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Giannis Antetokounmpo and his Milwaukee Bucks are the only team remaining in the Eastern Conference yet to play a game, but that changes tonight as they head to Philadelphia to take on the 76ers. Tip-off is at 7:30 pm ET on TNT, and I’ve prepared a Same Game Parlay for the matchup which is available below.
Make sure you also check our NBA Predictions for Part 2 of the TNT doubleheader with our LA Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers best bets! Let’s get into it.
Milwaukee Bucks 1-10 win margin (+230)
Grayson Allen over 2.5 threes (+152)
P.J Tucker over 0.5 threes (-235)
Same Game Parlay odds: +1005
Milwaukee Bucks 1-10 win margin vs Philadelphia 76ers (+230)
The only reason why the Milwaukee Bucks are underdogs in tonight’s game is the fact that Khris Middleton is out as he recovers from surgery. Sure, tonight’s matchup with the 76ers won’t be easy, but they’ve dominated this team over the past 8 meetings, winning 7 of them and covering the spread 6 times.
I saw a lot of flaws in the Sixers’ game on opening night in Boston, flaws that cannot be fixed overnight. As for the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday will be highly motivated after they got bounced way too early in last season’s playoffs. I just don’t see how Philadelphia slows down the Greek Freak, as he is averaging a monster 30.8 points, 14.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists over the last 5 games against them. Expect a similar stat line tonight as he propels his Milwaukee Bucks to a winning start to the season.
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Grayson Allen over 2.5 made threes (+152)
Injuries will play a huge role in the season of the Milwaukee Bucks and tonight’s game is a perfect example. Middleton, Joe Ingles and Pat Connaughton are all out, which means role players like Bobby Portis and Grayson Allen will need to step up.
Allen has played fairly well against the 76ers – in 4 career games against them, he is averaging 15.5 points per game on an impressive 45.2% shooting from beyond the arc. In 3 of those 4 games, he has drained 3, 4 and 5 threes. As good as Giannis is, he cannot beat teams all by himself, so having a player like Allen on his team should be a huge confidence boost. In three preseason games played, Allen scored 7, 13 and 15 points, and I believe he’ll get enough shots to score at least 3 times from downtown tonight.
P.J Tucker over 0.5 made threes (-235)
Playing his former team will be a big motivating factor for Tucker to finally drain a three as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. He didn’t have the best of games offensively against the Celtics on opening night, scoring just 6 points and missing both of his attempts from downtown. As a team, the 76ers attempted 34 shots which means there will be plenty of opportunities for Tucker to get on the scoreboard tonight.
Tucker has actually played the Bucks 21 times so far in his career as a member of 4 different teams and in those games he averaged 40.5% of made threes. Although his primary objective will be to get stops on the likes of Jrue Holiday, not having to deal with Middleton does help him a bit as he can focus more on being open in corners. His teammate James Harden had a modest 7 assists in the opener against Boston, and if he ups that to double-digits tonight, I have a feeling Tucker could even drain multiple shots from downtown.
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