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MIL Bucks -1.5(-110)

Reasoning

Bobby Portis stepped up with 34 points as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard both took the night off in Saturday’s Bucks 112-101 win over Washington. The dynamic duo is expected back in the lineup as Milwaukee tries to go up 2-1 in the regular season series vs the Bulls. The Bucks road form has been far from convincing this year at just 4-8 SU in 12 games played, that’s part of the reason why they are just 1.5 point favorites here. If we disregard the loss to Cleveland, their three-ball has been exceptional in the last 3 of 4 games with 20, 17 and 14 shots made. That’s a good weapon to have against a Bulls team that plays an up-tempo style. Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in the last 8 meetings.

At 4-10 SU in 14 games played, the Bulls haven’t been convincing either at the United Center this season. They just got destroyed by the Celtics 123-98, which ended a 3-game win streak. Zach LaVine and co. were no where to be found, shooting just 37% from the field and 34% from three. Chicago’s issues on the glass arose once again as the Celtics grabbed 16 more rebounds, including 17 total on the offensive end. Going up against a player like Giannis you’re bound to have issues on that front, only 2 teams in the entire NBA allow more rebounds per game than these Bulls.

Assuming both Dame and Giannis return here, this is a gimme for the Bucks. They beat Chicago 122-106 in their most recent meeting about a month ago, with Giannis scoring 41 on 17-for-24 shooting. Dame had 20 and 10 in that game, the Bulls just don’t have enough to compete here. Go with the road team.

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IND Pacers +5.5(-110)

Reasoning

The Pacers are on a roll following last night’s dominant win in Sacramento. It was their 4th win in a row and 5th in 6 games, they are finally looking like the team we all expected them to be prior to the season starting. They’ve hit 17, 16 and 16 threes over their last 3 games, which is encouraging as they go up against the three-point happy Warriors here. Indiana is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings, they’ve beaten the Warriors 4 times in the last 5 as well. On the road at Chase Center they’ve covered 5 times in a row, my only gripe with backing the Pacers here is the fact that they are playing on a 2nd night of a back-to-back.

Golden State just bounced back from a 3-game losing streak with a 113-103 win at Minnesota on Saturday. In the 2 games prior to that their defensive effort was horrendous as Memphis and Dallas each had 144 and 143 points against them. Stability is exactly what this team needs right now. Adding Dennis Schroder into the mix to take some of the load off Stephen Curry is a good idea, but we will need to see how it’ll work in the coming weeks. The Warriors are just 3-9 SU in their last 12 games, while at home they’ve recorded only 2 wins in 6. They will want to put on a show here for their fans as they get set to play the Lakers on Christmas Day.

For a team that’s currently on a 4-game win streak coupled with a +15.1 Net Rating, getting a 5.5-point spread is very generous in my opinion. Everything is clicking for Indiana right now and I say we continue to ride this wave of success. Go with the road squad and the extra points.

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