The effective offense of the Milwaukee Bucks (28-12) will face the strong defense of the Cleveland Cavaliers (23-15) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on January 17, 2024. The Bucks are favorites, by 4.5 points. The matchup’s point total is set at 238.
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Spread: Cavaliers (+4.5) to Cover
- While DraftKings has the Bucks winning by 4.5, the model has the Cavaliers taking home the victory, with a considerable margin between the two spreads (5.8 points). Take the Cavaliers.
- So far this season, Cleveland has put together a 19-17-2 record against the spread.
- The Cavaliers have covered the spread seven times this season (7-3 ATS) when playing as at least 4.5-point underdogs.
- So far this season, Milwaukee has put together a 16-23-1 record against the spread.
- When playing as at least 4.5-point favorites this season, the Bucks have an ATS record of 11-17-1.
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Total: Under 238
- The DraftKings point total for this game is just 3.7 points highter than the model projection.
- In 25 games this year, Milwaukee and its opponent have combined to score more than 238 points.
- There have been nine Cleveland’s games this season with more than 238 points scored.
- So far this season, 25 out of the Bucks’ 40 games have hit the over.
- Cavaliers games have hit the over 18 out of 38 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Cavaliers (+154)
- Prediction: Cavaliers 118, Bucks 117
- Milwaukee has won 28, or 71.8%, of the 39 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- Cleveland has been chosen as underdogs in 15 games this year and has walked away with the win six times (40%) in those games.
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