I also like the Bucks to cover the 1.5 and win outright. It’s still early in the series, but this is an important opportunity for the Bucks to win a coin-flip type game on the road against a crippled team. Milwaukee can’t go down 0-2 in two games without Harden, needing to win four of five against this level of talent and with Harden still potentially returning later on.

The Bucks’ level of urgency should be high, which should lead to shorter rotations and more minutes for the Milwaukee stars and the Bucks are sure to shoot better in Game 2. They shot 39% from 3-pt land in the season and only shot 20% in game 1. They also missed several FT's.



And I like the Bucks to come out and get a statement win tonight. They’re the better, more talented team without Harden involved and I can't see Blake Griffin scoring 18 pts again.
Play the Milw Bucks!