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Milwaukee Bucks (-1.5) at Miami Heat, Total: 225.5

The first game of the night is Game 3 of the series between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat. The Bucks are up 2-0 thanks to an overtime victory in Game 1 and a blowout in Game 2. Will Miami fight back?

The Heat are slight underdogs at BetMGM with the total set at 225.5. OTL sees the home crowd in Miami and some defensive adjustments from Erik Spoelstra being the difference. Take the Heat plus the points.

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Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers (-6.5), Total: 210.5

Over in the Western Conference, the Phoenix Suns will head on the road to take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns were impressive in Game 1, but the Lakers bounced back in Game 2 to even up the series at 1-1 as it heads back to Los Angeles.

The Suns were slight favorites at home in the first two games of the series. But now they are 6.5-point underdogs on the road as star point guard Chris Paul continues to play through a shoulder injury. OTL thinks the Lakers are about to step up their level of play.

“The Lakers haven’t played their best ball yet. Coming home, if they can get a couple of role players to play a little better, we think this shouldn’t be close at all.

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Denver Nuggets at Portland Trail Blazers (-3.5), Total: 227.5

Like in the Suns-Lakers series, the Nuggets and Blazers split the first two games of their first-round series. Portland won Game 1 before the Nuggets bounced back and took Game 2.

Now the series heads to Portland where the Blazers are 3.5-point favorites and the total is set at 227.5. OTL believes a defensive adjustment made by Denver — putting 6-foot-9 Aaron Gordon on Damian Lillard — was a big difference in Denver’s Game 2 victory. Lillard, though, should be able to respond accordingly and help the Blazers take a 2-1 series advantage.