Ben Burns

THE PLAY: Northern Kentucky +3.5 (-110)

The last four meetings between these teams were all decided by single digits. That includes a 2-point OT thriller (99-97 NKU) in last year's Conference Tournament. The Raiders scored the minor upset at Northern Kentucky last month. In what should be another close one, don't be surprised when the revenge-minded Norse return the favor. 

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THE PLAY: Washington Wizards +7.0 (-110)

The Bucks are off a hard-fought win against the Clippers last night. Playing in his first game back from an injury, Antetokounmpo was on a minutes restriction. With bigger games to follow this one, it would make sense for him to rest for tonight's game against the lowly Wizards. I won't count on that though, as I'm not yet seeing any reports mentioning that will be the case. Either way, however, I expect the Bucks to have their hands full. We know Portis is out for Milwaukee. Middleton is expected to make his debut for the Wizards. He should provide a boost and ensure Washington competes. The Wizards did cover the spread in each of their final two games before the break. In fact, they're 6-1 ATS their last seven games. They've also covered three of the last four meetings vs. Milwaukee and they won outright the last meeting here at Washington. The Bucks lost by 13, 29 and 14 points the last three times that they played the second of b2b games. Don't be surprised if this one's close. 

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