Online Betting OverviewThe Philadelphia76ers is doing everything it can to help the Milwaukee Bucks make it into theNBA playoffs. The problem is that the Bucks are not taking advantage of itsopportunities. The 76ers started a three-game losing streak over the weekendthat gave Milwaukeethe chance to swoop in and grab the eighth and final playoff spot in theEastern Conference. Click here to seethe odds on the Bucks beating out the 76ers for the final Eastern Conferenceplayoff berth. But the Bucks cannot sustain a winning streak long enough tomove up in the standings. Philadelphiais 3-7 in the last 10 games and looks like it is ready to keep giving Milwaukee a chance tomove up. The Bucks need to start grabbing those opportunities.The Indiana Pacers have locked up a playoffspot in the Eastern Conference and have no real reason to be concerned. The price per head bookieexperts do not foresee the Pacers giving up the third spot in the conferenceany time soon. Indianahas a four game lead over the Boston Celtics, and the Celtics have not beenable to consistently win as the season winds down. The Pacers have been playingpretty good basketball as of late, and as Indiana gets ready to host a desperate Milwaukee team in thisEastern Conference showdown, the Pacers know that the Bucks are going to pullout all of the stops to win this one.Milwaukee BucksA bodog reviewof the last 10 games shows the Bucks with a respectable 6-4 record in thatstretch. But most of those wins came before the 76ers started to tumble. TheBucks have been frustratingly treading water for the last three or four gamesand have not been able to grab the opportunity Philadelphia is presenting. To make mattersworse for Milwaukee,the Pacers are 2-0 against the Bucks this season and both of those losses camein Milwaukee.As the season series shifts back to Indiana,it looks like the odds are starting to stack up against the Bucks.Indiana PacersThe Indiana Pacers are 21-8 at home and theMilwaukee Bucks are 14-16 on the road. That should give a clear indication ofexactly what the Bucks face in this game. Indiana plays a strong team game and doesnot give up a lot of shots from inside the paint. The Pacers are not big, butthey do know how to cycle down low and run with the opposition. The Bucks donot have an offense that can counteract the active Indiana defense, and that will be a problemfor Milwaukeein this game.TheBottom LineNBAfans do not expect a lot from either one of these teams in the playoffs. Butmany feel that Indianais a superstar point guard away from being a real contender. The Bucks lack theconsistency needed to be a winner down the stretch and that is what will keep Milwaukee out of theplayoffs this year. Philadelphiawill back in to the playoffs as the Bucks keep giving away opportunities.Pick:Indiana Pacers

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