The Toronto Raptors hope to take their first lead of the Eastern Finals on Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks as betting underdogs at the sportsbooks.
The Toronto Raptors are 2-0 straight up and against the spread over their last two games, erasing an 0-2 series hole against the Milwaukee Bucks to tie the Eastern Finals up at two apiece. The Raptors will look to carry the momentum of the last two games into a Game 5 upset over the Bucks on Thursday night.
Toronto is a 7-point road underdog on the NBA odds in Milwaukee at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Bucks won and covered the spread as 6.5-point favorites in both Game 1 and Game 2.
Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks
When: Thursday, May 23, 8:30 p.m. ET
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Betting Line / Total: Milwaukee -7 / 217 Points
Toronto Raptors Betting Notes
What a difference two games can make. The Raptors looked dead to rights after a 125-103 blowout loss in Game 2, but they responded with a 118-112 win in Game 3 and then a blowout of their own in a 120-102 victory in Game 4.
Kyle Lowry is playing his best basketball of the postseason in this series averaging 20.3 points per game against the Bucks since averaging only 13.1 points per game against Philadelphia and 11.4 per game against Orlando.
Now, the Raptors need to find a way to win on the road, where they are just 1-4 SU and ATS over their last five games per the OddsShark NBA Database.
Milwaukee Bucks Betting Notes
After combining for just 21 points and an ugly 8-for-32 shooting night from the floor in Game 3, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton fared much better in Game 4 with a combined 55 points on a 20-for-32 shooting night. Unfortunately for the Bucks, the rest of the team shot just 17-for-48 from the floor with no one else scoring more than 11 points.
That scoring slump coupled with a bad night on defense led to a bad night for Milwaukee. The Bucks hope to turn things around at home where they are 6-1 SU and ATS this postseason.
Raptors at Bucks Betting Total
Thursday night’s total is set at 217 points at online sports betting sites. The UNDER is 7-2-1 in Toronto’s last 10 road games.
While the Golden State Warriors have already punched their ticket into the NBA Finals with a sweep over Portland, there is still plenty of basketball to be played in this series. Both teams now have an 18-point blowout at home and an overtime win at home. Milwaukee hopes to hold serve and keep control of its home court with a win on Thursday.
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