a double-double and became MVP of the match.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and his partners were unstoppable during the playoffs in the previous season. Seems like everything just got right for the team, so they managed to beat Phoenix (4:2) in the final series.
Bucks deserved a victory with their performance, now they need to find motivation to progress further. New season has started, but Mike Budenholzer's men are not so impressive.
Milwaukee lost two consecutive matches - to New York (98:113) and then to Washington (101:94). A number of Bucks' players are unavailable - Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez and Donte DiVincenzo are still recovering after injuries. Match against Philadelphia is a crucial one, because a third defeat in a row might be too much for the Bucks to handle.
Trends
СтавкаMilwaukee: total under 115,5 points
Only in one out of five most recent matches Bucks managed to beat the total
СтавкаPhiladelphia: total under 109 points
Club beat that total in two out of five most recent matches
СтавкаTotal of tied quarters - under 0.5
In five most recent head-to-head matches not a single draw ended in a draw
Tip and bets
Philadelphia earned a top spot in the Eastern conference. Unfortunately, their winning streak came to an end, but, taking team's problems into account, we can say that Doc Rivers still did a great job.
Milwaukee is an uncomfortable opponent for Joel Embiid and co, five most recent head-to-head matches were won by the Bucks. Mike Bundenholzer's men are far from their perfect form, but we are think that they will be extremely motivated for this match. In our opinion, visitors will get the victory.
Our prediction - Handicap (-3.5) on Milwaukee Bucks
Sixers are not a high-scoring team, their style of play is rather defensive. Bucks are unable to regain form so far, they are lacking consistency. We think that it will be a contested game and opponents won't be able to beat the total.
Our second bet is on total under 226,5 points
