Celtics at Bucks NBA Picks – March 9th, 2010: The Boston Celtics are in Wisconsin today to take on Eastern Conference rival Milwaukee at the Bradley Center. The game, which is the second of the season between the two clubs, is scheduled to tip off at 8:00pm ET. NBA Picks at Bookmaker.com have the Bucks listed as an ever so slight -1 against the spread home favorite.
The Celtics won their fourth game in a row on Sunday night, beating the Wizards 86-83 at the Garden. Ray Allen led the wa
y for Boston with a 25 point night; the sharp shooting guard connected on 10 of his 15 field goal attempts and he hit 4-of-6 from three point range. The victory improved Boston's record to 40-21 and gave them an eight game lead over the second place Raptors in the Atlantic Division.
Boston, which is third place in the Eastern Conference trailing Cleveland by eight games, has a stellar 22-10 road record this season. The Celtics also beat the Bucks 98-89 in Boston way back on December 9th. Kevin Garnett had 25 points and nine rebounds in that win.
Milwaukee comes into this evening's game riding a three game win streak after disposing of the Cavaliers 92-85 at the Bradley Center on Saturday night. All five starters for the Bucks scored in double figures, but rookie point guard Brandon Jennings dropped in a team high 25 points to go along with six assists. LeBron James, it should be noted, did not suit up for Cleveland.
The Bucks, at 33-29, are in second place in the Central Division and 15.5 games back of the Cavs. Milwaukee, which currently occupies fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings, is 20-9 at home this year. The Bucks last home loss came on February 17th when they fell 99-127 to the Rockets.
NBA Picks Betting Trend: Milwaukee is 9-1 straight up and 8-2 against the spread in its last 10 games as a home favorite with a spread between 0 and 3.5.
Bookmaker.com Celtics at Bucks NBA Picks – March 9th, 2010:
Boston Celtics +1 (-110), Over 188 (-110)
Milwaukee Bucks -1 (-110), Under 188 (-110)
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