Zach LaVine was held to 14 points in a blowout loss to the Celtics on Saturday. Prior to that, he had scored at least 30 points in three of his last four games. He has played the Bucks two times already this season and he scored at least 25 points in both games. The Bucks will be without one of their best defenders in Giannis Antetokounmpo (back), which should help LaVine shine again.

Josh Giddey (ankle) and Lonzo Ball (illness) are both questionable for the Bulls, but that’s not the story for this game. The Bucks have already ruled out Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) and Damian Lillard (illness). The Bucks won with both of them sitting out their last game, but that was at home against the Wizards. Facing the Bulls on the road is a much more difficult assignment.

This is the new number with Giannis Antetokounmpo ruled out on top of Damian Lillard for the Bucks (they were -2 with only Lillard out). Still feels a bit low to me even though the Bulls aren't that great and listing Josh Giddey and Lonzo Ball as iffy. I'm assuming it will keep moving up when more and more people start jumping on Chicago.

The Milwaukee Bucks managed in their last outing to gain a victory minus Giannis and Damian Lillard against the lowly Washington Wizards. With both status’s up in the air Monday night oddsmakers have given room for the normal -1.5 to plus 1.5 to 2 point swing that will likely occur if Giannis is ruled out. Take Chicago as they have split the season series this year, and the lone loss Giannis put in 41 points.

DraftKings. Zach Lavine is averaging 22 points per game this season, clearing this line in 15/25 games. The Bulls wing is at his best when he can get out in transition - he’s the NBA’s seventh leading scorer out of the playtype. The Bucks should provide a great matchup, allowing the 7th most points in transition. When Lavine faces a team in the bottom 13, he’s cleared this line in 11/14 games, including 25 and 27 against the Bucks.