The Bucks will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Cavaliers in Cleveland at Quicken Loans Arena on Friday in NBA action.

The Cavaliers bring a 17-31 record (23-25 ATS) to the battle against the 23-27 Bucks, who are 24-26 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Cleveland go 23-25 so far and the Bucks go 32-17-1.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Cavaliers in this one will find them as 5-point underdogs, while the total was sitting at 204.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Cavaliers at No. 26 and the Bucks at No. 20 heading into this contest. Handicapping models run by the computers at Odds Shark project a 97-92 result in favor of the Bucks.



How They Match Up:
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features Cleveland's No. 10-rated squad against Milwaukee's No. 20-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, Cleveland rates No. 13 in the league with 6.8 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 14 with 6.8 per outing.

Defensively, the Bucks feature the league's No. 13-rated defense on the road, allowing 96.8 points per game. Cleveland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 26 in the league in scoring at home.

Milwaukee won its last outing, a 108-101 result against the Hawks on March 27. The Bucks covered in that game as a 2-point favorite, while the 209 combined points took the game OVER the total. Atlanta was victimized by Monta Ellis for 33 points as the Bucks defeated the Hawks 108-101 in NBA action on Tuesday.

The Cavaliers were an 87-75 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Pistons. They failed to cover the 1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (162) made winners of UNDER bettors. Cleveland suffered an 87-75 loss against Detroit on Wednesday, getting 22 points from Kyrie Irving in a losing effort at Quicken Loans Arena.


Milwaukee Bucks Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Memphis are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Cleveland Cavaliers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing New York are 3-7
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

A few Bucks at Cavaliers trends to consider:
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Cleveland is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Cleveland is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Milwaukee


Next up:
Milwaukee home to Memphis, Saturday, March 31
Cleveland at New York, Saturday, March 31