Milwaukee Bucks 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
Last year, the Milwaukee Bucks' rookie head coach, Adrian Griffin, went 30-13 but was fired because of Milwaukee’s supposed lack of defense. Veteran coach Doc Rivers took over for Griffin and was not as successful, posting a mark of 17-19. And then, in the playoffs, disaster struck as the Indiana Pacers eliminated the Bucks in six games. Of course, Giannis missed the playoffs, which was a legitimate excuse for failure. But the fact remains that the Bucks are not playing at their past peak level on the hardwood nor at the cashier’s cage. And Rivers has lost his mojo as a head coach, with a record of 43-40 since taking over in Brew City. Gamblers have taken notice of the future market, where Milwaukee is no longer at the top of the board, as it previously was for several years.
2024-25 NBA Championship Betting Odds
Milwaukee Bucks NBA Betting Lines
As the All-Star break approaches, the Milwaukee Bucks are 26-22 straight up, 21-26-1 against the spread, and 25-23 over/under the total. Milwaukee is 5th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Milwaukee is 13th games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Milwaukee has NBA metrics of 12th for scoring offense, 6th for field goal percentage, 2nd for 3-point field goal percentage, 29th for free throw percentage, and 19th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Bucks have NBA metrics of 15th for scoring defense, 4th for field goal percentage permitted, 10th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 25th for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
Last year, PF Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 30.4 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game. He missed the playoffs, likely costing Milwaukee its season. So far this season, Giannis is averaging 31.8 points and 12.2 rebounds per game. The Greek Freak was the 15th overall pick of the 2013 NBA Draft out of Greece by the Bucks. He eventually became the best player in basketball. Giannis is a 9-time All-Star, including this year, and he is a 2-time NBA MVP. He was the 2021 NBA Finals MVP. Just as important, Giannis is the best possible face of a franchise that can be found in sports.
G Damian Lillard was the sixth overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft out of Weber State by the Portland Trail Blazers. He played for Portland until 2023-24. He is a 9-time NBA All-Star, including this year. So far this season, Lillard is averaging 25.0 points and 7.3 assists per game.
Head Coach
Doc Rivers was named one of the Top 15 Coaches in NBA History. He led the Boston Celtics to the 2008 NBA championship. Rivers was named 2000 NBA Coach of the Year. As a player, he made the NBA All-Star Game, which lasted from 1983 through 1996.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
49 |
33 |
1st, Central |
Lost in First Round, 2–4 (Pacers) |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
58 |
24 |
1st, Central |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Heat) |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
51 |
31 |
1st, Central |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (Celtics) |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
46 |
26 |
1st, Central |
NBA Champions, 4–2 (Suns) |
| 2019–20 |
73 |
56 |
17 |
1st, Central |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Heat) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
60 |
22 |
1st, Central |
Lost in Conference Finals, 2–4 (Raptors) |
Milwaukee Bucks History
The Milwaukee Bucks have had a lot of success since joining the NBA, even if they’ve only won two NBA championships. They have made the playoffs 34 times, and they were immediate contenders after they went 27-55 in their expansion season in 1968-69.
Milwaukee was able to draft Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1969 NBA Draft, and that made the Bucks a franchise to be reckoned with from that point forward. They proceeded to win at least 55 games in each of the next five seasons, and they won the 1971 NBA Finals after going 66-16 during the regular season. Oscar Robertson joined Abdul-Jabbar for that season, and the Bucks only lost two playoff games on their way to the title. They made it to the 1974 NBA Finals, too, where they lost to the Boston Celtics in seven games.
Unfortunately, the Bucks were unable to keep Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as he never felt at home in Milwaukee. That led to Abdul-Jabbar being traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for a bevy of players and draft picks in the summer of 1975. The Bucks immediately dropped off, and although they had a successful run in the 1980s, they were never able to make it past the Eastern Conference Finals.
Milwaukee now has another destiny changing superstar in Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak is the most talented player in the NBA, and he won the NBA Finals MVP en route to the Bucks winning the 2021 NBA Finals. Antetokounmpo has already signed a max extension with the franchise until the end of the 2025-26 season, so the Bucks don’t have to worry about losing another superstar in their prime as they did with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
NBA Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Central
Eastern Conference - Southeast
Western Conference - Northwest
Western Conference - Pacific
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