The Milwaukee Bucks are favorites to win the Eastern Conference, and rightfully so. The Celtics are one of the contenders though, and I think the underdog will be the more motivated team here in their season opener.

Boston has brought in Tristan Thompson to complement stars like Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum while Milwaukee has added Jrue Holiday.

Without knowing much about the teams here in the first game of the season, I'm happy to take the points on what looks like a well-balanced Boston side at home.

8* play on Boston Celtics.