Thursday's best NBA bet
Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee is making a mint for loyal backers on the road in recent games.
The Bucks have won four straight games in opposing gyms, covering in each of those road matchups. Their most recent victory away from home came inside Madison Square Garden, where Milwaukee defeated the New York Knicks 83-67 as a 1.5-point underdog Monday night.
Andrew Bogut was a monster in that win, scoring 24 points and collecting 20 rebounds. He?s got the Bucks sniffing a playoff spot. Heading into Wednesday?s home game against the New Orleans Hornets, Milwaukee has won three straight and seven of its last 10 games to move into the eighth and final postseason spot in the Eastern Conference.
"It's huge anytime you're playing for a playoff seed," Bogut told NBA.com. "The games are much bigger, the games are more exciting, electrifying, more energy in every building that you go to and every city that you go to. We haven't experienced that in the last couple of years. I think the guys miss it."
Milwaukee is just 10-19 on the road this year but boast an 18-11 record against the spread in the role of visitor.
The Bucks have won the past two meeting with the Pacers, including an 84-81 win as 1-point road underdogs at Conseco Fieldhouse back in December. Milwaukee is also 7-3 ATS in its past 10 games against Indiana and has covered in four straight meetings.
Pick: Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee is making a mint for loyal backers on the road in recent games.
The Bucks have won four straight games in opposing gyms, covering in each of those road matchups. Their most recent victory away from home came inside Madison Square Garden, where Milwaukee defeated the New York Knicks 83-67 as a 1.5-point underdog Monday night.
Andrew Bogut was a monster in that win, scoring 24 points and collecting 20 rebounds. He?s got the Bucks sniffing a playoff spot. Heading into Wednesday?s home game against the New Orleans Hornets, Milwaukee has won three straight and seven of its last 10 games to move into the eighth and final postseason spot in the Eastern Conference.
"It's huge anytime you're playing for a playoff seed," Bogut told NBA.com. "The games are much bigger, the games are more exciting, electrifying, more energy in every building that you go to and every city that you go to. We haven't experienced that in the last couple of years. I think the guys miss it."
Milwaukee is just 10-19 on the road this year but boast an 18-11 record against the spread in the role of visitor.
The Bucks have won the past two meeting with the Pacers, including an 84-81 win as 1-point road underdogs at Conseco Fieldhouse back in December. Milwaukee is also 7-3 ATS in its past 10 games against Indiana and has covered in four straight meetings.
Pick: Bucks
