Betting Odds for NBA Cup Semifinals: Bucks, Thunder Favored to Advance

The Atlanta Hawks are 3.5-point underdogs to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Cup semifinals.
Betting odds for the other semifinals matchup favors the Oklahoma City Thunder by 5.5 points against the Houston Rockets.
Saturday’s 228.5-point total for Hawks vs Bucks is 16 points higher than the Rockets vs Thunder 212.5-point total.

LAS VEGAS – The NBA Cup semifinals begin with the Milwaukee Bucks as 3.5-point favorites against the Atlanta Hawks. Saturday’s 228.5-point total has -110 legal sports betting odds to go over in Las Vegas.

Atlanta Hawks Vs Milwaukee Bucks Betting Lines

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Atlanta Hawks	+3.5 (-110)	+140	O228.5 (-110)
Milwaukee Bucks	-3.5 (-110)	-165	U228.5 (-110)

Atlanta enters Las Vegas playing with house money, winning seven of their last eight games including four-consecutive outright wins as underdogs. The Hawks also beat the Bucks 119-104 in Milwaukee as 4.0-point legal Georgia sports betting underdogs as a part of that win streak just four games ago.

On the flip side, the Bucks are 2-4 against the spread as a favorite of 4.0 points or less. They’re 6-11-1 as a betting favorite at Wisconsin sportsbook apps this season and failed to cover in three of their last four games.

Trends favor the Hawks to cover the 3.5-point spread, but the best bet on the 228.5-point total is the over. Hawks’ totals are 17-9 this season on the over, while Bucks totals went over in six of their last nine games.

NBA Cup Semifinals Odds Favor Thunder Over Rockets

Betting odds for the other NBA Cup semifinals matchup favors the Oklahoma City Thunder by 5.5 points against the Houston Rockets in a battle between the top two teams in the Western Conference. The Rockets defeated the Thunder 119-116 five games ago as 1.0-point underdogs at legal NBA betting sites.

Houston Rockets vs OKC Thunder Betting Lines

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Houston Rockets	+5.5 (-105)	+190	O212.5 (-110)
Oklahoma City Thunder	-5.5 (-115)	-230	U212.5 (-110)

Since losing that game in Houston, the Thunder have covered the spread in four-straight games. They’ve cashed legal Oklahoma sports betting tickets on the moneyline in eight of their last nine games.

As for the Rockets, they’re 5-2 against the spread (4-3 outright) as an underdog this season. They’re known as a defensive team but have hit the over at Texas sports betting apps in five of their last seven games.

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Zachary Kelley

Zach graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Writing, Editing, and Media. Zach is interested in the legalization aspect of sports betting and enjoys participating in DFS. He has a passion for sports writing and most enjoys writing about football and baseball both professional and collegiate.