Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks Game 5 Pick

The Toronto Raptors (68-30) and the Milwaukee Bucks (70-25) will square off for Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2019. The match will be televised on TNT with a scheduled tip-off time of 8:30 PM ET. After going down 2-0 early in the series, We The North have rallied off two consecutive wins in Toronto to equalize the series. The winner will face the two-time defending champions, the Golden State Warriors who await them after completing a sweep of the Portland Trailblazers in the Western Conference Finals.

Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks Overview

Toronto Raptors

The books to a hit in Game Four as the Raptors staged a dominant 120-102 win over the visiting Bucks despite closing as a three-point underdog. Toronto was a popular choice in many Money Line plays, and they honed their home presence to offer gratuities to their backers. The victory came on the heels of an impressive Game Three Overtime win in the Great White North that saw Toronto also cover as a 2.5-point favorite.

Milwaukee Bucks

The Bucks were not able to roll up their sleeves as much they liked to in Game Four as they were outrebounded 44-40 on the glass while also being equalized 40-40 in terms of points in the paint. This was a pivotal advantage that Milwaukee honed to win the first two games of this series, but it was rendered null a void by the scrappy play of Toronto in Game Four. On a bright note, Shooting Guard Khris Middleton scored 30 for the Deer.

Reasons To Avoid Toronto

Very simply, the Raptors look too easy here. It is for this reason we have seen 57% of the betting public get all over Toronto with the points. The stock is high in this team at the moment given how “rejuvenated” they appear after averting a 3-0 deficit in Game Three. The Raptors are set up for a let-down in this spot, and for that reason, we will stay clear.

Reasons To Back Milwaukee

The Deer are in prime position to be underpriced in this market given the fact the Bucks outscore opponents by an average margin of 12.6 points when they are at home. Be that as it may, the Bucks have lost just nine games at home this season and fell only once on their own floor in the playoffs. For this reason alone, the Bucks offer tremendous value but when you add in the element of fading a likely overreaction that makes Milwaukee appear that much sweeter.