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To help you out, here are the eight questions for today’s NBA Finals game, along with my breakdown and picks:
#1 Bucks Points vs. Suns
0-104, 105-110, 111-114, 115-121, 122-125, 126-130, 131+
The Bucks’ implied Game 5 Total on PointsBet is set at 107.5 These Totals have been spot on in this series. If I were to wager on this Total, I would side with the Under.
My Pick: 0-104
#2 Bucks Assists vs. Suns
0-20, 21-22, 23-24, 25-26, 27-29, 30-33, 34+
In Game 1 of this series the Bucks recorded 21 Assists and scored 105 points. I like a similar game flow tonight.
My Pick: 21-22
#3 Bucks Rebounds vs. Suns
0-40, 41-43, 44-45, 46-47, 48-50, 51-52, 53-56, 57+
Using the same strategy I used for Assists. If you look at Game 1 numbers the Bucks grabbed 41 rebounds.
My Pick: 41-43
#4 Suns Points vs. Bucks
0-103, 104-107, 108-110, 111-115, 116-119, 120-124, 125-128, 129+
PointsBet has the Suns with an implied Game 5 total of 111.5. I think that is a very sharp number and would side with the Over.
My Pick: 111-115
#5 Suns Assists vs. Bucks
0-21, 22-24, 25-26, 27-28, 29-30, 31+
The Suns played their best game of this series in Game 2 when they recorded 26 assists. Tonight at home I think they will have another strong performance.
My Pick: 25-26
#6 Suns Rebounds vs. Bucks
0-36, 37-39, 40-41, 42-43, 44-45, 46-48, 49+
The Bucks have out-rebounded the Suns in all four games of the series thus far. No reason why that should change tonight.
My Pick: 37-39
#7 Total 3-Pointers Bucks vs Suns
0-18, 19-22, 23-24, 25-26, 27-29, 30-32, 33-37, 38+
Three-point shooting has been hard to predict in this series. I think tonight’s game will have less scoring.
My Pick: 19-22
#8 Bucks vs Suns Winner and Margin of Victory
I’m going to back the home favorite to win Game 5
My Pick: Suns by 7