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Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 21, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse — Cleveland, OH

Article updated Dec 21, 9:50 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Milwaukee is on the road playing Cleveland at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Cleveland -2.5 was the opening favorite and line

Game outlook

Milwaukee is on the road playing Cleveland at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Cleveland -2.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Milwaukee Highlights

With a power ranking of 10, Milwaukee is ranked #17 in offense (scoring an average of 112.59 per game), #4 in defense (allowing an average of 108.41 points to be scored against them per game) and are 22-8 (17-11-2 ATS) this season.

Cleveland Highlights

Cleveland Cavaliers has a power ranking of 7 and are #24 for offense (scoring an average of 110.55 per game), #1 for defense (giving up an average of 108.41 points per game) and 21-11 (17-13-2 ATS) overall. Milwaukee went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Cleveland.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be MIL 110.25, CLE 105.25. The SportsJaw community predicts Milwaukee Bucks to cover (54%) OddsShark predicts Cleveland will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Bucks 112 to Cavaliers 116.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bucks 112 to Cavaliers 116.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw Bucks vs Cavaliers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Bucks vs Cavaliers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Milwaukee Bucks-105 → +120Moved
  • Moneyline · Cleveland Cavaliers-115 → -135Moved
  • Spread · Milwaukee Bucks+2.5 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Cleveland Cavaliers-2.5 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over219 (-110) → 215.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under219 (-110) → 215.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Milwaukee Bucks
1-3 matchup record · 5-4-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Cleveland Cavaliers
2-1 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-21T14:50:51.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-11-25Cleveland Cavaliers 102 · Milwaukee Bucks 117
  • 2022-11-16Cleveland Cavaliers 98 · Milwaukee Bucks 113
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Milwaukee Bucks 114-106

Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Milwaukee Bucks 114-106 on December 21, 2022, a 8-point decision in the series. Cleveland Cavaliers' strongest period was the 1st quarter, when it outscored its opponent 35-20. Against SportsJaw's recorded Milwaukee Bucks +2.5 (-110) spread, Cleveland Cavaliers covered, while the 220 combined points finished over the recorded total of 215.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • 1118240754Total · Under 219 (-110)Loss
  • GtpixSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -2 (-110)Win
  • DerekFisherSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -2 (-110)Win
  • MalakhovTotal · Over 216.5 (-110)Win
  • MrshinySpread · Milwaukee Bucks +2 (-110)Loss
  • MrshinyMoneyline · Milwaukee Bucks +110Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -2 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 217.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -2 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 217.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -2 (-110)Win
  • CorSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -2 (-110)Win
  • 241969622Moneyline · Milwaukee Bucks +110Loss