<p>
The defending NBA champion Bucks stole home-court advantage for this Eastern Conference semi-finals series with a Game 1 victory on the road and shoot for a 2-0 series lead when the teams meet again Tuesday night in Boston. Milwaukee began this series as a +150 underdog to win it, with the Celtics lined as -180 favorites. Now, with a game in their pocket, the Bucks are -140 favorites to advance to the conference finals, with Boston now getting +120 as the new underdog. Here’s how we homeworked this Game 2 with our <b>free NBA playoffs betting pick</b>.
</p>
<h2>
Bucks-Celtics NBA Betting Odds<br />
</h2>
<p>
The NBA playoffs betting lines opened Boston as a four-point favorite for this Game 2, with an over/under of right around 215. Early betting action then bumped the Celtics to -4.5 and climbed that total to 215.5 at somne <a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/sportsbooks&quot; title="Online Sportsbooks">sportsbooks</a>.
</p>
<h2>
Bucks-Celtics Game 2 NBA Betting Preview<br />
</h2>
<p>
Milwaukee grabbed the opener of this best-of-seven affair Sunday in Boston 101-89. The Bucks, playing as five-point underdogs, trailed 22-14 early but led 56-46 at the half. Milwaukee never allowed the Celtics to get any closer than seven points from there and basically put the game away with an 11-3 run late in the third quarter, on its way to victory. The Bucks only shot 41 percent from the field Sunday but held Boston to just 33 percent FG shooting, out-rebounded the Celtics 54-48, and won the turnover battle 18-14. Milwaukee also out-scored Boston 28-8 on the break and 34-20 in the paint. Also, Game 1 played way under a total of 218.5. With Sunday’s win/cover and disregarding a meaningless loss in their regular-season finale, the Bucks are 8-1 SU and 6-3 ATS over their last nine games. Even with Sunday’s loss, the Celtics are 30-7 SU and 24-13 ATS over their last 37 games. These two teams both won 51 games during the regular season, and they split the season series two games apiece. They even posted identical records in Eastern Conference play. Boston owns the higher seed thanks to a better record against Eastern Conference playoff qualifiers.
</p>
<p>
On the injury front, Milwaukee is playing without F Khris Middleton, who tweaked a knee in Game 3 against Chicago last week. But a couple of guys stepped up their games in his absence, and the Bucks are 4-0 both SU and ATS since he went down. Meanwhile, Celtics G Marcus Smart tweaked a quad Sunday and is listed as questionable for Tuesday night. Which would be huge.
</p>
<p><section></p>
<ul>
<li>
<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#008000;"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Get more details:</span></span> <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/nba/matchup/1652421">Milwaukee at Boston Game 2 Betting Stats</a></span>
</li>
</ul>
<p></section></p>
<h2>
NBA Betting Trends<br />
</h2>
<ul>
<li>
The Bucks played 24-17 SU, 23-18 ATS on the road during the regular season, and they’re 3-0 both SU and ATS on the road this playoff season.
</li>
<li>
The Celtics played 28-13 SU and 19-21 ATS at home during the regular season, and they’re 2-1 SU and 1-2 ATS at home this postseason.
</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Totals Report<br />
</h2>
<ul>
<li>
The overs played 43-39 in Bucks games this season, which averaged 228 total points.
</li>
<li>
The totals split 40-40 in Celtics games this season, which averaged 216 points.
</li>
<li>
The overs are 3-2 in Bucks-Celtics games this season, which are averaging (without overtime) 221 points.
</li>
</ul>