Hawks at Bucks Game 6 2010 NBA Playoffs Odds & Predictions: After dropping the first two games of their first-round Eastern Conference series to the third-seeded Atlanta Hawks, the sixth-seeded Milwaukee Bucks have bounced back to take the next three games to take a 3-2 lead. And they've got a chance to win the series with a Game 6 at home Friday night (7 pm Eastern, ESPN). But if Milwaukee can't close the deal, Game 7 of that series will be played in Atlanta on Sunday.
Odds makers at online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com list the Hawks as 2-chalk favorites versus the Bucks with a 190 total. Bucks backers are getting +110 on the SPORTSBETTING money line while the Hawks are giving -130.
Milwaukee stormed Atlanta with 30 points in the fourth quarter, as the Bucks rallied past the Hawks 91-87 on Wednesday and now lead the best-of-seven Eastern Confererence quarterfinals 3-2. The Bucks won Game 5 as 9-point underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the posted total of 191.5 set by oddsmakers.
Brandon Jennings led the Bucks with a game-high 25 points, and John Salmons had 19 in the win. Al Horford collected a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds in a losing effort.
The third seeded Hawks are facing elimination today by sixth seed Milwaukee if they can't find some answers within themselves. Atlanta got off to a quick 2-0 start and have now lost three straight to the short handed Bucks. It isn't looking real good for Atlanta right now. They are 1-10 in road playoff games in the past three postseasons. Atlanta has never led in the second half of the two losses at Milwaukee in this series.
NBA Playoffs Predictions: Take the Bucks at home and the two points Atlanta is giving. The Hawks are a team looking like they want to go home.
