NBA PLAYOFF PICKS – NIGHT 38

TONIGHT’S NBA PLAYOFF PICKS

*Original NBA tips and research are done a game day morning, adjust your NBA picks accordingly should spreads and lineups change.

TORONTO @ MILWAUKEE

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 5

SERIES TIED 2-2

Win/Loss 

Season Points +/- 

Playoff Series

Season Series

Picks ATS

H2H TRENDS

• Home team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
• Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Milwaukee.
• Over is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings.
• Underdog is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.

THE RUB

• Toronto have rallied to tie 2-2 entering Game 5 at Milwaukee, averaging 119 ppg in back-to-back wins on homecourt, including a solid 120-102 victory in Game 4.
• Kawhi had 30+ points in each of the first 3 games of the series but had just 19 in Game 4 while appearing hindered by a left leg injury.
• Lowry scored 25 points in Game 2 – his second-highest output of the series, while Ibaka played his best game of the series with 17 points and 13 rebounds.
• Bledsoe has been a liability in the series, averaging just 8.3 ppg on 11-of-45 shots.
• The Raptors come into this as +6.5 Underdogs and that’s good value for a team that looks to have figured out a system with Gasol and Ibaka to minimize the Giannis factor, however the Bucks at home should be a different beast.
• Matchups in Milwaukee have brought the points, so like the Overs.
• The Kawhi injury does bother us leaning towards the Raptors line, but balls to the wall on this one. We’ll take the Raptors at the ML.

GAME PICK  – Over 216.0

FEELING LUCKY  – Toronto ML