NBA · Sunday, Nov 8, 2026 · 8:10 p.m. ET · Final · Sun, Nov 8

Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks expert picks and results, Nov 8, 2026

Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Bucks 117–97 on Nov 8, 2026. 6 of 7 moneyline picks (86%), 6 of 7 spread picks, 7 of 10 over/under picks were right. Each pick below is graded at the exact line recorded with that source's pick. Updated Nov 9, 2026, 7 a.m. ET.

Matchup picture · final · 22 experts graded

Celtics beat the Bucks 117–97: 6 of 7 experts picked the Celtics

Spread: 6 of 7 right · Over/under: 7 of 10 right.

MIL to win, no spread pick 1
MIL to cover, no moneyline pick 1
BOS to cover, no moneyline pick 6
BOS to win, no spread pick 6
Over/under pick only 6
Other 2

Boston Celtics7-2 before this game

117–97

Milwaukee Bucks1-8 before this game

Final · Sun, Nov 8, 8:10 p.m. ET · Market favorite: BOS (84%)

How the picks turned out

6 of 7 counted winner picks took the Celtics; most sources were right.

BOS: 6 (86%) · WonMIL: 1 (14%)

Spread: 6 of 7 right at the recorded lines.

Over/under: 7 of 10 right at the recorded lines.

Matchup picture

Based on 24 counted picks on this game; the picture appears once a game has 8. Bars: how the picks split by market; for against the spread and totals, the dots below a bar show which lines the sources printed. Prices are the no-margin market price when each pick was recorded, averaged per side. Not shown: 5 picks on other markets (60-min regulation, team totals, player props) — see the lists below.

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Market	Side	Picks	Lines printed	Avg. price at record
Moneyline (winner)	BOS	6		1.20
	MIL	1		—
Spread	BOS	6	-13.5, -12.5, -8.5, -7.5	1.76
	MIL	1	+13.5	2.00
Over/under	Over	3	217.5, 221.5, 226.5	2.07
	Under	7	220.5, 221.5, 223.5, 224.5, 227.5	1.92

Picks

30 picks: 7 moneyline (winner) · 7 spread · 10 over/under · 6 player props

Within each side, picks are ordered by the writer's record on that market before this game.

Moneyline (winner) (7 counted of 7)

BOS: 6 (86%) · WonMIL: 1 (14%)

Boston Celtics (6)

Recorded before tip-off (6)

Kim Smith Picks and Parlays Celtics Result only (no price) Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 12:43 a.m. ET · original page · Moneyline (winner) 21–5 · 81% before this game
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Moneyline Pick: Boston Celtics I’m taking Boston.
David Anicetti StatSalt Celtics Result only (no price) Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 1:11 a.m. ET · original page · Moneyline (winner) 15–4 · 79% before this game
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Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks Game Pick Boston Celtics ... Take the Celtics.
FanDuel Research Celtics Priced (1.12) +0.19 pts Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 8:12 a.m. ET · original page · Moneyline (winner) 9–2 · 82% before this game
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Prediction: Celtics win (79.2%)
BetMGM Celtics Priced (1.13) +0.21 pts Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 9:13 a.m. ET · original page · Moneyline (winner) 14–4 · 78% before this game
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The winning team model predicts the Celtics will win Sunday ‘s game with 80.0% confidence
Cameron Ross Winners and Whiners Celtics Result only (no price) Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 12:42 a.m. ET · original page · Moneyline (winner) 3–0 · 100% before this game
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Pick: Boston Celtics
PredixSport Celtics Priced (1.13) +0.20 pts Win
published Sun, Nov 8, 12:18 p.m. ET · original page · Moneyline (winner) 31–18 · 63% before this game
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Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics 🏆 Winner: Boston Celtics (84.4%)

Milwaukee Bucks (1)

Recorded before tip-off (1)

Guy Bruhn Doc's Sports Bucks Result only (no price) Loss
captured Sat, Nov 7, 6:42 p.m. ET · original page · Moneyline (winner) 2–1 · 67% before this game
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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

Spread (7 counted of 7)

BOS: 6 (86%)MIL: 1 (14%)

Boston Celtics (6)

Recorded before tip-off (6)

NBA Expert Picks: Bold Predictions & Winning Tips for Bettors Celtics -8.5 Priced (1.48) +0.55 pts CLV -0.8% Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 8:40 a.m. ET · original page · Spread 6–2 · 75% before this game
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Milwaukee Bucks-Boston Celtics Boston Celtics -8.50 (AH) superman2000 odds 1.5
Peter Tran Sports Chat Place Celtics -12.5 Priced (1.90) +1.00 pts Win
captured Sat, Nov 7, 11:12 p.m. ET · original page · Spread 14–8 · 64% before this game
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Peter Tran's Free Pick: Boston -12.5
SportyTrader Celtics -7.5 Priced (1.40) +0.49 pts Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 12:13 p.m. ET · original page · Spread 1–0 · 100% before this game
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8 nov 2026, 8:00 p.m. Estados Unidos - NBA Milwaukee Bucks - Boston Celtics Pronósticos Milwaukee Bucks Boston Celtics Celtics -7.5 Cuota
NBAmaniacs Celtics -8.5 Priced (1.47) +0.55 pts Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 1:14 p.m. ET · original page · Spread 1–0 · 100% before this game
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Boston Celtics hándicap -8,5 . No hablamos de paliza, pero sí de que los chicos de Joe Mazzulla son mejores y deben imponer su ley con cierta claridad.
Peter Dewey SI Betting (Sports Illustrated) Celtics -13.5 Priced (1.95) +1.04 pts CLV -2.0% Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 12:42 p.m. ET · original page · Spread 14–11 · 56% before this game
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Pick: Celtics -13.5 (-104 at DraftKings)
Sam Avellone Pickswise Celtics -12.5 Priced (1.87) +0.96 pts Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 7:11 p.m. ET · original page · Spread 1–1 · 50% before this game
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Sam Avellone Fair Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks NBA Sun, Nov 8 8:00 PM Spread - Boston Celtics -12.5

Milwaukee Bucks (1)

Recorded before tip-off (1)

Nathan Beighle USA Today Sportsbook Wire Bucks +13.5 Priced (1.85) -1.00 pts CLV -6.5% Loss
captured Sun, Nov 8, 11:42 a.m. ET · original page · Spread 7–3 · 70% before this game
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Against the spread BET BUCKS +13.5 (-115) . The Celtics haven't been great as a sizable favorite this season... take BUCKS +13.5 (-115)

Over/under (10 counted of 10)

Over: 3 (30%)Under: 7 (70%)

Over (3)

Recorded before tip-off (3)

NBA Expert Picks: Bold Predictions & Winning Tips for Bettors Over 217.5 Priced (1.62) -1.00 pts CLV -4.4% Loss
captured Sun, Nov 8, 8:40 a.m. ET · original page · Over/under 4–4 · 50% before this game
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Milwaukee Bucks-Boston Celtics Over 217.5 points superman2000 odds 1.6
Master Parley Over 221.5 Priced (1.91) -1.00 pts Loss
captured Sun, Nov 8, 8:41 a.m. ET · original page
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HOY 9:00 PM Boston Celtics ML: -790 Predicción: 124 VS O/U: 221.5 RL: -12.5 Milwaukee Bucks ML: +552 Predicción: 101 📊 PROB. MODELO 78% 🎯 CONFIANZA 8/10 ⚡ POWER INDEX Milwaukee Bucks 32.24 Boston Ce ... 2 puntos, margen suficiente para superar 221.5. Las rotaciones de ambos equipos llegan en racha ofensiva, un detalle que el mercado no siempre ajusta a tiempo. 🏆 LOGRO RECOMENDADO Altas (Over) 221.5
NBAmaniacs Over 226.5 Priced (2.30) -1.00 pts Loss
captured Sun, Nov 8, 1:14 p.m. ET · original page
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Más de 226,5 puntos en total . Si Boston domina como se espera no sería sorprendente que diesen cierto aire a los Bucks y que nos fuésemos a un marcador alto;

Under (7)

Recorded before tip-off (7)

VseProSport Under 223.5 Priced (1.85) +0.95 pts CLV -8.1% Win
published Sun, Nov 8, 3:59 p.m. ET · original page · Over/under 4–1 · 80% before this game
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🏀 🇺🇸 Милуоки Бакс — Бостон Селтикс. Прогноз на матч НБА — тотал меньше 223,5 очков ⚫️ 1,80
Kleos Sports Free Plays Under 221.5 author odds 1.91 · Result only (no price) Win
published Wed, Nov 4, 4:10 p.m. ET · original page · Over/under 1–0 · 100% before this game
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Free NBA Play 🏀 🌟 BUCKS / CELTICS UNDER 221.5 (3 UNITS) -110
VPrognoze · Fogg Under 220.5 Priced (1.91) +1.00 pts CLV -2.5% Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 5:42 p.m. ET · original page · Over/under 1–0 · 100% before this game
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04:00 Милуоки Бакс - Бостон Селтикс Баскетбол. NBA. Регулярный чемпионат ТМ (220.5) @1.95
Kim Smith Picks and Parlays Under 224.5 Priced (1.77) +0.88 pts Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 12:43 a.m. ET · original page · Over/under 15–11–1 · 58% before this game
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Total Pick: Under 224.5 Points Give me the under 224.5 if that’s the number.
Yahoo Sports Under 220.5 Priced (1.91) +1.00 pts CLV -4.5% Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 11:14 a.m. ET · original page · Over/under 2–2 · 50% before this game
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Celtics vs Bucks pick: Under 220.5 (-110, FanDuel)
Kappara.Net Under 227.5 Priced (1.57) +0.68 pts CLV -6.5% Win
published Sun, Nov 8, 3:10 a.m. ET · original page · Over/under 5–10 · 33% before this game
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09.11.26 04:00 Милуоки Бакс - Бостон Селтикс ТМ(227.5) 1.58
Nathan Beighle USA Today Sportsbook Wire Under 221.5 Priced (1.92) +1.00 pts CLV -3.3% Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 11:42 a.m. ET · original page · Over/under 3–10 · 23% before this game
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Over/Under BET UNDER 221.5 (-110) . Both sides are trending toward the Under here.

Player props (5 counted of 6)

Recorded before tip-off (6)

NBAmaniacs Over 24.5 Jayson Tatum · points · actual 21 Result only (no price) Loss
captured Sun, Nov 8, 1:14 p.m. ET · original page · Player props 2–1 · 67% before this game
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+24,5 puntos Jayson Tatum. Milwaukee tiene una de las peores defensas de la NBA y el alero de los Celtics está en plena forma.
Exklusive Sportwetten Over 24.5 Jayson Tatum · points · actual 21 author odds 1.59 · Result only (no price) Loss
published Sun, Nov 8, 5:11 p.m. ET · original page
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🇺🇸 Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics ⏰ 09.11.2026 | 02:00 Uhr 🎯 Tipp: Jayson Tatum 25+ Punkte (inkl. OT) 📊 Quote: 1,588
Nathan Beighle USA Today Sportsbook Wire Over 13.5 JAIME JAQUEZ JR. · points author odds 1.87 · Result only (no price) Not graded
captured Sun, Nov 8, 11:42 a.m. ET · original page · Player props 5–6 · 45% before this game
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Best prop bet Bucks F JAIME JAQUEZ JR. OVER 13.5 POINTS (-115). Jaquez Jr. has hit double-digit field goals in 3 straight games... back his Over here.
Zak Hanshew Covers Over 19.5 Brayden Burries · PTS+REB+AST · actual 25 Result only (no price) Win
captured Sun, Nov 8, 10:11 a.m. ET · original page · Player props 5–7 · 42% before this game
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Brayden Burries o19.5 Total Points, Rebounds, and Assists (46%) ... Zak Hanshew Betting Analyst ... Trade to 20.5.
Zak Hanshew Covers Over 7.5 Jayson Tatum · assists · actual 6 Priced (2.38) -1.00 pts Loss
captured Sun, Nov 8, 11:42 a.m. ET · original page · Player props 5–7 · 42% before this game
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BOS @ MIL Sun, Nov 8 • 8:00 PM ET Total Assists Jayson Tatum o7.5 Total Assists (40%) Best Odds o5.5 74% Pick made: an hour ago Zak Hanshew Betting Analyst
Peter Dewey SI Betting (Sports Illustrated) Over 6.5 Jayson Tatum · assists · actual 6 Priced (1.80) -1.00 pts Loss
captured Sun, Nov 8, 12:42 p.m. ET · original page · Player props 12–18 · 40% before this game
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Jayson Tatum OVER 6.5 Assists (-127)

Recording history · 36 recordings, including 5 repeats of the same pick

34 Recorded before tip-off (94%)
0 Timestamped before tip-off (0%)
2 Read after the game (6%)

Read after the game: the pick as the source shows it now, read after the game started, with no verifiable pre-game stamp. These picks are shown and counted in recording history only; they do not enter records, points or leaderboards. What the labels mean →

Repeats and picks read after the game (6)

Recorded before tip-off (0 + 4 repeats)

SportyTrader Celtics -7.5 Priced (1.40) Repeat
captured Sun, Nov 8, 12:14 p.m. ET · original page · Spread 1–0 · 100% before this game
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El pronóstico: Celtics -7.5
VPrognoze · Fogg Under 221.5 Priced (1.91) Repeat
captured Sun, Nov 8, 5:42 p.m. ET · original page · Over/under 1–0 · 100% before this game
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04:00 Милуоки Бакс - Бостон Селтикс Баскетбол. NBA. Регулярный чемпионат ТМ (221.5) @1.90
Exklusive Sportwetten Over 24.5 Jayson Tatum · points · actual 21 author odds 1.59 · Result only (no price) Repeat
published Sun, Nov 8, 5:11 p.m. ET · original page
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Spielер. Extra Gesamtpunkte: Jayson Tatum Gesamtzahl Punkte 25 oder mehr: Spielerstatistik Milwaukee Bucks - Spielerstatistik Boston Celtics (Overtime Inklusive) ... 🎯 Tipp: Jayson Tatum 25+ Punkte (inkl. OT)
Zak Hanshew Covers Over 19.5 Brayden Burries · PTS+REB+AST · actual 25 Result only (no price) Repeat
captured Sun, Nov 8, 11:42 a.m. ET · original page · Player props 5–7 · 42% before this game
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BOS @ MIL Sun, Nov 8 • 8:00 PM ET Total Points, Rebounds, and Assists BB Brayden Burries o19.5 Total Points, Rebounds, and Assists (46%) Best Odds o14.5 79% Pick made: an hour ago Zak Hanshew Betting Analyst

Read after the game (1 + 1 repeat)

Overbetting.ru Celtics -12.5 author odds 1.84 · Result only (no price) Not graded · read after the game
captured Sun, Nov 8, 8:40 p.m. ET · original page · Spread 2–0 · 100% before this game
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Милуоки Бакс – Бостон Селтикс 04:00, 09 ноя 1.84 Фора 2 (-12.5). с ОТ Ставка: 500
Pickswise Celtics -12.5 author odds 1.91 · Result only (no price) Repeat
captured Sun, Nov 8, 8:40 p.m. ET · original page · Spread 24–19–1 · 56% before this game
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BOS vs MIL 1st | Spread - Boston Celtics -12.5 | 2⭐ | -110 | Rebet | Bet Now |

More markets

Periods, exact scores, 60-minute calls and same-game combos for this game. Graded on the final and period scores and counted on their own, apart from the leaderboards and the pick count above. All sources on these markets →

Exact score (1 pick · 0-1-0 · 0.0%)

SportsJaw BOS 116 – 105 MIL Loss
captured Sat, Nov 7, 11:42 p.m. ET · original page
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SportsJaw matchup writeup Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, Odds and Best Bet for Nov. 8, 2026 The Boston Celtics will beat the Milwaukee Bucks, with a projected score of Celtics 116, Bucks 105.

Market reference (no-margin closing probabilities)

Before tip-off, the betting market gave the Celtics a 84% chance to win (with bookmaker margin removed) and the Bucks 16%, by the median of the no-margin closing prices behind the recorded picks. Market lines are shown for context so you can compare each source's pick with the market of the day; each pick is graded against the line recorded with that pick. How points are calculated

Lines the sources printed: Spread BOS -13.5, BOS -12.5, BOS -8.5, BOS -7.5, MIL +13.5; Over/under 217.5, 220.5, 221.5, 223.5, 224.5, 226.5, 227.5.

Sources

22 sources · 22 pages · Tip-off Sun, Nov 8, 8:10 p.m. ET; picks seen after it are labeled. How recording works

BetMGM · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 9:13 a.m. ET
Covers · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 10:11 a.m. ET; last Sun, Nov 8, 11:42 a.m. ET
Doc's Sports · record · first recorded Sat, Nov 7, 6:42 p.m. ET
Exklusive Sportwetten · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 5:11 p.m. ET
FanDuel Research · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 8:12 a.m. ET
Kappara.Net · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 3:10 a.m. ET
Kleos Sports Free Plays · record · first recorded Wed, Nov 4, 4:10 p.m. ET
Master Parley · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 8:41 a.m. ET
NBA Expert Picks: Bold Predictions & Winning Tips for Bettors · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 8:40 a.m. ET; last Sun, Nov 8, 8:40 a.m. ET
NBAmaniacs · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 1:14 p.m. ET; last Sun, Nov 8, 1:14 p.m. ET
Picks and Parlays · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 12:43 a.m. ET; last Sun, Nov 8, 12:43 a.m. ET
Pickswise · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 7:11 p.m. ET
PredixSport · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 12:18 p.m. ET
SI Betting (Sports Illustrated) · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 12:42 p.m. ET; last Sun, Nov 8, 12:42 p.m. ET
Sports Chat Place · record · first recorded Sat, Nov 7, 11:12 p.m. ET
SportyTrader · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 12:13 p.m. ET
StatSalt · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 1:11 a.m. ET
USA Today Sportsbook Wire · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 11:42 a.m. ET; last Sun, Nov 8, 11:42 a.m. ET
VPrognoze · Fogg · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 5:42 p.m. ET
VseProSport · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 3:59 p.m. ET
Winners and Whiners · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 12:42 a.m. ET
Yahoo Sports · record · first recorded Sun, Nov 8, 11:14 a.m. ET