Bucks NBA Championship Odds Following Latest Giannis Antetokounmpo Injury Update

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to miss time with a calf strain, but the Bucks are still +3000 to win the title.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to miss time with a calf strain, but the Bucks are still +3000 to win the title. / Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has missed the team's last three games, and it appears he'll miss much more than that.

According to ESPN's Shams Charania, Antetokounmpo will miss the next week with a calf strain -- including the NBA All-Star Game -- for Milwaukee. The two-time league MVP is expected to return after the break, but the Bucks have games against Philadelphia, Golden State, and Minnesota until then.

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will be sidelined through the next week due to a mild calf strain and will miss the NBA All-Star Game next Sunday, sources tell ESPN. Antetokounmpo, out since Feb. 2, is expected to return to action shortly after All-Star break. pic.twitter.com/wl8Lu6yWNq

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 9, 2025

The Bucks have gone through a bit of a rough stretch, falling to fifth in the Eastern Conference -- behind the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and Indiana Pacers -- and they are just two games up on the No. 7-seeded Miami Heat.

Even though Antetokounmpo is sidelined, and he had a calf injury that cost him last season's playoff series against Indiana, oddsmakers aren't dropping the Bucks in the latest NBA title odds at DraftKings Sportsbook.

The Bucks remain seventh in the odds at +3000, tied with the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks.

Antetokounmpo has put together an MVP-caliber season, averaging 31.8 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game while shooting 60.8 percent from the field and 18.8 percent from 3. With the Bucks trading Khris Middleton at the deadline, a lot of the offensive load will fall on Damian Lillard and newly acquired forward Kyle Kuzma for the Bucks.

Oddsmakers have set Milwaukee as a two-point home underdog without Giannis against the 76ers on Sunday.

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