NBA Playoffs Odds: Bucks vs Heat Odds to Win Series, Spreads, Pick

Bucks vs Heat Odds to Win Series, Spreads

The 2023 NBA play-in tournament is complete in the Eastern Conference, as the Miami Heat advanced to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. And now, we have the NBA playoffs odds for Bucks vs Heat — the odds to win the series, series spreads and more.

The Bucks opened as a -1100 favorite to win their 2023 NBA playoffs first round series, with the Heat +650 to win the series. The series spread is Bucks -2.5 (-148), with Heat +2.5 priced at +120.

A Bucks sweep of the Heat is +255, while a Heat sweep is +10000. The Bucks to win in 5 games is the likeliest outcome based on the series odds at +200, followed by a Bucks sweep.

The series exact games prices are:

+250 for a 4-game series
+200 for a 5-game series
+300 for a 6-game series
+350 for a 7-game series

The series spread and series over/under are still to be announced.

Betting Analysis

Brandon Anderson — The Heat are not playing well. Their defense ranked bottom five after the All-Star break, and the team was effectively as bad as they looked on Tuesday night. The problem is Miami plays to the level of its opponent. That means ugly games against the Hawks and Bulls of the world, but the Heat are also 23-24 against teams above .500. They almost always play close games and are 14-8 in three-point games and fourth in fourth quarter Net Rating, and Jimmy Butler can be the best player in any game.

Unlike the Bulls, the Heat take a ton of 3s, which makes them a bigger underdog threat. They also have real options to throw at Giannis Antetokounmpo, and they’ll slow these games down, grind them out, and suddenly it’s a five-point game late that can go either way.

Milwaukee beats Miami, but the Heat make them fight for it. I’ll likely lean Heat +2.5 or over 5.5 games.

THE PICK: Lean Heat +2.5

Bucks vs Heat Game 1 Lines, Spreads, Expert Picks

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