The Toronto Raptors scrapped their way back into the Eastern Conference Finals with a hard-fought double-overtime Game 3 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. They can even things up with a similar performance as the teams prepare for a critical Game 4 in Toronto again on Tuesday.
The Raptors are at home but the Bucks have more talent, so the spread is a small one once again. Milwaukee can really put a stranglehold on this series with the win and it is more than capable of grabbing it. The Raptors will again need to play with a high sense or urgency and defend their home court in NBA gambling.
This NBA basketball game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors will be held at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 21st, 2019. The game will be nationally televised on TNT.
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Odds Analysis
The Bucks are listed as 2.5-point favorites to claim Game 4. Milwaukee comes in as the slight -133 favorite while the Raptors are listed at +113 to pick up the home win. The scoring total is listed at 216 points.
Toronto was the 2.5-point favorite in Game 3 and came away with the cover, even though it took two overtimes to get there in NBA odds.
Last Time Out
Milwaukee kept on cutting into late deficits to force a pair of overtimes, but Toronto eventually did enough in the second OT for the 118-112 win. Kawhi Leonard tweaked his ankle early in the game but stayed in the contest and finished with 36 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Pascal Siakam added 25 points while Norman Powell added 19 points off the bench.
Toronto lost Powell and Kyle Lowry to fouls but were still able to persevere. George Hill had 24 points and Malcolm Brogdon had 20 for the Bucks off the bench but the Milwaukee starters did not play very well. The Bucks only shot 37.3 percent from the field.
Key Stat
12. That’s the number of points Giannis Antetokounmpo scored in his 45 minutes of action. The Bucks superstar shot only 5-of-18 from the field and was the least effective he has been in the playoffs to this point. The Greek Freak did finish with 23 rebounds, seven assists and four blocks but without his scoring punch the Bucks did not have enough offense.
Toronto is keeping a close eye on Antetokounmpo in the halfcourt, and the Bucks will try to get in transition more in Game 4.
Free NBA ATS Picks
The Raptors played well but they are going to need another big-time effort in order to tie things up at 2. The Bucks didn’t play very well but were in it until the very end. Look for Milwaukee to get better performances out of its starters and come away with a key road win in order to go up 3-1 in this series.
The Bucks are the pick against the spread to win this Eastern Conference Finals matchup in NBA gambling.
NBA ATS Pick: Milwaukee Bucks 109, Toronto Raptors 104
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