Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics betting tips and predictions

7:30pm ET Wednesday, October 30 at TD Garden – Boston, MA

Milwaukee Bucks
Moneyline odds: -130 at Bovada
Betting line: -2 at -111.11
Record (ATS): 2-1 (2-1)

Boston Celtics
Moneyline odds: +110 at Bovada
Betting line: +2 at -111.11
Record (ATS): 2-1 (2-1)

Both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics are 2-1 as they prepare for a rematch of last season’s NBA Eastern Conference semi-finals.

The Bucks are coming off a 129-112 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in their last game where seven players finished in double figures in points.

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After losing their season-opener the Celtics have won their last two games, scoring 112 and 118 points respectively. Their last game was a 118-95 walloping of the New York Knicks where they outscored their rivals by 28 points in the second half.

Last season the Bucks won two of three regular season games against the Celtics and then beat them in the Eastern Conference semis in five games.

Milwaukee’s offense has fired in the first three games and ranks fourth in the league in points per game.

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Reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 24.3 ppg, 13.3 rpg, and nine assists per game in the early season and after scoring 59 points across the first two games he only had 14 points in the last game but was still 50% from the floor.

Khris Middleton was the high scorer in the win over the Cavs. He struggled in the first game of the season but has scored 45 points in the last two. Milwaukee do not have a major inside presence, but with the Greek Freak, Middleton, Eric Bledsoe, and Wesley Mathews they have a lot of players that can score.

Kemba Walker, the big free agent for the Celtics, struggled in his first two games for the team before going for 32 points and hitting seven three-pointers in the win over the Knicks.

In the last game Boston held the Knicks to a FG% of only 38.8%, but can they play D like that against the Bucks?

Jayson Tatum is averaging over 20 ppg on the season but has not shot over 36% in any game. In the win over the Knicks he went for 15 points and was only 5/17 from the floor. The Celtics are expecting big things from Gordon Hayward, now two years removed from his bad injury, and while he went for 40 points in his first two games, he only scored nine in the last.

Free agent Enes Kanter played well in his first game for Boston but has a knee injury and will not play against the Bucks.

Milwaukee Bucks betting trends

• Bucks are 19-8 ATS in their last 27 road games
• Bucks are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games
• Bucks are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games following a win
• Bucks have an Over record of 8-3 in their last 11 road games

Boston Celtics betting trends

• Celtics are 2-10-1 ATS in their last 13 home games
• Celtics are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games
• Celtics have an Under record of 4-1 in their last five games

Bucks vs Celtics head-to-head record

• Bucks are 4-0 ATS in their last five games facing the Celtics
• Road team is 5-2 ATS in the last seven games between these teams
• In the last 26 games between these teams in Boston the Over record is 18-7-1

Bucks @ Celtics betting predictions

Boston Celtics +2 at -111.11 with Bovada

The Bucks came out ahead of the Celtics in their Eastern Conference semis matchup last season, but Boston will get a little revenge in this game. Walker will have a good shooting game, once again, and the home side will step up and play good defense. Look for a pretty close game in Bean Town, with the Celtics pulling away late to win and cover the spread.