How To Bet On Milwaukee Bucks

It used to be that the Milwaukee Bucks toed the line between NBA irrelevance and being underdogs. Not anymore. Fueled by the rise of Giannis Antetokounmpo, now a top-five player, the Bucks are among the toast of the league. 

We do not say this lightly. It takes a lot to be considered a quasi-powerhouse in the current era, even if a team plays in the wide-open Eastern Conference. The Bucks are checking all the necessary boxes.

Hiring head coach Mike Budenholzer has opened up their offense and injected discipline into their defense. Khris Middleton is blossoming into an All-Star beside Antetokounmpo. The front office finally acquired some frontcourt shooting with the additions of Ersan Ilyasova and Brook Lopez. Eric Bledsoe is playing All-NBA defense again.

Everything’s coming together in Milwaukee just in time for an NBA Finals push, and it’s time bettors take note.

Come back here whenever you’re looking to check out the Bucks’ next opponents. Lines for this game may not always be available—though they will be the day of the matchup—but you can begin to take stock of how Milwaukee stacks up against its latest foe.

Use the Bucks’ full-season schedule to make advanced betting plans. Game lines won’t be available weeks prior to tip-off, but you’re not necessarily trying to come up with a specific wager. Rather, you’re trying to identify any opportunistic or problematic blips in the schedule.

Be on the lookout for extended home stands (good for the Bucks), long road trips (bad for the Bucks) and a spate of back-to-backs or four-games-in-five-nights (bad for the Bucks).

Also be wary of prospective rivalry matchups. The NBA has deemphasized the importance of divisions, but Milwaukee is still prone to epic bouts with fellow Central Division members like the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers. As the Bucks have become more relevant, matchups with the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers are dates to circle on your calendar as well.