Chicago Bulls Milwaukee Bucks Free Pick and Betting Odds. The 41-41 Milwaukee Bucks are set to host the 50-32 Chicago Bulls in game 3 of this 7 series at the Bradley Center, April 23, 2015, tip-off time is scheduled for 8:00PM EST.
Wagering Odds
Point Spread: Bulls -2.5
O/U Total: 186
The Bulls have taken a commanding 2-0 lead in the opening round 7 game series after beating the Bucks 91-82 in Game 2. Derrick Rose has been spectacular in his play and the impact he is having on this post season team. Not to be discounted is Jimmy Butler who set a career high in Game 2 with 31 points shooting an incredible 10-19 from the field.
The Bulls looked a little tight in the first quarter starting off shooting just 4-20 from the field and turning the ball over 6 times. They did a better job in the second quarter scoring 28 to go into the half with a one point lead. In the second half Rose and Butler turned it up and scored a combined 36 points and shot a sizzling 5-8 behind the arc to sail to the 9 point victory.
Heading into game 3 starter Nikola Mirotic has been ruled out after sustaining an injury to his left quad which will definitely put more pressure on both Rose and Butler. There will certainly be a sense of urgency on the Bucks bench tonight hoping to salvage this playoff run with a win. Historically no NBA team has come back from a 0-3 hole to win a series so it’s now or never for the Bucks.
Milwaukee needs to do a better job rebounding the ball as the Bulls dominated the glass in both of the first two games for a combined 64-48 rebounding edge. The Bucks will need to outplay Paul Gasol and Joakim Noah who combined for a total of 35 boards with no answer in sight. The good news is that the Bucks surrendered 103 points in game 1 but cut that to just 91 points in game 2 with their excellent defensive play. The bad news is that the Bucks have struggled from the offensive side of the floor shooting only 35.6 % from the field and hitting just 3 of their last 21 field goal attempts. The Bucks are also going to have to improve their 3 point shooting as they have only managed just 8 of 33 attempts from behind the arc.
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Chicago Milwaukee Betting Trends
The Bulls are 4-9 straight up in their last 13 games on the road.
Chicago is 8-1 straight up in their last 9 games against Milwaukee
The game total has gone under 5 of 6 times when the Bulls are playing the Bucks.
The total has gone over the posted line in 5 of Milwaukee’s last 7 games
The Bucks are 1-7 against the spread in their last 8 games against the Bulls.
Injury Report
CHICAGO
Kirk Hinrich G Day-to-Day (knee)
Nikola Mirotic F Day-to-Day (quad)
MILWAUKEE
Damien Inglis F Out Indefinitely (ankle)
Jabari Parker F Out For Season (knee)
Consensus Betting
Chicago: 58%
Milwaukee: 42%
Free NBA Playoff Pick
The Game 2 combined score of 173 points reflects more of the expected play of those two clubs. Five of the six games in this matchup have gone under the total and that’s what we expect tonight.
Take the UNDER 186
