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RT6 - Question 5 - Bucks Over/Under
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: September 25, 2016, 9:11 pm
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The Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas released its 2016-17 season
over/under win totals with the Bucks originally coming at 39.5
wins before the line dropped to 37.5 wins after news of Khris
Middleton’s injury. Are you over or under and what is your
predicted record for Milwaukee this season? Are the playoffs
still possible, and what would it take from Giannis, Jabari and
co?
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Re: RT6 - Question 5 - Bucks Over/Under
DIR By: heffernon
Date: September 26, 2016, 11:27 am
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John H - Dropping just two wins is pretty disrespectful to
Middleton. His impact on this team has been huge in his tenure
in Milwaukee and, as we all know, that impact is going to be
next to impossible to replace.
I think the Bucks will be under that win total. I expect the
team to win about 35 games this year. But I would love to be
wrong, have the team win 40+ games and snag a low playoff seed!
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Re: RT6 - Question 5 - Bucks Over/Under
DIR By: Rohan Katti
Date: September 26, 2016, 11:38 am
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Rohan K - I'll be optimistic and take the over at around 40
wins. I know that Khris Middleton will be impossible to replace,
but I think this could be the year that Giannis and Jabari make
the leap in to the realm of the superstars. I could also be
totally wrong and the Bucks have a dumpster fire of a season,
finding themselves having a top-three pick in next year's draft.
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Re: RT6 - Question 5 - Bucks Over/Under
DIR By: adammcgee
Date: September 26, 2016, 10:11 pm
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I'm taking the under. 30-35 seems most likely to me at present,
although I can see a scenario where it turns out dramatically
better and the over comes into play.
Any chance of the over relies on Giannis and Jabari breaking out
and reaching new heights, that's possible, but for everything to
go right for the Bucks, they need to be firing from the
beginning of the year. If they start the season well, the Bucks
could really surprise people from there, but I'm of the opinion
that without Middleton this team wouldn't be able to bounce back
from a slow start.
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Re: RT6 - Question 5 - Bucks Over/Under
DIR By: JordanTreske
Date: September 27, 2016, 1:17 am
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If I were a betting man, I would take the under. But I'm not a
betting man and I would still take the under.
I'm still acclimating to what the team's rotation looks like
without Middleton, but I would probably pencil in 31-36 wins for
the Bucks right now. However, with players like Giannis and
Jabari at the helm, it's not crazy to think they take a big leap
and overcome Middleton's absence. On the other hand, the Bucks
are now relying on many more other factors in order for that to
happen. At this point in time, the playoffs are a possibility
but boy, do a lot of things have to break the Bucks' way to make
that a reality.
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Re: RT6 - Question 5 - Bucks Over/Under
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: September 29, 2016, 8:03 am
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I don’t like to get too adventurous with my predictions, so it
will come as little surprise that I’m taking the under.
Initially I was right on the line at 38-40 wins, but the loss of
Middleton for the majority of the season has bumped me well
under the adjusted total to 33-35 wins. Unless Giannis and
Jabari take another huge leap forward and consistently play at
an All-Star level every night, I just can’t see the Bucks being
above .500 and in the playoff race next season.
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