Tonight’s Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks matchup provides an Eastern Conference showdown. The Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee is the fourth game between the two sides. J. B. Bickerstaff secured three wins in the earlier encounters.
There aren’t any injuries listed for the visitors. The hosts have Gary Trent Jr., Pat Connaughton, and Bobby Portis ruled out for the contest. With the stars looking ready, the first and fourth-placed teams in the East should give a good NBA showdown. The away team will look to make it a clean sweep on their opponent’s home court.
Over/Under for Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
This point total is high. Between something of a potential playoff preview, the under is most likely. Jarrett Allen and Giannis Antetokounmpo are two players who should help this happen. Brook Lopez should also make his impact known, even if he isn’t blocking shots. His size will impact attempts around the rim.
More importantly, the Cleveland backcourt of Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland will also be able to do enough to limit the overall perimeter scoring enough. Damian Lillard can always go off. The single impact of any individual player isn’t enough to pick the over in this case, however.
Final Pick: Under 238.5 (-110)
Moneyline/Spread for Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Two of the three games between these sides this year were close. Cleveland is on a 13-game winning streak. And today’s host is coming off a bad loss to an undermanned Orlando Magic side. Milwaukee is the underdog and could grab the win. More likely than not, though, the Cavs push their run to 14.
The spread is too high for this one. It’s almost double digits. For a game against two competitive teams, it’s unreasonable to expect anything approaching a blowout. The Cavs win, but covering probably doesn’t happen. Tonight, the home team keeps it within the spread.
