The Boston Celtics (15-9) look to extend a three-game road winning run when visiting the Milwaukee Bucks (10-15) on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET.
The Celtics hit the court as 7.5-point favorites against the Bucks. The game features an over/under of 226.5.
Celtics vs. Bucks betting odds
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Spread: Boston -7.5Total: 226.5Moneyline: Boston -279, Milwaukee +226
Celtics at Bucks odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Bucks (+ 7.5)Pick OU:
Over (226.5)Prediction:
Celtics 118 – Bucks 112MoneylineThe Celtics are 10-4 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 71.4% of those games).Boston has gone 5-2 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -279 or shorter (winning 71.4%).The Celtics have an implied moneyline win probability of 73.6% in this contest.This season, the Bucks have been the underdog 14 times and won four, or 28.6%, of those games.Milwaukee has not won as an underdog of +226 or more on the moneyline this season in three games with those odds or longer.The Bucks have a 30.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe 117.3 points per game the Celtics score are just 0.7 fewer points than the Bucks allow (118).When Boston scores more than 118 points, it is 9-1 against the spread and 10-0 overall.When it scores more than 110.6 points, Milwaukee is 10-7 against the spread and 10-7 overall.Boston’s record is 11-5 against the spread and 12-4 overall when it gives up fewer than 115.1 points.The Celtics are at the 15th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (117.3 PPG), while the Bucks allow the 21st-fewest points per game (118) in the league.Milwaukee’s squad is currently the 20th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (115.1 PPG), while Boston’s team is third in points allowed per game (110.6).The Celtics have out-scored their opponents by a total of 160 points this season (6.7 points per game on average), and opponents of the Bucks have out-scored them by 72 more points on the year (2.9 per game).Over/UnderThe average implied total for Boston this season is 117.5 points, 0.5 more points than its implied total of 117 points in Thursday’s game.So far this season, Boston has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (117) 12 times.Milwaukee’s average implied point total on the year (118.4 points) is 8.4 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (110 points).How to watch Celtics vs. Bucks