We are 27 games into the Doc Rivers experiment, so far the Bucks are 14-13 SU under him compared to 30-13 under previous head coach Adrian Griffin. That’s very far away from what the Bucks management had in mind when they made that decision, and now they have to live with the consequences. Milwaukee is on a run of back-to-back defeats to the Lakers and Pelicans, they’re looking to redeem themselves against a Hawks team that just beat the Boston Celtics two games in a row. On top of all the issues the Bucks have, Damian Lillard has been ruled out for this game, while Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton are both game time decisions. As we get set to close out March, there’s not much optimism around this team, Milwaukee has just 1 win in 6 road games.
I don’t think you’ll find many people backing the Hawks to win both of their games against the Celtics, but they did exactly that. In the first game the Hawks were 10.5 point underdogs, in the 2nd the spread was even higher at a whopping 15.5 points. That didn’t stop Dejounte Murray from having one of his best games ever with 44 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. This team is now on a run of 4 wins on the bounce, which has gotten them to only half a game back from the 9th seeded Chicago Bulls. Finishing ahead of the Bulls would be massive, that means home court advantage in the first game of the play-in tournament. Atlanta is doing remarkable stuff without Trae Young, they’re 7-1 ATS in their last 8 home games and 4-1 ATS/SU in their last 5 overall.
