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Alex Barutha
Giannis Antetokounmpo 32+ points and Milwaukee to win at Phoenix (+380) -- FanDuel, 5:32 PM CT
Antetokounmpo annihilated Anthony Davis and the Lakers for 44 points on Tuesday. He often steps up when the challenge is the toughest, and I think that will be the case again going up against the Suns team that he dismantled in Game 6 of last year's finals.
Nick Whalen
Miami Heat -4.5 at New Orleans Pelicans -- DraftKings Sportsbook, 3PM CT
This will be somewhat of a celebratory night in New Orleans as CJ McCollum makes his debut, but at the end of the day I'm not sure the Pelicans really got all that much better. McCollum adds scoring help, but the Pelicans only got worse on the defensive end. That's not a good recipe when facing the Heat, who will have almost all of their regular contributors tonight. That's been a rare occurrence for the team that currently sits atop the East. It'll be interesting to see how McCollum meshes with Brandon Ingram and Jonas Valanciunas, but I think the Heat roll on the road.
