The Milwaukee Bucks visit the Boston Celtics on Friday night in a game that can be seen on ESPN. Both teams come into this game playing poorly, as each is under .500 on the season. Milwaukee has been missing some key players of late with Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez out of the lineup, while the Celtics are missing leading scorer Jaylen Brown who is out with a hamstring injury. This series has been dominated by the Bucks of late, as they have taken 7 of the last 10. Let’s look at the game and NBA picks.
This NBA matchup between the Bucks and Celtics takes place on Friday, November 12, 2021. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. ET from TD Garden. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN. We'll have NBA odds available at BookMaker.eu for this and every game on Friday’s NBA slate.
Odds Analysis
This is the fourth game of a five-game road trip for the Bucks and it won’t be easy. Milwaukee still has Giannis but they badly miss Khris Middleton who can’t return until Sunday at the earliest after testing positive for COVID, and they have also been without Brook Lopez who has a back issue. The Celtics haven’t played well this season, especially at home, where they were 0-3 before Wednesday night’s game against Toronto.
The Bucks have won 7 of the last 10 in this series with the last five going over the total. It has been a home team series for the most part, as Boston has won 7 of the last 10 at TD Garden, with 7 of the 10 going over the total.
Milwaukee Bucks
This is the third game in four nights for Milwaukee, but they did have Thursday night off after playing in Philadelphia on Tuesday and in New York on Wednesday. The Bucks are averaging just 106.7 points per game which is 19th in the league. They are giving up 108.6 points per contest which is also 19th in the NBA. Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the team at 27.3 points per game. He also leads the team in assists at 6 per game, rebounds at 11.1 per game and field goal percentage at 51.3%.
Boston Celtics
The Celtics played at home on Wednesday night against Toronto, but had three days off before that contest. Boston is averaging 108.8 points per game which is 15th in the league and they are giving up 110.2 points per contest which is 24th in the NBA. Jaylen Brown leads the team in scoring at 25.6 per contest, Dennis Schroder leads the team in assists at 6 per game, while Al Horford leads the team in rebounding with 9.4 per4 contest.
Bucks at Celtics Picks
Do you think ESPN would rather than another game on Friday night? The Bucks still have Giannis and he is a major draw, but the Celtics are down a key player and neither team is playing well. The Bucks definitely have the best player on the floor in Giannis and he is capable of carrying Milwaukee to a win in this game. The Celtics were not playing that well before the injury to Brown and they could really hit the skids now that he is out of the lineup. I think there are two plays worth making in this contest. The Bucks are definitely the better team, even without Middleton and Lopez, especially with Boston missing Brown, so I will take the Bucks to get the road win. I also think that Boston is going to have to clamp down on defense to have any chance to be competitive without Brown in the lineup, so I will also play this game under the total.
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