Oklahoma City at Milwaukee

Milwaukee opened the season with a win at Boston, though the Celtics had played the night before in a showdown with Cleveland. Since then, though, the Bucks have stepped up against two good teams and lost both in a 116-97 blowout loss at home to the Cavaliers and a 96-89 defeat in a rematch with Boston as a -4.5 point home favorite. Valuable backup center Greg Monroe will be sidelined at least two more weeks due to a left calf strain. The Bucks are 5-11 ATS when playing on one day of rest, plus 4-10 ATS after scoring 100+ points in the previous game. Into town comes Oklahoma City, with reigning MVP Russell Westbrook (20.8 points, 12.2 assists, 9.8 rebounds per game) and newcomers Paul George (19.5 ppg) and Carmelo Anthony (23.8 ppg). They are fourth in the NBA in points allowed, and third in field goal defense, while averaging a league-best 11.5 steals per game with George accumulating 16. The Thunder are also Top 8 at defending the three-pointer, while the Bucks rank #24. And OKC is 18-7-1 ATS against the Eastern Conference. Play Oklahoma City.