Scottie Barnes and the Raptors visit Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks on Friday night (8:00 p.m. ET, Sportsnet). Both teams – while worlds apart record-wise — enter the weekend on hot streaks. 

The Sporting News has you covered with the NBA odds for this Eastern Conference clash, as well as some best bets and top props from the BetMGM online sportsbook.

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The Raps have put together two big surprise wins. They bested Steph Curry and the Warriors 104-101 on Monday, then stunned the reigning-champion Celtics 110-97 on Wednesday. Everyone’s finally healthy, and Darko Rajakovic’s squad looks feisty again.

The Bucks will be a tough out in Milwaukee, though. Doc Rivers’ team has won five of its past six games, and the Bucks are 14-7 at Fiserv Forum this season. Giannis and company have already defeated Toronto twice since November, once by 14 and once by 24.

Let’s get to the odds for this Friday night tilt, then reveal some best bets, top props, and our final score prediction for Raps vs. Bucks.

Raptors vs. Bucks odds, pick against spread

All odds and props are from BetMGM, an authorized gaming operator of the NBA.

• ATS: Bucks -12.5 (-110) | Raptors +12.5 (-110)
• Moneyline: Celtics -700 | Raptors +500
• Over/under: O 229.5 (-110) | U 229.5 (-110)

Raptors vs. Bucks best bets and final score prediction

Don’t expect the Bucks to take Toronto lightly. After the Raptors surprised the Warriors on Monday and then shock-smashed the Celtics on Wednesday, Milwaukee will most likely be full throttle from the opening tip to the final whistle.

Doc Rivers’ squad has already found a groove of late, too. During its 5-1 stretch, Milwaukee has averaged 119.3 points per game. That’s bad news for Toronto — when Raptors opponents have eclipsed 119 points this season, the Raps have gone 1-20.

Toronto has played better of late, but this team is still 1-18 on the road. And who guards Giannis and Damian Lillard? Who scores on the interior with Brook Lopez lurking? Who grabs boards over the Greek Freak and Bobby Portis? There are simply too many question marks.

The Raptors have surprised us with straight-up wins over superior opponents two games in a row. If they make it three straight, I’ll go on a polar plunge on Saturday morning. Expect things to go back to normal on Friday night, with a young Toronto team falling in enemy territory to a vastly better squad with far too many weapons.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION: Bucks 124, Raptors 109 — The Bucks win and cover, while the total goes OVER the projected total of 229.5.

Raptors vs. Bucks top player prop bet

Brook Lopez, C, Bucks: OVER 1.5 blocks (-125)

The Raptors have been swatted six times per game this season, and only the Blazers, Warriors and Jazz have been blocked at a higher rate. On Wednesday against the Celtics, Toronto got rejected eight times.

The Raps aren’t a great three-point shooting team — they’re below 35 percent on the season and the road and shot just 32.5 percent against Boston — so the opportunities will be there for BroLo to rack up some blocks.

The active leader in blocks, Lopez is quietly working on a dark-horse Hall-of-Fame bid down the line. He’s 36 years old and he has the fourth-most swats in the NBA this season. Two blocks feel like a layup prop.