The Milwaukee Bucks are well on their way to clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference, but a potential first-round matchup awaits tonight when they travel to Miami to renew acquaintances with the No. 8-seeded Heat. Sportsbooks opened the Bucks as 5-point road favorites with a total of 219.5.
The Bucks are the Sportsbook in the NBA for a reason – they’re the real deal. Milwaukee, which sits at an NBA-best 40-25-3 ATS on the season, has been crushing relatively small spreads like this one all year long and I’m not expecting them to slow down now. The Heat have had the Bucks’ number at home over the years, but this is a much different Bucks team. I expect Milwaukee to win this one relatively easily tonight.
The Bucks are 1-6 SU and ATS in their last seven games vs the Heat. The total has gone UNDER in seven of the Bucks’ last nine games on the road vs the Heat. The Bucks are 10-2 SU and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games as road favorites.away