The set-up: The Bucks are 1-2, most recently coming off a blowout loss to the Knicks in New York. Milwaukee has uncharacteristically struggled on the defensive end in the early going, but I expect the team to put an added emphasis on that end of the floor this evening as it looks to get back on track against the defending Eastern Conference champions.

The pick: Miami hasn't looked particularly great either to open the season, and it'll have to play this game without the services of star Jimmy Butler. The Heat's strength has been their defense, conceding just 105 PPG so far. Without Butler in the line-up, the last thing the home side will want to do is to turn this into a "track meet" with the high-flying Bucks. I expect a hard-fought, but ultimately lower-scoring affair between these two Eastern Conference heavyweights. Consider the under.

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