Bucks in 6: What Are the Chances?
By Peter Dewey
The Milwaukee Bucks kept their NBA Finals hopes alive on Sunday night with a resounding 120-100 win over the Phoenix Suns at home.
While WynnBET had the Bucks favored in Game 3, they were not expected to take both games in Milwaukee based on the Suns’ odds to hold a 3-1 lead heading back to Phoenix. Now, Milwaukee is a four-point favorite in Game 4 and could even the series with a win.
That has kept the rallying cry of “Bucks in 6” alive for Milwaukee fans, but how realistic is it that they win four straight and complete the feat?
Brandon Jennings and the meaning of Bucks in 6
To understand the meaning behind the “Bucks in 6,” we have to go back to the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs when Bucks guard Brandon Jennings claimed that Milwaukee would knock off the Miami Heat (who had their Big 3 of Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh at the time), in six games.
The Heat went on to sweep the Bucks, but the “Bucks in 6” meme was born, and it became a rallying cry for Milwaukee this postseason against the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks in the playoffs, similar to the “Suns in 4” meme that was born this postseason.
The odds the Bucks win in 6 games
While “Bucks in 6” chants may rain down from the crowd at Fiserv Forum in Game 4, WynnBET doesn’t see it happening.
The Bucks winning the series in six games is the least likely outcome for the series at +500 odds, with the Bucks’ best chance of winning coming in seven games at +450. Milwaukee will need to prove it can play like it did in Game 3 to get a little more respect from oddsmakers, but even then it will be hard for the Bucks to win four straight.
Both teams will get two days to regroup ahead of Wednesday’s Game 4. Milwaukee is favored, and WynnBET’s odds are once again indicating that the series could go to seven games, as Suns in seven (+240) is the most likely outcome for the series.
However, if the Bucks win Game 4, you can be sure that Milwaukee fans will be hoping for Jennings’ prophecy to come true, even if it is eight years later.
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