I’m on the Bucks Moneyline in this Home opener for the 76ers vs the Bucks for this these reasons:

- Giannis and Lillard are playing, while Joel Embiid and Paul George are not. Simple as that. Bucks need this game to show the growth of their star duo after a long last season of disappointment, and Philly are clearly giving their stars the time to fully heal before seeing the court together for the first time.

- The Roster for Philly is very young, lead by Tyrese Maxey tonight, and they are running veteran leaders Kyle Lowry, Andre Drummond, and Reggie Jackson tonight without Embiid and PG, while Bucks are running their same starters as last season, just without Chris Middleton, however the additions of Gary Trent Jr and Taraun Prince will greatly improve their bench scoring.

- It’s Nick Nurse vs Doc Rivers. Rivers is likely on his last leg of coaching in the NBA. I’ll bet on the coach in the hotter seat, especially with this being a game set up for bad consequences heading into the season if he were to lose this game out the gate.

Official Play: Bucks Moneyline

Side Bet: Under 224.50

Hail Mary: Gary Trent Jr over 12.5 Points