The third-seeded Bucks are clinging for their playoff life and hoping for reinforcements forward of Video game 6 against the sixth-seeded Pacers on Thursday night.
It appears to be like they could get some enable, but oddsmakers are guessing both of their stars will not return from damage.
NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski claimed Thursday afternoon that Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) and Damian Lillard (Achilles) are both equally seeking to participate in tonight but it’s “still unclear if both will be able” to match up.
Immediately after the information, the unfold for Bucks-Pacers moved from Pacers -8.5 to -6.5 at BetMGM Sportsbook. That signifies that at the very least just one of them will perform, but possible not the two.
Antetokounmpo is dealing with a strained left calf and has not performed given that mid-April. Lillard hurt his Achilles tendon through in Match 3 and skipped Sport 4.
In Video game 4, the Pacers had been -10 place favorites with each of the Bucks’ stars out. The Pacers received that sport by 13 to consider a 3-1 direct in the collection.
The Bucks staved off elimination with a gain in Match 5 at dwelling, but now travel back again to Indiana in which they have not won a video game in this very first-round playoff series.
The odds motion is considerable plenty of to warrant belief that possibly Lillard or Antetokounmpo will participate in, but it doesn’t appear oddsmakers believe that each will. If they did, the line would have moved even decrease than Pacers -6.5.
Antetokounmpo is the for a longer period shot provided the precariousness of a calf strain and potential for even further harm.
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