The Milwaukee Bucks are 8-1 straight up and against the spread through their first nine games of the 2019 postseason. The Bucks will try to build on a four-game winning streak when they host the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.
Bucks Game 1 betting favorites over Raptors on NBA odds
The Milwaukee Bucks hope to stay hot on Wednesday night when they host the Toronto Raptors as home betting favorites for Game 1 of their series.
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Milwaukee is a 6-point home favorite on the NBA odds for Game 1 of the Eastern Finals at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last five games against the Raptors, the Bucks are 4-1 SU and ATS.
Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks
When: Wednesday, May 15, 8:30 p.m. ET
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Betting Line / Total: Milwaukee -6 / 217.5 Points
Milwaukee Bucks Notes
The Bucks opened up their series against the Boston Celtics with a shocking 112-90 loss at home as 8-point favorites. After getting knocked out of the playoffs by the Celtics in 2018 and failing to win a single game in Boston in that series, some were wondering if Milwaukee might be in trouble.
Those worries turned out to be premature as the Bucks went on to win the series in five, thoroughly dominating the Celtics across a 4-0 SU and ATS run in which Milwaukee won its games by an average margin of victory of 16.3 points per game.
On the season, Milwaukee now sits at an impressive 68-23 SU and 55-32-4 ATS.
Toronto Raptors Notes
Kawhi Leonard’s Game 7 buzzer beater over the Philadelphia 76ers will enjoy a place in history as one of the most dramatic shots of all time. Leonard’s off-balance prayer looked short before it took an unbelievable series of bounces and eventually rolled in for the win.
That basket brought Leonard’s scoring total in the game to 41 and capped off an incredible series that saw the star forward average 34.7 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. Toronto is 5-3 SU and 6-2 ATS in its last eight games as a road underdog per the OddsShark NBA Database.
Raptors at Bucks Betting Total
Wednesday night’s total is set at 217.5 points at online betting sites. The OVER is 5-2 in the last seven games between Toronto and Milwaukee.
The Bucks had the best record in the NBA during the regular season and now through the first two rounds have the best record in the postseason. Milwaukee has been so good on both sides of the court this season that it will probably take a lot more Kawhi Leonard magic for Toronto to pull off the upset in this series.
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