Milwaukee at Brooklyn

Milwaukee is 19th in the NBA in field goal shooting percentage and faces a tough Brooklyn defense, one allowing 93.6 ppg --fifth best in the NBA. Milwaukee's offense is worse on the road, where they have a losing road mark and are on a 9-3 run UNDER the total. The NBA Atlantic division has a reputation for physical defense and the UNDER is 8-1 in the Bucks last nine against the NBA Atlantic. Milwaukee just held the Bobcats the last game to 40 first half points and Brooklyn will be content to play a slow paced first half after losing to the uptempo Warriors at home on Friday. Coach Avery Johnson was not happy: "Our problem is defense. We are not the same team defensively. We have to get back and figure it out," Johnson said. With only one day of rest Brooklyn is a team that slows the pace down, 4-0-1 UNDER the total working on one days rest. And these teams play slow paced games, with the UNDER 9-4 the last 13 meetings, including 9-3 in the last 12 meetings when the Nets have home court. Look for a defensive-oriented first half: Play Milwaukee/Brooklyn First Half UNDER the Total.