The Eastern’s top two teams, the Boston Celtics (62-16) and the Milwaukee Bucks (47-31), take the court at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET on TNT. The Celtics are favored by 2 points on the road. The matchup has an over/under of 228 points.
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Celtics vs. Bucks Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game Day: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Arena: Fiserv Forum
- Favorite: Celtics (-2)
- Total: 228
Celtics vs. Bucks Betting Statistics
- The Celtics are 40-34-4 against the spread this year.
- Boston is 38-33-4 ATS when favored by 2 points or more this season.
- Celtics games this year have hit the over 40 times in 78 opportunities (51.3%).
- The Bucks have played 78 games, with 31 wins against the spread.
- Milwaukee has an against the spread record of 4-5 in its nine games when underdogs by 2 points or more this year.
- Bucks games this year have hit the over on 38 of 78 set point totals (48.7%).
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Celtics Trends & Top Players
- The Celtics make 48.7% of their shots from the field this season, which is 1.7 percentage points higher than the Bucks have allowed to their opponents (47.0%).
- Boston has a 32-16-4 record against the spread and a 48-4 straight-up record in games it shoots better than 47.0% from the field.
- Boston has assembled a 32-17-2 record against the spread and a 47-4 straight-up record in games this season when the team connects on more than 35.7% of its three-point attempts.
- The Celtics score 120.8 points per game, only 4.0 more points than the 116.8 the Bucks give up.
- Boston has a 34-19-2 record against the spread and a 49-6 record overall when putting up more than 116.8 points.
- The Celtics get 27 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists from Jayson Tatum.
- Derrick White averages 15.4 points per game and adds 4.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Celtics.
- The Celtics get 3.1 three-pointers per game out of Tatum.
Bucks Trends & Top Players
- The Bucks’ 48.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.7 percentage points higher than the Celtics have given up to their opponents (45.1%).
- Milwaukee has compiled a 28-26-2 record against the spread and a 41-15 straight up record in games it shoots better than 45.1% from the field.
- Milwaukee is 25-22-2 ATS and 34-15 overall when the team hits more than 34.9% of its three-point attempts.
- The Bucks average 10.5 more points per game (119.7) than the Celtics give up to opponents (109.2).
- Milwaukee is 31-30-2 against the spread and 46-17 overall when it scores more than 109.2 points.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo’s averages this season are 30.7 points, 11.4 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game.
- Damian Lillard averages 24.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and seven assists per game.
- Lillard is consistent from three-point range with 3.1 made threes per game.