The Boston Celtics (54-14) host the Milwaukee Bucks (44-24) in a clash between the top two clubs in the Eastern Conference at TD Garden on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, NBCS-BOS and WMLW .
The Celtics are 6.5 point favorites against the Bucks when the Celtics and Bucks meet. The match has an over/under of 223.5.
Celtics vs. Bucks Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sports Betting. Odds updated Tuesday at 7:29 p.m. ET. For a complete list of sports betting odds, go to USA TODAY Sports Betting Score Odds Center.
- Spread: Boston -6.5
- Total: 223.5
- Money line: Boston -274, Milwaukee +220
Bucks to Celtics Odds, Spreads and More
Prediction
- Choose ATS: Celtics (-6.5)
- Choose the organizational unit:
More (223.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 123 – Bucks 111
Money line
- Boston has been picked as a favorite in 66 games this year and has won 53 times (80.3%) in those games.
- This season, Boston has won 39 times in 43 occasions when it was named a favorite of at least -274 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this match implies that Boston has a 73.3% chance of securing a victory in the competition.
- Milwaukee is 2-8 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 20% of those games).
- Milwaukee has yet to play like a moneyline underdog of +220 or higher.
- Milwaukee has a 31.2% chance of winning this game based on moneyline implied probability.
Against the spread
- The Celtics only scored 3.7 more points per game (121) than the Bucks gave up (117.3).
- Boston is 25-15-2 against the spread and 38-4 overall when scoring over 117.3 points.
- When scoring more than 109.3 points, Milwaukee is 28-26-2 ATS and 43-13 overall.
- Boston has a ATS record of 34-20-4 and an overall record of 50-8 when its opponents score fewer than 120.7 points.
- The Celtics are the second highest scoring team in the league (121 PPG), while the Bucks rank 21st in points per game (117.3) in NBA play.
- Milwaukee is the NBA’s third-ranked offense (120.7 PPG), while Boston is the fourth-ranked defense (109.3).
- The Celtics have scored a total of 792 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 11.7 per game), and the Bucks have outscored their opponents by 233 points this season (3.4 more per game).
- Boston’s average implied total this year is 119.5 points, which is 4.5 points higher than its implied total of 115 points in Wednesday’s game.
- This season, Boston has recorded over 115 points in 50 games.
- The season average implied point total for Milwaukee (121.6) is 12.6 points more than the team’s implied total in this game (109).
How to watch the Celtics vs. Bucks
- Match day: Wednesday March 20, 2024
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- TV channel: ESPN, NBCS-BOS and WMLW
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Arena: TD Garden
- TV channel: ESPN
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