Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 21/05/2019, 08:23  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 21/05/2019 at 09:23 in Basketball Predictions

Golden State Warriors have already made it through to the NBA Finals but the Eastern Conference final is a much closer battle. Toronto Raptors trail Millwaukee Bucks 2-1 with four games to play. They lost the first two matches of this best-of-seven series but both of those were played away from home. The Raptors started well in the first match but lost their lead in the final quarter to lose by eight points. The Bucks were more impressive in the next game and took a 2-0 lead with a 22 point win.

Toronto hosted the third match knowing they had to win otherwise they'd need to win the final four to reach the final. They got off to a good start winning the first quarter by nine points. Millwaukee won the next three quarters to level the scores so the game went into overtime. A strong second half of overtime performance saw them run out winners by 118-112 to reduce their arrears in this conference final to 2-1. Millwaukee won't fancy being pegged back to 2-2 after coming so close in the third game. Expect a fightback and a win for Millwaukee to go 3-1 up with the next game being played on home territory.