NBA Picks: Celtics vs Bucks NBA Odds – March 9, 2010: Looking to extend their win streak to five games in a row, the (40-21) Boston Celtics [+2] pay a visit to the sports betting odds favorite (33-29) Milwaukee Bucks [-2] this evening. The C’s come in leading the Atlantic Division and currently in third spot in the Eastern Conference playoff standings, trailing (50-15) Cleveland and (44-20) Orlando. The Bucks meanwhile sit in second place in the Central Division and a ways a way from the Cavaliers, as they’re 15½ games behind.
This NBA Picks game is expected to tipoff at 8:10 PM ET (7:10 PM CT) from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI, and it’ll be broadcasted live on CSNWI and/or CSN-NE. The OVER/UNDER for this, Celtics vs Bucks NBA Odds – March 9, 2010 game is set at a combined total of 187½ points.
For Milwaukee, it comes into tonight’s contest occupying the fifth spot in the in the playoff picture thanks to a 15-4 stretch. Nevertheless, this team will be tested in the days to come, as Cleveland, Boston and Utah are on their upcoming 7-day schedule. The Bucks past the first challenge with flying colors, upsetting the league-best Cavaliers, 92-85 on Saturday. LeBron James didn’t play because of a sore ankle.
“There'll be people saying it was a great game and there'll be other people saying well, LeBron didn't play, if he would have played, they would have won,” Andrew Bogut said. "It's a lose-lose situation for us.”
For Boston, it comes into this game red-hot with a 4-0 record in the new month of March. However, those wins have come over teams fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive. On Sunday night, the Celtics avoided a huge upset at the hands of the lowly Washington Wizards. That has to be a concern for head coach Doc Rivers as we near the final stretch of the regular season.
“We've lost so many of these where we played poorly and lost,” Rivers said. “It was nice to play poorly and win. I just wish we could have played the first 40 minutes, like we played the last eight.”
