The Boston Celtics are 5-1 straight up and against the spread in their last six games played at home. The Celtics will try to pick up another home win and go up 2-0 in their first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night in Boston.
Bucks vs. Celtics odds 2018: Boston a small Game 2 betting favorite for Tuesday night
The Boston Celtics hope to hold on to their home court advantage with a win Tuesday over the Milwaukee Bucks as slim chalk on the odds at the sportsbooks.
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Boston is a 2.5-point home favorite in Game 2 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In Game 1, the Celtics won and covered as 4-point favorites in their 113-107 victory over the Bucks in overtime.
Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics
When: Tuesday, April 17, 8 p.m. ET
Where: TD Garden, Boston
Betting Line / Total: Boston -2.5 / 197.5 Points
Boston Celtics
With Kyrie Irving out for the playoffs with a knee injury, the Celtics entered the postseason as the most vulnerable of the top four seeds in the Eastern Conference. But since Irving’s injury sidelined the team’s star player in mid-March, the Celtics have gone a respectable 10-6 SU and 11-5 ATS over their last 16 games.
Boston finished the regular season with the best ATS record in the NBA at 50-30-2 ATS to go along with a 55-27 SU record and shouldn’t be expected to go down without a fight.
The Celtics have enjoyed success against the Bucks in recent seasons with an 11-6 SU and 12-5 ATS record in their last 17 games against Milwaukee per the OddsShark NBA Database.
Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee wrapped up its regular season on a 7-4 SU and ATS run, landing the No. 7 seed in the East and this potentially favorable matchup against the Irving-less Celtics. The Bucks certainly looked up to the task of a series upset in Game 1, forcing overtime at 99-99 before eventually falling in the extra period.
The Bucks have struggled on the road this season with a record of 19-23 SU away from home, but they’ll need to steal at least one in Boston if they hope to advance to the second round.
Tuesday night’s total is set at 197.5 points. The OVER is 8-2-1 in the last 11 games between the Celtics and the Bucks.
This will be an interesting series. With the first game in Boston going to overtime and the Celtics owning an impressive 28-13 SU and ATS road record this year, this feels like a series in which every game regardless of venue could be close. Milwaukee came close to a road upset over the weekend and will take another crack at it on Tuesday.
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