{"id":3681,"date":"2019-05-14T19:40:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T19:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/?p=3681"},"modified":"2019-09-12T16:44:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T16:44:44","slug":"nba-preview-toronto-raptors-at-milwaukee-bucks-game-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/nba-preview-toronto-raptors-at-milwaukee-bucks-game-1\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Preview: Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks Game 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Eastern Conference<\/strong> will have a new representative in the NBA Finals this season, and it will be either the <strong>Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong> or<strong> Toronto Raptors.<\/strong> Milwaukee will host the first two games after having the best record in the league during the regular season. Toronto has won games on the road already this postseason, and will look to do it again in game one on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Milwaukee<\/strong> hasn\u2019t been tested much in the playoffs, and have lost just one game. The Bucks swept the Detroit Pistons in four games, and then eliminated the Boston Celtics in five. <strong>Toronto<\/strong> got past the Orlando Magic in five games, and then had to grind out a win in a game seven against the Philadelphia 76ers. This should be an excellent series. <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Milwaukee is a -6.0 point favorite over the Toronto Raptors in the series opener.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"kawhi-doing-everything-for-raptors\">Kawhi Doing Everything For Raptors<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/2019\/05\/raptors-kawhi-leonard-buzzer-beater-behind-bench-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kawhi Leonard<\/strong> <\/a>has a history of stepping up his game in the playoffs, but he is playing out of his mind this season. Leonard is averaging more than 32 points per game in the postseason, and poured in 41 points in the series clinching victory over the 76ers. The former NBA Finals MVP will be tasked with guarding<strong> Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/strong> in this series, and that might affect his play on the offensive end of the floor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pascal Siakam<\/strong> looked like a future All-Star in the first round series against the Magic, but has struggled of late. Siakam has just 11 points on 11 field goal attempts in the game seven victory, and will need to play much better in this series. Point guard <strong>Kyle Lowry<\/strong> is averaging 7.1 assists per game in the postseason, but has scored just 12 points per game. These two players must play well in this series if the Raptors will have a chance.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bucks-can-really-shoot-it\">Bucks Can Really Shoot It<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong> are averaging 117 points per game in the playoffs, and their three-point shooting is a big reason why. Milwaukee is making over 13 three-point shots per game, and are shooting 37 percent from deep as a team. The return of point guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/bucks\/2019\/05\/11\/bucks-malcolm-brogdon-benefits-time-between-nba-playoff-series\/1171942001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Malcolm Brogdon<\/strong><\/a> gives this team another scoring option, and they also have a terrific bench. The Bucks can score with anyone, and they want to play fast.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGreek Freak\u201d has absolutely dominated in the first two series in these playoffs, and will look to over power the Raptors as well.<strong> Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/strong> is averaging 27.4 points and 11.3 rebounds per game in the postseason, and can get to the rim whenever he wants to. This head-to-head matchup between Antetokounmpo and Kawhi Leonard will likely decide the series.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"milwaukee-looks-sharp-in-game-one\">Milwaukee Looks Sharp in Game One<\/h2>\n<p>The Bucks have had a long time to think about playing in the Eastern Conference Finals, and they will be ready for game one. Milwaukee is the best offensive team in the NBA, and their depth should be a huge advantage against the Raptors. Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors will be competitive in this series, but not in game one.<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong> Bet the Milwaukee Bucks -6.0 over the Toronto Raptors in the series opener. <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Milwaukee Bucks play the Toronto Raptors in Game 1.","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[459],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NBA Preview: Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks Game 1 - The Latest Sports Betting News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NBA Preview: Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks Game 1 - 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