This is a 10* TOTAL on the OVER Bulls/Bucks.

Zach Lavine is out for Chicago, but I'm still expecting a more wide-open and ultimately higher-scoring contest here in Game 5 between the Bucks and Bulls.

Milwaukee was supposed to struggle without Khris Middleton in the line-up, but that's not been the case, as Milwaukee enters having won two straight.

Now at home and with a chance to close out the series and get a few extra days of rest, I expect the home side to push the pace.

And the DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic won't be going down with a fight today. The Bulls have uncharacteristically struggled from the field in thi series, which isn't the norm as they finished shooting 48 percent from the field collectively, which ranked third overall.

The UNDER has cashed over the first four games of this series, but that fact has only helped in driving tonight's O/U line a few points lower than it normally would/should be.

This number is now a little TOO low, the play is the OVER.

Good luck, NP