Thanks to wins in three of their past four games, the Milwaukee Bucks currently occupy the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference and are only three games back of the Cleveland Cavaliers as a result. The Bucks and Cavs are set to renew acquaintances in Ohio on Monday. Is another OVER in store tonight? In the last seven meetings between the clubs, the OVER is 6-1.
Sportsbook opened the Cavaliers as 2.5-point home favorites with a total of 223.
- The Bucks are 2-6 SU and 1-7 ATS in their last eight games with one day off between games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 10 of the Bucks’ last 13 games as underdog.
- The Cavaliers are 7-25 ATS in their last 32 games as favorite.
Milwaukee suffered a 126-117 setback to the lowly Orlando Magic on Wednesday and narrowly pulled out a 122-117 victory over Atlanta on Saturday. Giannis Antetokounmpo is not the problem, however, as the Greek Freak finished with 33 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists, four steals and two blocks against the Hawks. Khris Middleton is averaging 24.8 points over the last four tilts and is 10-for-17 from three-point range in that span.
Cleveland ended a six-game road trip with a 3-3 SU record with Saturday’s 114-109 win over Chicago and will play seven of the next 10 at home as the Cavaliers try to hold off the Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers in the race for the No. 3 spot in the East. Injuries have plagued the team greatly, as Cedi Osman (hip), Larry Nance Jr. (hamstring), Kyle Korver (personal) and Rodney Hood (back) are all questionable for tonight’s game.
The Bucks have been struggling mightily on the road against divisional teams. In their last eight road games vs the Central Division, they’re 1-7 SU.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Cleveland Cavaliers opened as 4-point favorites at online sportsbook Sportsbook, while the NBA total line was sitting around 221.5 at Sportsbook for those who prefer OVER/UNDER betting on the total amount of points scored.
A 114-109 result in favor of the Bucks is the prediction by the OddsShark handicapping pick engine. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Cleveland Cavaliers sport a record of 40-29 and 22-46-1 ATS heading into this matchup, while the Milwaukee Bucks sit at 37-32 and 28-38-3 ATS on the NBA season. The OVER/UNDER totals betting records are 34-33-2 for the Cavaliers and 36-32-1 for the Bucks. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Cleveland vs Milwaukee injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 18 (Cleveland) and the No. 17 (Milwaukee) teams in the league, according to our current NBA betting Power Rankings at OddsShark.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively the game matches up Cleveland's No. 5-ranked offense (110.29 PPG) against a Milwaukee defense that ranks No. 13 at 105.74 PPG. The Cavaliers have averaged 47.55% from the field per game, less than the Bucks have managed so far this NBA season (47.76% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Bucks got a 33-point performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo as Milwaukee handed Atlanta a 122-117 defeat on Saturday at Bradley Center.
The Bulls were burned for 33 points by LeBron James on Saturday as the Cavaliers picked up a 114-109 win at United Center.
- Milwaukee is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 15 games on the road
- Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
- Cleveland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
- Cleveland is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
- Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Milwaukee home to Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 21
Cleveland home to Toronto, Wednesday, March 21
