- The Toronto Raptors have +2000 odds to defend their NBA Championship.
- The Milwaukee Bucks are -160 favorites to win the Eastern Conference.
- Milwaukee is a slight favorite over Toronto in this game.
TORONTO – The top two teams in the NBA’s Eastern Conference face-off for the second time this season as the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors (42-15) host the Milwaukee Bucks (49-8). When these teams first met this season, the Bucks beat the Raptors in Milwaukee 115-105.
The Bucks have won three straight games heading into this matchup and are the first team in the NBA this season to clinch a playoff spot. Led by NBA MVP favorite Giannis Antetokounmpo (-450), the Bucks are one-point favorites on the road against the Raptors.
Although Milwaukee has a seven-game lead on the Raptors in the conference standings, these teams share identical 33-24 records ATS so be cautious of betting the narrow spread.
The moneyline profit lies with the Toronto Raptors (+100), as Toronto has been good at home this season having won nine straight games. They also have a winning record against Milwaukee SU when playing at the Scotiabank Arena with a 13-5 mark in their last 18 games.
The total for this game is set at 231 points, and with two of the top tier defenses going at it here, take the under for this matchup. This should be a tightly contested game throughout and is the best matchup of the NBA’s Tuesday slate of games.
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Player Prop Bet of The Game
An intriguing player prop to take in this game is found at BetOnline and it’s a player performance double prop on the Greek Freak.
Antetokounmpo is averaging 29.9 points, 13.6 rebounds, and 5.8 assists all while on pace to put up with the highest PER ever at 32.26. Toronto is one of the few teams that can commit multiple long bodies to guard Giannis and they also eliminated the Bucks in six games in the postseason a year ago.
That’s why rolling the dice on the +301 odds for Antetokounmpo to score 35+ points and Milwaukee to win are worth the gamble as the reigning MVP will look to prove he can work through the Raptors defense.
After this game, the Bucks will host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. The Raptors will also be in action on Friday as they end a four-game homestand against the Charlotte Hornets.
As a professional sports writer, Robert has written for outlets such as the FAMUAN and other sports-centric platforms. He focuses mainly on NFL and NBA betting, though he keeps tabs on every major sport.
