Bucks vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble as the underdog Milwaukee Bucks, desperate to buck their losing trend, charge into the lion’s den at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to face the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers. As the clock ticks down to an 08:00 PM EST showdown, the air is thick with anticipation. The Cavs, riding high at the top of the Eastern Conference, are looking to continue their perfect season, while the Bucks are itching to shake the standings and prove they’re more than their record suggests. With the betting lines drawn and the scoreboard set to light up, tonight’s clash promises to be more than just another playoff game; it’s a battle of wills where only one can stampede to victory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 04, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	MIL ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+255	-310	228.5	7.0/-7.0
Recent	+180	-220	230.0	7.0/-7.0
Difference	-75	+90	+1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

18W-23L

35.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

29W-13L

64.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/02/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	31	26	27	114	Under
11/02/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	38	24	22	29	113	Under
01/26/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	24	26	32	112	Under
01/26/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	28	29	20	23	100	Under
01/24/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	23	28	37	116	Over
01/24/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	32	29	32	33	126	Over
01/17/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	22	19	26	28	95	Push
01/17/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	32	34	42	27	135	Push
12/29/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	31	21	40	27	119	Push
12/29/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	37	22	21	31	111	Push
01/21/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	26	21	34	21	102	Under
01/21/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	23	27	36	28	114	Under
12/21/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	20	22	35	29	106	Under
12/21/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	35	25	33	21	114	Under
11/25/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	33	10	29	102	Under
11/25/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	25	27	35	30	117	Under
11/16/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	37	23	18	20	98	Under
11/16/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	34	27	34	18	113	Under
04/10/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	20	26	33	36	115	Over
04/10/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	46	33	32	22	133	Over
01/26/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	35	22	20	22	99	Under
01/26/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	26	39	30	20	115	Under
12/18/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	34	28	31	26	119	Under
12/18/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	20	31	18	21	90	Under
12/06/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	26	28	26	104	Under
12/06/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	24	32	32	24	112	Under

Bucks Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Bucks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/31	vs MEM	99-122L	38	20	10	96
10/28	vs BOS	108-119L	43	18	16	82
10/27	vs BRO	102-115L	43	20	18	74
10/25	@ CHI	122-133L	47	24	14	93
10/23	vs PHI	124-109W	46	27	14	80
04/12	vs OKL	107-125L	42	27	17	85
04/10	@ ORL	117-99W	43	27	12	84
04/09	@ BOS	104-91W	49	29	16	81
04/07	@ NYK	109-122L	38	27	14	75
04/05	@ TOR	111-97W	45	21	13	88

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/01	@ ORL	120-109W	49	25	12	87
10/30	@ LAL	134-110W	36	37	12	97
10/28	vs NYK	110-104W	41	21	13	82
10/26	vs WAS	135-116W	48	27	16	88
10/25	@ DET	113-101W	39	28	12	82
10/23	vs TOR	136-106W	36	29	12	87
04/12	@ IND	129-120W	41	28	9	95
04/10	@ MEM	110-98W	47	27	13	82
04/07	vs LAC	118-120L	36	27	11	88
04/06	vs LAL	97-116L	40	24	18	90

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Bucks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
G. Antetokounmpo PF	59.0	53.8	55.3	100%	55.7
Damian Lillard PG	47.0	40.4	43.7	100%	44.1
Brook Lopez C	29.0	26.9	25.2	100%	25.7
Taurean Prince SF	18.0	20.2	15.2	17%	20.2
Gary Trent Jr. SG	24.0	15.9	26.2	100%	26.6

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	37.0	35.5	37.3	100%	37.7
Darius Garland PG	36.0	36.9	31.9	100%	32.3
Donovan Mitchell SG	43.0	37.4	40.9	100%	41.2
Evan Mobley PF	39.0	35.6	35.0	100%	35.3
Dean Wade SF	17.0	17.9	13.3	40%	16.5

Bucks Notable Injuries

Marjon Beauchamp (PG/SG): Avg: 3.9pts, 1.8reb, 0.6ast, 11.1 minutes. Last game: 10/31/24. Impact: 0.5
Ryan Rollins (PG): Avg: 3.1pts, 0.7reb, 0.8ast, 5.1 minutes. Last game: 10/31/24. Impact: 0.8
Tyler Smith (PF): Avg: 1.4pts, 0.6reb, 0.0ast, 3.0 minutes. Last game: 10/31/24. Impact: 0.2
Liam Robbins (C): Avg: 2.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 4.7 minutes. Last game: 10/31/24. Impact: 0.3
AJ Johnson (SG): Avg: 0.7pts, 0.3reb, 0.0ast, 2.1 minutes. Last game: 10/27/24. Impact: 0.2

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Luke Travers (SF): Avg: 4.0pts, 2.0reb, 2.0ast, 4.0 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 1.9
Craig Porter Jr. (PG): Avg: 4.9pts, 1.9reb, 2.0ast, 11.3 minutes. Last game: 10/26/24. Impact: 1.0
Tristan Thompson (C): Avg: 2.8pts, 3.1reb, 1.0ast, 10.4 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 0.9
Jaylon Tyson (SG/SF): Avg: 1.8pts, 1.0reb, 0.5ast, 5.3 minutes. Last game: 10/30/24. Impact: 0.5

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Evan Mobley	CLE	Pts	15.5	16.7	+1.2	60%	80%	60%	60%	MIL	-0.4	#12
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	Pts	29.5	30.4	+0.9	60%	50%	53%	53%	CLE	-0.5	#11
Darius Garland	CLE	Ast	6.5	6.6	+0.1	20%	30%	20%	20%	MIL	-0.7	#7

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Bucks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#11	#2	#5	-8.9%
PF	#7	#8	#19	#8	-3.6%
PG	#22	#12	#7	#18	0.7%
SF	#14	#10	#17	#10	-2.8%
SG	#25	#30	#29	#28	7.5%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#1	#10	#4	#2	-12.4%
PF	#30	#17	#21	#27	7.0%
PG	#6	#5	#8	#3	-9.2%
SF	#11	#24	#21	#15	-1.6%
SG	#3	#5	#5	#2	-8.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

112.4

111.9

Rebounds per Game

44.6

40.7

Assists per Game

26.0

29.4

Steals per Game

6.7

7.6

Blocks per Game

4.7

4.9

Shots per Game

87.0

85.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.0

13.8

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.3

56.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.0

37.9

Turnovers per Game

12.4

12.6

Fouls per Game

18.0

17.3

Recent Trends

The Bucks have a 3-game losing streak on the road. Overall, they are on a 4-game losing streak. The Cavaliers have a 2-game winning streak at home. Overall, they are on a 8-game winning streak.