Bucks Face Trail Blazers: Can Milwaukee Handle Back-to-Back?

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00:00Bucks on the second leg of a road back-to-back, laying five and a half in the Rose City against the Trail Blazers.

00:05229 and a hook is the total tonight.

00:09Yesterday, Milwaukee in Salt Lake, beating up on the worst team in the Western Conference, the Utah Jazz, winning 125-110.

00:16Covering in that game, winning by 15 on the road.

00:20Yeah, you're taking a look also at another instance, Ben, where you're trying to line up and say,

00:24all right, where's the advantages here for the home team?

00:26Well, the simple advantage is, Portland's not a great team, but they're home, they're rested and ready.

00:30The Milwaukee Bucks, once again, played last night.

00:32Way more talented roster, no doubt.

00:34And even in the anticipated starting lineup tonight, Lillard, Jackson, Prince, Antonio Cupo, and Lopez.

00:39You take a look at the Blazers, Simons, Camara, Denny, Avicii, Grant, and also Aiton.

00:44So, for Aiton, excuse me, De'Andre Aiton.

00:47But if you are looking at, again, this line, open up six and a half, now dipping to five and a half.

00:51And I do agree with that movement, because back-to-backs are always tricky, as you pointed out.

00:55We don't know all that information until later in the afternoon.

00:58But the line's moving accordingly.

00:59You're saying, well, yes, you have a built-in advantage.

01:02And maybe, if one of those starters is not playing tonight, extra advantage for the home team that's rested and ready for the game.

01:08I'll take the points, once again, with the Portland Trail Blazers in this game.

01:11Banking on a little bit of jet lag and maybe a starter out that Portland will be full gas on their offense.