NBA Odds: Bucks Betting Favorites vs the Celtics

The Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday night at 8:00pm EST when they battle at the Bradley Center in a game that can be seen on FSN North - Wisconsin. NBA odds makers currently have the Bucks listed as 1-point favorites against the Celtics while the game's total is sitting at 187. The Celtics defeated the Washington Wizards 86-83 as a 12-point NBA betting favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total of 193 in basketball betting odds.

Ray Allen scored a game-high 25 points for Boston and Paul Pierce added 17 points in the Celtics fourth straight win. "Fans, people around the building look at other teams and tend to think they are not supposed to score or even be in the game," Allen said after the game. "They [Wizards] are getting paid the same as we are and I told the guys at halftime that we need to make them more uncomfortable." Heading into tonight's match-up, Boston is 40-21 straight up in NBA odds on the season, 24-36-1 against the spread as underdogs and 6-4 after playing Washington.

The Bucks jumped out to an early lead and went on to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-85 on Saturday. The Bucks covered the 3.5-point spread in NBA odds while the teams played UNDER the posted total of 191 at online sportsbooks. Brandon Jennings led the way with a game-high 25 points for the Bucks and Carlos Delfino had 16 points with 13 rebounds for a double-double in Milwaukee's third straight win. "Right now, I'm playing for something bigger," Jennings said. "Main thing is get to playoffs, having the city start believing in us and keep going on from there."

Heading into tonight's game, Milwaukee is 33-29 straight up on the season, 40-21-1 against the spread as basketball betting favorites and 4-6 after playing the Cavaliers. The Bucks are 5-1 against the spread in NBA odds for their last 6 games when playing Boston and 11-2 straight up in their last 13 games at home. Boston is 7-1 straight up in their last 8 games when playing Milwaukee and 4-1 against the NBA betting spread in their last 5 games on the road. Vegas sports odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Milwaukee Bucks -1 at home against the Boston Celtics with a total of 187.5.