Chicago at Milwaukee

Milwaukee will begin to defend its title against Chicago, which stumbled into the playoffs while losing four of its last five games. The Bulls are 6-16 ATS in their last 22 games. The Bucks had won three straight before losing at Cleveland on the final day of the regular season when they rested their starters. However, the Bucks did show some scoring depth with Sandro Mamukelashvili, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, and Jordan Nwora combining for 79 points. Milwaukee won all four meetings this season, and three of them went UNDER, including a 94-90 victory on Jan. 21 that went UNDER by 43 points. The Bulls are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 road games and 7-21 ATS overall as underdogs. Milwaukee is 6-1-1 ATS in its last eight conference quarterfinal games, and the Bucks have held the Bulls to 50.7 points in the first half in this season's four meetings. Chicago has some key injuries, including Zach LaVine, who is questionable with a knee injury, and the Bulls already have lost Lonzo Ball (knee) for the rest of the playoffs. Take the Bucks and the First-Half UNDER.