Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks Series Prediction, Betting Pick, Latest Odds for NBA Playoffs First Round
The Milwaukee Bucks will begin the series against the Indiana Pacers without their star. Can Khris Middleton and the rest of the Bucks carry the load in the first round of the NBA playoffs? Matt McCuen breaks down the series and provides his best bet in the matchup.
Matt McCuen - April 18, 2024, 3:27 PM EDT
5 minIndiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks Series Prediction, Betting Pick, Latest Odds for NBA Playoffs First Round
The Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers will tip off their series on Sunday night.
Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks Series Prediction
The winner of this contest will clash with the winner of the 76ers vs. Knicks series.
Milwaukee enters this contest as the number three seed in the Eastern Conference.
The second half of the season was a struggle for the Bucks.
The Bucks surprisingly fired head coach Adrian Griffin before the All-Star break.
Doc Rivers took over the team and has since then led the Bucks to a 17-19 record.
The biggest question mark in this series is superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Giannis leads the team with 30.4 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. Giannis is not expected to play in game one as he recovers from a calf injury.
Dame Lillard will need to step up in the absence of Giannis. Dame has averaged 24.3 points and a team-high 7.0 assists.
Khris Middleton has added 15.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
The Bucks offense has averaged 119.0 points per game.
The Pacers will attempt to pull off the upset in this series.
Indiana has yet to win a playoff series since 2013.
This team believes they should win this series and make noise in the East.
The Pacers represent a record of 47-35.
Indiana played well vs the Bucks this year with a 4-1 record.
This Pacers squad went 2-1 on the road vs Milwaukee.
All-Star Tyrese Haliburton leads the Pacers with 20.1 points per game and 10.9 assists.
Veteran Pascal Siakam has been the squad's top-scoring option, averaging 21.3 points per game.
Big man Myles Turner has added 17.1 points per game and a team-high 6.9 rebounds.
The Pacers have been the best-scoring offense in the NBA, with 123.3 points per game.
Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks Series Pick
Despite the question marks around Giannis, the Bucks are the better team and will win this series.
We are getting an incredible number on the Milwaukee and will take advantage of that.
Dame and the Bucks' supporting cast can fend off the Pacers early in the series.
I believe Giannis will come back by Game 3 or 4 and significantly impact this series.
Pick: Milwaukee Bucks To Win the Series -110 CLICK HERE TO SEE WHICH SPORTSBOOK HAS THE BEST ODDS
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