Milwaukee vs Miami Prediction: the Bucks Will Push Their Lead Against the Heat to Three Wins

Miami finally put an end to their losing streak in the first game after the championship break by beating Toronto in Canada. Now Erik Spoelstra's team will face Milwaukee, who are leading the Eastern Conference, and will the Heat start a new losing streak? The answer is in our free prediction, so let's take a look at the main statistical trends and choose a few options for betting on this game.

Milwaukee

The Bucks bounced back after the MVC break with two thumping wins, first against Doc Rivers' team on their home turf (116:110) and then against the LA Clippers. Then Milwaukee went on the road to the last team of the Eastern Conference Washington and, not without difficulty, achieved a victory – 104:101.In total, the Bucks now have three consecutive wins, and in the standings of the East, the team from Wisconsin is in fifth place with a balance of 31-24.Also recall that in the trade deadline Milwaukee signed Kyle Kuzma from Washington in exchange for Khris Middleton. The Bucks also recently lost Bobby Portis, who was banned for doping until the end of the regular season.

Miami

The Heat approached the first game after the weekend break with a run of four consecutive defeats. During this run, Erik Spoelstra's team lost to Boston (85:103, home), Oklahoma (101:115, away), and Dallas (113:118, away), and even on the road couldn't handle Brooklyn (86:102). In the away game against Toronto, Miami finally put an end to the losing streak, but it wasn't plain sailing for the team from Florida as they only managed to beat the Eastern Conference outsider in overtime (120:111, 107:107).

Overall, the Heat, despite losing more games after the trade deadline, are still in with a chance of a direct playoff spot. Miami is currently sitting on the 8th line of the East standings with a record of 26-28, trailing the top 6 by 3.0 wins.

H2H Meetings

Milwaukee has won the season series against Miami 2-0, and last season the Bucks won 2-1.

Stats Betting

• Four of the last five games between the two teams were won by Milwaukee, and in nine out of ten home games Milwaukee has reached the individual total of 113 points.
• In 13 of the last 16 games, Milwaukee scored more than 220 points.
• Miami failed to reach the 109-point mark in 4 of their previous 6 games.

Expert Betting Tips

Milwaukee is one of the strongest teams in the Eastern Conference right now, while Miami, having traded Jimmy Butler, is in serious trouble. To be honest, it's pretty likely that Erik Spoelstra's team is going to lose the upcoming game. We're going to bet on the Bucks' third win over the Heat this season, and we'll also take TO, since Milwaukee has been playing pretty efficiently lately, especially on their home court.

Our picks:

W1 & TO (221.5) for 2.70

TO (222.5) for 2.05

H1 (-3.5) for 1.65