Portland Trail Blazers at Milwaukee Bucks Betting Preview/Prop Pick

The Portland Trailblazers find themselves on the outskirts of the Western Conference. With a record of 22-34, they have the No.11 spot and now face the reigning NBA Champions.

They've put together two straight wins, one against the Lakers, the other against the Knicks. In order to get a spot in the playoffs, they need to keep winning. Can they pull off a win over the Bucks?

The Milwaukee Bucks are 35-22 and are fourth in the Eastern Conference. They're coming off a big loss to the Phoenix Suns, 131-107. This proves again that the Bucks are beatable; it just takes the right team to pull it off.

Milwaukee will look to get back on track against the Trail Blazers, a team that struggles on offense. The real question is can the Bucks cover tonight?

Portland Trail Blazers: Is 15.5 points enough for them to cover?

The Portland Trail Blazers come in as 15.5-point underdogs in this game. Considering the large spread between these two, most are leaning towards Portland. However, when betting, you can't always look to the large spreads as the best bet.

You have to take into consideration how the team performs. Over their last ten games against the Bucks, the Portland Trail Blazers are 1-9.

In those ten games, the Trail Blazers have gone 3-7 against the spread. As far as reliable teams go, the Trail Blazers aren't one of them. They also have the 20th ranked offense in the NBA, averaging just 107.67 points per game.

This season, the Portland Trail Blazers have been atrocious against the spread. They have a 23-34 ATS record and have an 8-17 road ATS record.

Milwaukee Bucks: It's a lot of points, but the Bucks can do it

This spread is a very large one, but have some faith in the Bucks here. They're coming off of a tough loss to the Suns, which will only increase their intensity. They're also playing one of the worst defenses in the NBA.

The Trail Blazers allow an average of 112 points per game, ranking 25th in the NBA. The Bucks have a high-scoring offense that can easily run up the score tonight.

The Bucks had a hiccup in their last game against the Phoenix Suns. We don't anticipate them falling short again here. They have the sixth-best offense in the NBA, averaging 112.89 points per game.

They haven't done great against the spread this year, but they're 4-1 ATS in the last five games. The only concern is that Giannis Antetokoumpo is listed as "day-to-day" right now.

Our pick for the Portland Trail Blazers at Milwaukee Bucks

After looking at each of these teams, the answer is quite clear. Giannis will most likely be active in today's game, and the Bucks are 19-9 at home.

With players like Damian Lillard and more missing from the Trail Blazers lineup, they can't keep this game close. For that reason, and their lackluster defense, we're going with the Milwaukee Bucks over the Trail Blazers. 

A spread over fifteen points is always a long shot, but take the team's recent performances into account. The Bucks have gone 4-1 against the spread in their last five games. In their last ten against the Trail Blazers, the Bucks are 7-3 against the spread.

We'll also advise you to take the under 232 here since the Trail Blazers don't have much of an offense.

DunkelIndex Free Pick: Milwaukee Bucks -15.5, UNDER

Prop Pick

Portland (-120) UNDER 107.5 Points

The Trail Blazers are averaging 107.7 points per game on offense, which ranks No. 20 in the league. That average drops down to 104.3 points per game on the road. Scores have gone UNDER in six of Portland’s last seven games overall and four of its last five games as an underdog.

With Dunkel predicting a Milwaukee victory by the score of 123-102, take the Trail Blazers (-120) to finish UNDER their Vegas team total of 107.5 points against the Bucks.

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