Bucks vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble as the Milwaukee Bucks charge into Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, looking to buck the odds against the powerhouse Cleveland Cavaliers in a sizzling first-round NBA Playoff showdown! With the Bucks trying to climb back into the Eastern conference race and the Cavaliers dominating the top spot, tonight’s 08:30 PM EST tip-off is set to be a clash of titanic proportions. Both teams are riding high off recent victories, setting the stage for a high-stakes battle. As the over/under hovers at 222, fans are buckled in for a high-scoring thriller. So, as the Bucks aim to leap over expectations and the Cavaliers seek to defend their castle, tonight’s game is all set to be a real slam ‘deers’ versus ‘cavs’ fest!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 20, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	MIL ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+275	-350	225.0	8.0/-8.0
Recent	+225	-275	222.0	9.0/-9.0
Difference	-50	+75	-3.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

21W-26L

30.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

39W-13L

69.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/04/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	31	29	31	23	114	Over
11/04/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	35	38	16	27	116	Over
11/02/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	31	26	27	114	Over
11/02/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	38	24	22	29	113	Over
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	Over
01/17/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	32	34	42	27	135	Over
12/29/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	31	21	40	27	119	Over
12/29/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	37	22	21	31	111	Over
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
12/14	@ ATL	110-102W	47	28	12	86
12/10	@ ORL	114-109W	37	27	16	77
12/08	vs BRO	118-113W	31	26	16	68
12/06	vs BOS	105-111L	51	16	9	94
12/04	@ ATL	104-119L	40	23	18	78
12/03	vs DET	128-107W	36	26	16	80
11/30	@ WAS	124-114W	38	31	11	86
11/26	vs MIA	106-103W	41	23	10	77
11/23	@ CHA	125-119W	51	20	14	89
11/22	@ IND	129-117W	44	33	17	90

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/13	@ WAS	115-105W	50	27	11	91
12/08	vs MIA	113-122L	36	25	9	86
12/07	vs CHA	116-102W	47	28	11	84
12/05	@ DEN	126-114W	47	32	15	94
12/03	@ WAS	118-87W	45	31	11	89
12/01	@ BOS	115-111W	44	22	17	80
11/29	vs ATL	101-117L	40	21	13	93
11/24	@ TOR	122-108W	49	27	13	97
11/20	@ NOP	128-100W	52	29	11	93
11/19	vs BOS	117-120L	41	30	7	93

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Bucks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
G. Antetokounmpo PF	59.0	57.2	58.9	100%	59.3
Andre Jackson Jr. SG	16.0	11.2	10.2	53%	12.4
Brook Lopez C	25.0	16.1	26.4	100%	26.8
Khris Middleton SF	28.0	24.7	33.7	83%	35.6
Delon Wright PG	8.0	8.0	12.3	10%	22.5

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	32.0	29.0	33.4	100%	33.8
Darius Garland PG	34.0	32.3	34.9	100%	35.3
Donovan Mitchell SG	41.0	39.5	42.1	100%	42.5
Evan Mobley PF	39.0	38.1	37.7	100%	38.0
Dean Wade SF	19.0	17.6	14.1	40%	17.1

Bucks Notable Injuries

Damian Lillard (PG): Avg: 24.8pts, 4.3reb, 7.1ast, 35.7 minutes. Last game: 12/14/24. Impact: 7.7

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Isaac Okoro (SF/PF): Avg: 8.1pts, 2.6reb, 1.7ast, 25.0 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 2.6
Tristan Thompson (C): Avg: 2.9pts, 3.1reb, 1.0ast, 10.3 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 1.2
JT Thor (PF): Avg: 3.0pts, 2.1reb, 0.4ast, 11.4 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 1.5
Jaylon Tyson (SG/SF): Avg: 2.2pts, 1.7reb, 0.8ast, 7.5 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 0.9
Luke Travers (SF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.0reb, 1.0ast, 7.6 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 0.6

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
Bobby Portis	MIL	Pts	12.5	15.1	+2.6	40%	40%	47%	47%	CLE	+3.3	#30
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Pts	12.5	14.0	+1.5	20%	30%	33%	33%	MIL	-1.1	#11
Andre Jackson Jr.	MIL	Reb	2.5	4.3	+1.8	20%	50%	40%	40%	CLE	-0.8	#2
Evan Mobley	CLE	Reb	8.5	9.6	+1.1	80%	80%	73%	73%	MIL	-0.4	#12

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Bucks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#11	#12	#2	#9	-6.5%
PF	#6	#10	#15	#7	-5.3%
PG	#30	#22	#7	#24	4.4%
SF	#18	#2	#8	#9	-5.3%
SG	#17	#30	#27	#25	4.7%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#2	#8	#7	#3	-9.5%
PF	#30	#20	#25	#27	7.4%
PG	#11	#19	#4	#6	-6.5%
SF	#13	#23	#26	#18	2.9%
SG	#3	#2	#8	#2	-10.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

112.5

118.9

Rebounds per Game

43.7

42.0

Assists per Game

25.1

28.6

Steals per Game

7.1

8.8

Blocks per Game

5.8

4.5

Shots per Game

85.8

87.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.8

14.8

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.2

58.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.8

39.7

Turnovers per Game

13.3

12.8

Fouls per Game

19.1

17.8

Recent Trends

Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF/C) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 3 consecutive games.
Khris Middleton (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.6% to 20.6, 33.6 min average previous 3 games.
Bobby Portis (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.7% to 28.7, 21.7 min average previous 3 games.
Dean Wade (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 38.3% to 24.0, 17.4 min average previous 3 games.