This is a 10* TOP TOTAL on the OVER Bucks/Grizzlies.

Two really good teams. Two non-conference opponents. Often non-conference games are less intense defensively, and I definitely think that's going to be the case here between the Bucks and Grizzlies on Saturday night.

Both teams come in hot. Both are 8-2 straight up in their last ten.

The Bucks are 20-15 on the road, while the Grizzlies are 26-10 at home.

Milwaukee is coming off back-to-back wins, most recently a 114-102 victory over the lowly Wizards at home. Overall the defending champs average 115.1 points per game, which ranks fourth.

The Grizzlies are off three straight wins, scoring 122, 132 and 133 points in the process. Memphis averages 115.2 points per game, which ranks third.

When these teams played in January in Milwaukee the total flew WELL past the number in the Bucks 126-114 victory and I foresee a similar final combined score here as well.

And the icing on the cake for me here is that the Grizzlies have seen the total go OVER the number in eight of their last 11 in trying to revenge a straight up and against the spread road loss against an opponent.

So that's what I'm expecting here, a wide open affair and not much defense. I'm going with the OVER.

Good luck, NP