The Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks will square off in the second of five NBA Christmas Day matchups. Both teams are coming off of wins in their last game, and will be hoping to be healthy enough to score a significant victory over their opponent in this holiday showcase. Our NBA picks for Christmas Day will include this look at Celtics vs Bucks, as the defending champions face a formidable test at home.
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Celtics vs Bucks Betting Pick
This game will be played at Fiserv Forum at 2:30 PM ET on Saturday, December 25, 2021.
Why Bet The Bucks:
✅ The Bucks may still be without Giannis Antetokounmpo for this game due to health and safety protocols. But if he is good to go, this line will shoot up in favor of the Bucks. Even without Giannis, the Bucks have been getting great contributions from the likes of DeMarcus Cousins to keep them afloat while the team’s best player gets healthy. They should be fine at home here.
✅ Boston is going to have a hard time protecting the rim and winning the rebounding battle in this game. Al Horford and Enes Freedom are both out in the league’s health and safety protocols. Without them, Rob Williams is the only real big man that the Celtics have at their disposal outside of any hardship signings. That will mean plenty of second chances for the Bucks.
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✅ Milwaukee has proven that it doesn’t need Giannis to pick up victories this season. They are coming off of a road win over the Dallas Mavericks coming into Christmas Day, as Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton are more than enough to lead them whether or not Antetokounmpo is able to go here.
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are coming off of a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers leading up to this Christmas Day showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks. But the Celtics have struggled to maintain any sort of consistent form recently, as they have alternated wins and losses over each of their last six games. Here, they will try and end that trend by picking up a second straight victory.
For the Celtics to have a chance at this game on the road, they are going to need both Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum to perform at a high level. Tatum has been struggling from the perimeter recently, shooting 30% or worse from three-point range in each of his last four games. But the bright lights on Christmas Day could be a cure for any player looking to break a slump and have a breakout performance.
Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee comes into Christmas Day winning two straight games, and hoping to have their best player back for this contest. Giannis Antetokounmpo has spent his 10 days in the league’s health and safety protocols, and could come back against the Celtics. But his status is still up in the air, and the Bucks have to prepare to play without him if it comes to that.
With or without Giannis, the Bucks are going to look to add to what has been a strong season on their home floor so far. Milwaukee is 11-5 at home on the season, and have an advantage over the Celtics coming into this game based on that fact. But they will need to be dominant defensively against the Celtics’ dynamic duo of Brown and Tatum if they want to move to 12-5 at Fiserv Forum on the year.