Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks Pick

The Toronto Raptors (66-29) and the Milwaukee Bucks (69-23) will square off for Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday, May 17th, 2019. The contest will be broadcasted on TNT with a scheduled tip-off time of 8:30 PM ET. In Game One, Milwaukee emerged victorious by a score of 108-100. In doing so, the Bucks produced a cover closing as a 6.5-point favorite.

Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks Overview

Toronto Raptors

For Toronto, Game One is a contest that could be characterized as what might have been as the Raptors squandered a 13-point lead after Milwaukee came in flat in the first half. The enhanced rest period seemed to have gotten to the Bucks as they had to blow the rust off. From the third quarter onward it was all Milwaukee as they outscored Toronto 57-41.

Milwaukee Bucks

The Bucks shot just 25% from beyond the arc in Game One but managed to pull out the victory in spite of Toronto offering up a far better performance from three-point land as they hit 35.7% of their attempts. The ultimate difference maker was found in Milwaukee’s ability to score in the paint as they outscored the Raptors 44-26 in this metric.

Reasons To Avoid Toronto

Kawhi Leonard’s series winner in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Sunday has left We The North acting as if they had won the NBA Finals. The uproar has caused nothing but commotion across Canada as some media has dubbed the events surrounding historic buzzer-beater as the end of a curse. Unfortunately for Toronto, they could not capitalize on Milwaukee offering up a sub-par performance in Game One. With the Bucks back in form, the Raptors could be in line for a long night in Milwaukee in Game Two.

Reasons To Back Milwaukee

Very simply, the Deer have had the Dinosaurs’ number as of late. Milwaukee has won five of the last six meetings between both sides, and they have produced in each of these five wins. Toronto is known for a pernicious defense, but the Bucks have the antidote for the Raptors’ approach as they play their own brand of physical basketball. In Game One, the Bucks dominated the glass and outrebounded the Raptors 60-46.