NBA Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 11-01-2018, 19:30 EDT

Spread: Boston Celtics -3.5

Total: +217

The best and third-best teams of the Eastern Conference are clashing in this game, when the only squad with a perfect record so far in the league, the Milwaukee Bucks, are visiting the third-best Boston Celtics, who have found their groove and want to continue on the winning ways.

Bucks are 7-0 so far in the league and are sitting on top of the whole NBA. They have won their last seven games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Toronto at home, 124-109. Celtics are 5-2 so far in the league and are sitting on the 3^rd place of the Eastern Conference. They are 4-1 in their last 5 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Detroit at home, 108-105.

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Milwaukee are led in scoring by Giannis Antetokounmpo with 25 ppg. He also adds 5.7 assists and leads the team in rebounding with 14.2 per game but he is unavailable due to a concussion. Kris Middleton follows with 20.7 ppg, adding 5.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. Boston are led in scoring by Jayson Tatum with 16.6 ppg. He also leads the team in rebounding with 8.1 per game, while Kyrie Irving follows with 16.4 ppg, adding 4.9 rebounds and leading the team in assists made with 5.4 per game. Marcus Morris adds 14.4 ppg and 7.4 rebounds per game.  

Those two teams met 10 times last year with Boston leading 6-4 wins and were 5-0 at home. They eliminated the Bucks 4-3 wins in the Eastern quarterfinals. Boston are 2-1 at home so far, while Milwaukee are 2-0 on the road. Milwaukee have a better offense with 120 ppg to Boston’s 102.4 (second-worse), while Celtics are better defensively, allowing a league-best of 97.6 ppg to Milwaukee’s 104.1 ppg. Milwaukee have a better accuracy both from the field, shooting with 48% to Boston’s 41.7% and from behind the arc, shooting with 38.4% to Boston’s 32.7%. Bucks grab more rebounds (55.7 to 49.6) and dish more assists per game (26.9 to 23), while Boston commit fewer turnovers (13.9 to 17.1). Milwaukee will be missing their star player so expect Boston to take advantage of that and get away with the home win today.

Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Prediction: Boston Celtics -3.5 (-106)