Bucks Maintain Top Performance Despite Struggling Stars
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00:02 >> It's Donnie, the Bucks are 5-2 in their opening seven games of this year.
00:06 One of the best records around the association, but only won 5-1.
00:11 Tonight, they head to Indianapolis to take on the Pacers,
00:14 a team that has also won five games.
00:17 The Bucks booked as a favorite again.
00:19 They have been booked as a favorite now in all eight of their first games this year.
00:23 Donnie, what's the focus tonight for this matchup in Indy?
00:27 >> Well, the thing that we take a look at the Pacers, they play no defense.
00:29 So that total listed at 243 and a half sounds ridiculous.
00:32 And also, let's keep in mind, both of these basketball teams, Ben,
00:35 played basketball games last night.
00:37 So these are back to backs that were expected close to 250 points total.
00:41 I'll probably just lean to the under,
00:43 just because that's the way I think it would make a lot of sense here.
00:46 But also, if we're looking at a team that's better than the other one, look,
00:48 Milwaukee is markedly better than the Indiana Pacers at this point.
00:51 But if we're looking at that cheap price, that might lead us to,
00:54 is Lillard gonna suit up in this game?
00:56 Is Giannis gonna suit up in this game?
00:57 And also, who actually is gonna be in the starting lineup for
00:59 the Indiana Pacers?
01:00 In this game, I would lean under and go with Milwaukee at this point.
01:03 But again, in the NBA, you always gotta check those starting lineups,
01:06 because we do the show early in the morning, case in point, yesterday.
01:09 Hey, I love Ben Simmons, hit his rebound prop.
01:11 He didn't play in that basketball game.
01:12 Now, you don't lose the wager on that end of it when you take a prop.
01:16 But if you take a side going, well, I love Milwaukee.
01:18 Hey, by the way, Giannis is sitting this one out.
01:20 Yeah, that's gonna hurt your pocket.
01:21 >> Yeah.
01:22 Yeah, DRS, the Pacers victorious last night as well.
01:25 They won by 16.
01:26 134-118 at home inside the Game Bridge Fieldhouse.
01:31 That game goes over a total of 241.5 pregame.
01:36 In fact, the Pacers have gone over their pregame numbers in seven of their eight
01:40 NBA games this year.
01:42 In the last four, Donnie, have all been with a pregame over under of 238 or higher.
01:47 So seeing that number at 242 tonight should be no surprise.
01:51 Tyrese Halliburton last night, 16 points, 13 dimes.
01:55 A double-double for Indiana's point guard, a guy that does it all for this Pacers side.
02:01 Again, Indiana, Donnie, five and three so far for this season.
02:07 They have been incredibly solid as well.
02:10 And as an underdog, they've only been a dog twice.
02:13 A 13-point dog against Boston.
02:16 The Celtics scored 155, that game sailing well over.
02:19 And a two-and-a-half-point dog against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
02:22 They are one and one straight up and against the spread.
02:26 On the other side, Donnie, again, the Bucks are one, five, and one.
02:29 ATS this year, despite a five-and-two start to this season.
02:35 Giannis and Dame playing alongside one another, Donnie.
02:39 Has it been the picture that maybe Bucks fans envisioned to start off this year?
02:43 The two have been off to pretty slow starts this season.
02:45 >> Yes, and they have been, and also, but you have to keep in mind, both of these guys
02:49 are high-volume scorers.
02:51 So each one of them is gonna take away from the other when you play on the same team.
02:54 They're just trying to figure out who is actually going to get those major minutes in the fourth
02:58 quarter.
02:59 Now, granted, they'll both be on the court, but who's gonna be handling the primary points
03:02 of, okay, I'm gonna take the shot on this, which play is going to get drawn up for me
03:05 in clutch time?
03:06 They'll figure that out right now.
03:08 It's not a dream scenario, I should say a dream start for the Bucks, but they're two
03:11 professionals here.
03:12 And Giannis seems like the guy you can easily get along with, as opposed to saying, hey,
03:16 Dame, you came to my basketball team.
03:18 It's my basketball at the end of games.
03:20 He doesn't seem like that type of guy.
03:21 They'll be just fine, but it is takes a little bit of time to get acclimated on court when
03:25 two superstars are expected to dominate in what the go time, as we like to say at the
03:30 end of the game.
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