Milwaukee will be without the services of second-leading scorer Khris Middleton tonight for rest. The Bucks are 7-4 Under in their last 11 and 15-11 Under away from home on the year. Luka Doncic is questionable for tonight's game for the Mavs. I like the total Under even if Doncic plays, but if news surfaces that he is out the total will drop 2-3 points. The Mavs will be working on building continuity between the new players they received in the deal with the Knicks. Dallas is 16-3-1 Under their last 20.

My numbers see the Mavericks covering the number in nearly two-thirds of simulations Friday against the Bucks and winning the game outright more than 45 percent of the time. The Mavericks have covered four straight against winning teams and the home team is on a 6-2 ATS run in this series.