Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
The Milwaukee Bucks are holding on to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference heading into Sunday’s matchup with a suddenly hot Toronto Raptors team.
Toronto is still in the play-in conversation in the East, but the team has won three straight games to pull within half a game of the Atlanta Hawks for the No. 8 seed.
Milwaukee, who won’t have Goran Dragic or Jae Crowder in this game, will look to play spoiler for the Raptors and build on its impressive 28-7 record at home.
Here’s a look at the latest odds with the Bucks set as major favorites:
Raptors vs. Bucks odds, spread and total
Raptors vs. Bucks prediction and pick
Even though the Raptors are playing well as of late, beating the Bucks at home, or even covering the spread against them, is a tall task.
Milwaukee is 20-14-1 ATS as home favorite this season, and it has gone 20-6 straight up when Khris Middleton plays this season.
Toronto is going to have its hands full with a generally healthy Bucks squad that ranks fifth in the league in net rating over its last 10 games.
At home this season, Milwaukee is top-10 in the league in offensive, defensive and net rating. The Raptors on the road? 16th ,12th and 13th in those categories.
As long as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday and Middleton are all active, the Bucks are a must bet at home.
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