Odds like the Bucks over Suns in Game 4 of NBA Finals
Jul 14, 2021, 8:05 AM
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) handles the ball against the Phoenix Suns during the second half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals, Thursday, July 8, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
(AP Photo/Matt York)
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a convincing basketball player.
Convincing in that, with his two 40-plus-point games in a row, his are Bucks right back in the NBA Finals series after the Phoenix Suns took a 2-0 lead into Game 3.
Milwaukee won that one on Sunday by 20 points, and another home outing for the Bucks in Game 4 had them opening as four-point favorites, per OddsShark.com.
The line for Milwaukee has increased to -4.5 across most betting services, while the over/under as of gameday morning sits at 220.5.
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All three of the games so far in the Finals series have been won by double-digits, but the totals have been within five points of the over/unders in every one.
The Bucks’ home crowd appeared to make a difference in their first hosted Finals game this year, and it wasn’t a one-off. Milwaukee is 16-1 straight up in the last 17 games at Fiserv Forum.
Consider that with 42- and 41-point games from Antetokounmpo in his last two outings, Phoenix being handed a loss with their All-Star backcourt combining to shoot 11-of-28 in Game 3, plus Suns center Deandre Ayton dealing with foul trouble last time out, and there is good reason to back the Bucks when it comes to the books.
