Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Final — November 4, 2026
MILOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)BOS
MILDefenseBOSMILTeamBOSMILRecent formBOSMILHome and roadseason to dateBOSMILLast 10 gamesBOSInjuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
No key players listed.
Key players only. Injury report as of November 4, 9:40 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Bucks (1-6) visited the Celtics (5-2) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7:40 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Bucks scored 110.6 points per game (29th of 30) and allowed 116.8 (20th). The Celtics scored 114.8 points per game (19th of 30) and allowed 107.2 (1st).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Bucks 112.1 (25th), Celtics 119.9 (2nd). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Bucks 118.4 (26th), Celtics 111.8 (4th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Bucks −6.3 (25th), Celtics +8.0 (4th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Bucks are 1-6 and 2-5 against the spread; their last game was a 112-100 loss to the Timberwolves. The Celtics are 5-2 and 3-4 against the spread; their last game was a 109-93 loss to the Rockets.
The Celtics closed as 12.5-point favorites at home against the Bucks. The spread opened at Celtics -14.5. The total closed at 222.5, down from 225.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Bucks +430, Celtics -600) prices the Bucks at 18% and the Celtics at 82%.
Written from the numbers available before tip-off.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Milwaukee Bucks 102, Boston Celtics 109
Boston Celtics won by 7.
- Against the closing spread (Boston Celtics -12.5): Milwaukee Bucks covered.
- Combined score 211 vs the closing total of 222.5: Under.
- Boston Celtics closed at -600 on the moneyline (a 82% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Bucks +14.5 (-110)
Bucks +12.5 (-115)
Celtics -1000 87%
Celtics -600 82%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game20.537th
- Rebounds per game4.8131st
- Assists per game4.159th
- Minutes per game31.3
- Points per game17.366th
- Rebounds per game4.6138th
- Assists per game5.629th
- Minutes per game32.1
- Points per game21.8
- Rebounds per game10.0
- Assists per game5.3
- Minutes per game32.6
- Points per game17.365th
- Rebounds per game5.399th
- Assists per game3.688th
- Minutes per game30.7
Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 392 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 14 times since 2022: the Bucks won 4 and the Celtics 10.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | Celtics 133, Bucks 101 Celtics won | ||
| Mar 2, 2026 | Celtics 108, Bucks 81 Celtics won | ||
| Feb 1, 2026 | Bucks 79, Celtics 107 Celtics won | ||
| Dec 11, 2025 | Celtics 101, Bucks 116 Bucks won | ||
| Dec 6, 2024 | Bucks 105, Celtics 111 Celtics won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Milwaukee Bucks
- Milwaukee Bucks team stats
- Los Angeles Lakers 123, Milwaukee Bucks 112 (Nov 11)
- Milwaukee Bucks 85, New York Knicks 117 (Nov 10)
- Boston Celtics 117, Milwaukee Bucks 97 (Nov 8)
Boston Celtics
- Boston Celtics team stats
- Boston Celtics 98, Toronto Raptors 93 (Nov 11)
- Boston Celtics 123, Philadelphia 76ers 101 (Nov 10)
- Boston Celtics 117, Milwaukee Bucks 97 (Nov 8)
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More NBA games on November 4, 2026
- Philadelphia 76ers 112, Detroit Pistons 106 (Nov 4)
- Atlanta Hawks 120, Washington Wizards 105 (Nov 4)
- Charlotte Hornets 104, Brooklyn Nets 114 (Nov 4)
- Chicago Bulls 105, New York Knicks 135 (Nov 4)
- Cleveland Cavaliers 116, Oklahoma City Thunder 124 (Nov 4)
- Indiana Pacers 107, Memphis Grizzlies 103 (Nov 4)
- Utah Jazz 113, New Orleans Pelicans 120 (Nov 4)
- Minnesota Timberwolves 117, Houston Rockets 107 (Nov 4)
- Toronto Raptors 109, Denver Nuggets 128 (Nov 4)
- Portland Trail Blazers 132, Phoenix Suns 119 (Nov 4)
- Dallas Mavericks 111, San Antonio Spurs 112 (Nov 4)
- Los Angeles Lakers 116, Sacramento Kings 103 (Nov 4)
- Miami Heat 117, Los Angeles Clippers 116 (Nov 4)
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