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NBA betting action sees the Chicago Bulls taking on the Milwaukee Bucks Thursday April 23rd at BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee WI. Cappers Picks provides free NBA handicapping tips all season long.
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Chicago Bulls (52-32) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (41-43)
Venue/ Stadium: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
Time/Date: 8 PM EST Thursday, April 23, 2015
NBA Betting Odds
NBA Betting Point Spread: Bulls -2.5
NBA Betting Over/Under Odds: 187
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Stats
1. Milwaukee has lost eight straight playoff games since posting a win over the Atlanta Hawks on April 28, 2010.
2. Bucks PG Michael Carter-Williams has just five assists in the series while going 9-of-25 from the field.
3. Chicago PG Kirk Hinrich (knee) could play for the first time in the series.
Chicago Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks Preview
On the season the Bulls are 41-43 ATS and they have an O/U record of 42-40-1 and the Bucks are 46-37-1 ATS and they have an O/U record of 38-46.
This season the Bucks are 22-18 at home and the Bulls are 23-18 on the road.
In Game 2 of this series the Bulls beat the Bucks 91-82.
The Bulls have a 2-0 lead in this best of 7 Eastern Conference playoff series and they head to Milwaukee as the 2.5-point betting favorite. The Bulls did not have a solid shooting night in Game 2, but they played great defense. In both games in this series the Bucks have failed to shoot 40% from the floor.
Michael Carter-Williams and Giannis Antetokounmpo has really struggled so far in the series and in the 2 games they are a combined 15/49 from the floor. These guys have to get it going if Milwaukee is going to get back in this series.
After a solid shooting Game 1 the Bulls only shot 38.3% from the field in Game 2. However, the game’s leading scorer in Jimmy Butler came up big with 31 points on 10/19 shooting.
Pau Gasol has not been shooting well in the series, but Butler and Derrick Rose have been getting it done. While Gasol’s offense has not been great he has been playing solid defense and in Game 2 he pulled down 26 boards.
The Bulls killed the Bucks on the boards in Game 2 and they had 14 offensive rebounds in the game. With how Milwaukee is shooting the rock they cannot afford to give up 2nd chance points off offensive rebounds.
The Bulls had won 9 straight games in Milwaukee before the Bucks beat them in the beginning of this month.
Khris Middleton has been one Bucks’ player that has been playing well, but he needs help. He is 5/13 from beyond the 3-point arc while the rest of the team is only 3/20.
Nikola Mirotic is only averaging 6.5 points per game in the series, but he will miss tonight’s contest with an injury.
NBA Betting Trends
* Chicago is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
* Chicago is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a losing S.U. record.
* Milwaukee is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
* Milwaukee has an Over record of 5-2 in their last 7 games.
* the home team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 games between these 2 teams.
4* Cappers NBA Free Pick
while the home team has covered in the last 5 games between these 2 teams I still have to go with the Bulls in this one. The Bucks are really struggling on offense and they will do so again and the Bulls will take a 3-0 lead in this series.
