Nets (+6) at Bucks (237)
Pick: Nets (+6)
The Eastern Conference playoff chase continues to be a zoo and the Nets aren’t doing themselves any favors. Brooklyn has won just three of its last 10 games and is now tied with Detroit for the final playoff berth in the East. The Nets and Pistons are just one game clear of Miami and two games north of Charlotte. Maybe this is just how it’s going to end for the Nets and what looked to be a promising 2018-19 will conclude with disappointment. However, the motivational mismatch here is too good to ignore. Milwaukee just had an exhilarating comeback in Philadelphia and has now locked up the East’s top seed. It would make sense if the Bucks took their foot off the gas a little and just tried to get in and get out of the final three regular season games without further injuries. The Nets are in the exact opposite position and are getting six points here. We’ll back the far more desperate team to at least keep this within two possessions.