Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat 4/24/23 – The Miami Heat won Game 3 of their best-of-seven first round playoff series with Milwaukee Bucks to take a 2-1 series advantage. Now, the Heat will look to take an impressive lead in their series by winning Game 4 on Monday evening at home. However, the recent NBA betting stats are in favor of the Milwaukee Bucks to claim another victory.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat
Date & Time: Monday, April 24, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL
TV: TNT
Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat 4/24/23 Betting Odds
Bucks
Moneyline: -251
Spread: -5.5 (-110)
Total: 217.5 over (-110)
Heat
Moneyline: +211
Spread: +5.5 (-110)
Total: 217.5 under (-110)
Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat Analysis
Milwaukee Bucks came away from Game 3 with a defeat by a score of 121-99, posting an overall 44.7% field goal percentage and hitting 15 out of 39 attempts from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Bucks converted 8 out of their 12 attempts for an average conversion percentage of 66.7%. As for rebound collection, 37 were collected – 8 of these being on offense. Milwaukee also earned 22 dimes in this game while forcing their opponent into 13 turnovers and collecting 7 steals. Defensively, Milwaukee allowed their opponent to shoot 53.6% from the floor – 45 out of 84 attempts were successful in scoring points against them. Miami managed 22 assists and 13 steals during this matchup, in addition to 44 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. At the charity stripe, they shot an outstanding 88.2% shooting 15-17 from free throw line shots while also hitting 16 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Bucks collected 15 while the Heat amassed 18. Khris Middleton made an immediate impactful statement in the game with 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He played 34 minutes and also collected 5 boards while finishing at 57.1% from the floor while dishing out 6 dimes.
Miami Heat allowed Milwaukee to secure 37 rebounds during Game 3. They shot 38.5% from 3-point range by connecting on 15 of 39 attempts and finished 8-12 from the free throw line. The Heat allowed the Bucks to convert 38 out of 85 attempts from the field for a shooting percentage of 44.7% in this contest. At game’s end, Miami shot 45 for 84 from the floor for 53.6% shooting; 16 out of 33 attempts at 3-pointers fell short for them. They were successful in making 15 of their free throw attempts at an impressive rate of 88.2%. Due to 15 Bucks fouls during this contest, which brought 17 free throw attempts from Heat. The Heat turned over 13 times while notching 13 steals for this matchup. They also recorded 36 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds – totaling 44 total rebounds during this contest. Jimmy Butler was instrumental in this game for the Heat. In 28 minutes on court he scored 30 points and handed out 4 dimes. He made 12 out of 19 shots for a 63.2 percent rate in this contest and pulled down 5 rebounds.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat Against the Spread
Milwaukee are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games. The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee’s last 5 games. Milwaukee are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games. The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee’s last 7 games on the road. Milwaukee are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami.
Miami are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games. The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami’s last 10 games. Miami are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games. The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami’s last 5 games against Milwaukee. Miami are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games at home.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat Free Pick
Giannis Antetokounmpo has missed consecutive games and is listed as questionable for this matchup, yet the Bucks can win without him with their roster of role players. Miami was among the worst three-point shooting teams and may fall off after their impressive three-point performance; take the Bucks to win and cover on the road as per the basketball betting lines.
Free Pick: Milwaukee Bucks -5.5 (-110)
