Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks: Prediction & Preview
Boston Celtics host Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden in the NBA on 5 November 2026. Form, head-to-head record and Hyper2Play's model prediction.
Celtics host the struggling Bucks at TD Garden
The Boston Celtics welcome the Milwaukee Bucks to TD Garden in the NBA on Thursday, 5 November 2026, with tip-off at 00:30 UTC (19:30 ET). The 2026/2027 season is only seven games old for both sides, but the early standings already show a wide gap between them.
Boston sit 8th of 30 teams with five wins and two defeats. Milwaukee are down in 28th place, having won one and lost six of their seven games.
Form guide
The Celtics arrive on the back of a 109-93 defeat away to the Houston Rockets on 3 November, which ended a run of four straight wins. Before that they won 108-97 at the Orlando Magic and took three home games in a row, beating the Chicago Bulls 125-111 and 134-99 and edging the Brooklyn Nets 125-124. Across all competitions they have won nine of 11.
Milwaukee's form reads LLLWL. They lost 112-100 at the Minnesota Timberwolves on 3 November, after heavy home defeats to the Cleveland Cavaliers, 136-111, and the Houston Rockets, 132-100. Their only win in the last five was a 110-102 home victory over the Indiana Pacers, and they have won three of 12 games across all competitions.
Head to head
Boston have won four of the last five meetings, with Milwaukee's only success in that run a 116-101 home win on 12 December 2025. Since then the Celtics have dominated, winning 107-79 at home on 1 February 2026 before winning 108-81 and 133-101 on the road in March and April.
The earliest of the five meetings listed, on 7 December 2024, was closer, with Boston winning 111-105 at home.
Key numbers
In the league so far the Celtics have scored 805 points and conceded 764 over seven games. The Bucks have scored 778 and allowed 869 in the same number of games, a defensive record that has left them with the second-worst position in the standings.
Across all competitions, Boston have outscored opponents 1312 to 1196, while Milwaukee have scored 1325 and conceded 1468. No individual scoring figures are available for this game.
Prediction
Hyper2Play's own model, based on points per game, points difference, recent form and home advantage, gives the Boston Celtics a 94% chance of winning and the Milwaukee Bucks 6%. The pick is the Boston Celtics, with high confidence.
That reflects the gap in the standings, Milwaukee's poor run of results and Boston's recent dominance in this fixture. It is a model estimate, not a guarantee, and the Bucks did beat Boston in Milwaukee as recently as December 2025.
Our own model, from points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage. An estimate, not betting advice.
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