Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: April 9 vs Orlando Magic
By Adam McGee
Finale
The Bucks could take a big step toward securing the seventh seed at worst with a win on Monday, and if the Heat were to lose to the Thunder, they could even move up into sixth place with a single game to go.
Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s availability may well determine just how likely a Bucks win will be, but regardless of that, Milwaukee can’t afford a repeat of the performance that saw them come up short against the Brooklyn Nets last week.
With the Magic playing on the second night of a road back-to-back and the Bradley Center likely to be jumping for its regular season swansong, the Bucks will have nobody but themselves to blame if they lose this one.
Predictions:
Ben Sewell: Bucks by 4 — 57-23, 674 point differential
Adam Coffman: Bucks by 12 — 50-30, 748 point differential
Rohan Katti: Bucks by 10 — 49-31, 850 point differential
Tim Wray: Bucks by 8 — 48-32, 730 point differential
Ti Windisch: Bucks by 12 — 46-34, 836 point differential
Jordan Treske: — 45-36, 877 point differential
Joe Osterndorf: Bucks by 5 — 43-37, 779 point differential
Leander Wallace: — 43-37, 804 point differential
Adam McGee: Bucks by 14 — 43-37, 848 point differential
Will Wang: Bucks by 9 — 21-16, 331 point differential
Bob Polglaze: — 14-11, 216 point differential
Ryan Riley: Bucks by 9 — 12-9, 191 point differential
Matthew Henriksen: Bucks by 8 — 17-18, 358 point differential
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The Bucks take on the Magic at 7pm CT from the Bradley Center on Monday, and the game will be televised locally on Fox Sports Wisconsin.