Miami at Milwaukee

The Milwaukee Bucks offense has been held in check by the Heat as they have fallen down three games to none in the series and face elimination. The Bucks have had few answers and have lost all three games by double-digits. This has only happened three times in the last ten years of the playoffs and what has resulted is seven of the eight games playing UNDER the total. The Bucks, like the eight teams before them, have to dig down deep on defense and try to turn the game into a halfcourt battle. The prospects  of that will to be in tact in the first half is the greatest and prevents a potential second half letdown if they get too far behind or tons of free throws to a stopped clock if they are close. I look for the first half to be halfcourt and hotly contested on the defensive end. Play the first half UNDER the total.