Milwaukee faces conference rival Miami

Updated Oct. 30, 2023 2:03 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Miami Heat (1-2, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (1-1, seventh in the Eastern Conference)

Milwaukee; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Bucks -5; over/under is 223

BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee hosts Miami in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

Milwaukee went 58-24 overall and 35-17 in Eastern Conference action a season ago. The Bucks averaged 13.7 points off of turnovers, 14.4 second-chance points and 34.3 bench points last season.

Miami went 44-38 overall and 24-28 in Eastern Conference play during the 2022-23 season. The Heat averaged 109.5 points per game last season, 19.1 on free throws and 36 from 3-point range.

INJURIES: Bucks: Khris Middleton: out (rest).

Heat: Kevin Love: day to day (shoulder), Caleb Martin: day to day (knee), Josh Richardson: day to day (foot), Haywood Highsmith: day to day (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.