3 Best NBA Prop Bets for Bucks vs. Celtics Game 5 (Trust Giannis Antetokounmpo, Fade Jaylen Brown)

We have a pivotal Game 5 on Wednesday night between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks after the teams have traded games through the first four matchups on this series. 

Boston comes into Game 5 as a 5.5-point favorite at home at WynnBET Sportsbook, and it has erased major deficits in back-to-back games in the fourth quarter. 

Betting on this series has been tricky, unless you’ve continuously taken the UNDER which is 3-1 so far. 

I love taking prop bets in these playoff matchups, so let’s get into my three favorites at WynnBET tonight: 

Best Prop Bets for Bucks vs. Celtics Game 5

• Al Horford 3+ 3-Pointers Made (+140)
• Giannis Antetokunmpo OVER 31.5 Points (-125)
• Jaylen Brown UNDER 24.5 Points (-115)

Al Horford 3+ 3-Pointers Made (+140)

I’ve been waiting for the Al Horford regression to come all postseason, and it simply hasn’t. 

Horford is averaging 15.9 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 56.5 percent from the field and 53.5 percent from beyond the arc in the playoffs. He’s taking 5.4 3-pointers per game and averaging 2.9 makes!

Over his last five games, Horford has cleared this total four times and has taken at least five treys in every game. The volume is going to be there as long as the Bucks deploy this same defensive scheme, so I love Horford at plus money to go wild from 3 again. 

Giannis Antetokunmpo OVER 31.5 Points (-125)

It hasn’t been pretty for Giannis Antetokounmpo in this series, but he’s scored 24, 28, 42 and 34 points in the first four games against Boston. 

The efficiency hasn’t been there against the league’s No. 1 defense, but Giannis is taking an insane number of shots every game, including 32 in Game 4. He’s taken 25 or more shots in every game in this series. 

If the two-time MVP sees similar volume tonight, there’s not doubt in my mind he can clear this prop. 

Jaylen Brown UNDER 24.5 Points (-115)

Jaylen Brown was huge for the Celtics in Games 2 and 3, but he’s cleared 24.5 points just twice in eight playoff games. 

Brown’s volume is a little dependent on if Jayson Tatum has the hot hand or not, as he took just 11 shots in Game 4 and spent a lot of time in foul trouble. 

I think 20 points is realistic for Brown, but I’m not sold on another breakout performance in what should be a close Game 5.

Find Peter Dewey’s full betting record in the NBA this season here.