LiontipsBoston vs Milwaukee. Prediction and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
On December 24, Boston secured a home victory over Minnesota (121:109). But before that, team had a string of three defeats. Celtics suffered home defeats to Orlando (109:117, 92:95) and Indiana (112:117). Nonetheless, Massachusetts team is still at the top of the Eastern conference standings.
Team's leader on assists per game, Marcus Smart, is listed as Day-To-Day on game's preview. Jayson Tatum, team's leader on points and assists per game, is healthy and ready to play.
Milwaukee suffered defeats in two latest matches, losing to Cleveland (106:114) and Brooklyn (100:118) on away. Before that, Bucks secured a home victory over Utah (123:97) and an away win over New Orleans (128:119). Wisconsin team is currently at the 2nd spot in the Eastern conference standings.
Khris Middleton is currently on team's injuried list. Injuried keeps the 31-year old player out of the court throughout the whole season. Small forward played only seven matches this year.
Trends
СтавкаTatum: total over 27,5 points
Tatum averages 30 points per game this season
СтавкаAntetokounmpo: total over 29,5 points
Antetokounmpo averages 31 points per game
Tip and bets
Bookmakers are expecting a victory from Boston in the battle of the Eastern conference leaders. We think that Milwaukee will put up a fight to the Celtics, but Joe Mazzulla's men should be able to get a victory by a narrow margin.
Our prediction - Boston to win with a handicap of (-3.5) points
In both head-to-head matches of the previous season teams put up a high-scoring performance. After that, they also met in the playoffs, but that's another story. Boston average 121 points per game, while Milwaukee score 106 on away. We are expecting a high-scoring performance from the teams today.
Our second bet is on total over 223,5 points
