Who’s Playing

Cleveland @ Milwaukee

Current Records: Cleveland 8-5; Milwaukee 10-3

What to Know

The Milwaukee Bucks have been on the wrong side of a one-way rivalry with the Cleveland Cavaliers and are hoping to record their first win since Dec. 6 of last year. Milwaukee and Cleveland will face off in a Central Division battle at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday at Fiserv Forum. The Bucks are expected to win again but are hoping to meet expectations this time.

Milwaukee entered their matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday without any home losses — but there’s a first time for everything. Milwaukee took a hard 121-106 fall against Atlanta. A silver lining for Milwaukee was the play of shooting guard MarJon Beauchamp, who had 20 points in addition to eight rebounds. Beauchamp had some trouble finding his footing against the San Antonio Spurs last Friday, so this was a step in the right direction. Beauchamp’s points were the most he has had all year.

Meanwhile, the Cavaliers were within striking distance but couldn’t close the gap on Sunday as they fell 129-124 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Cleveland was down 104-84 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. Point guard Darius Garland did his best for Cleveland, finishing with 51 points (a whopping 41% of their total) and six assists.

Both of these teams will be looking to put their recent losses behind them and walk away with a victory. The teams are out to make things right after dropping matches they were expected to win, so stay tuned to see which team bounces back.

How To Watch

• When: Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Fiserv Forum — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• TV: Bally Sports – Ohio
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $13.80

Odds

The Bucks are a 4-point favorite against the Cavaliers, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bucks as a 3.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Milwaukee have won 13 out of their last 26 games against Cleveland.

• Apr 10, 2022 – Cleveland 133 vs. Milwaukee 115
• Jan 26, 2022 – Cleveland 115 vs. Milwaukee 99
• Dec 18, 2021 – Cleveland 119 vs. Milwaukee 90
• Dec 06, 2021 – Milwaukee 112 vs. Cleveland 104
• Feb 06, 2021 – Milwaukee 124 vs. Cleveland 99
• Feb 05, 2021 – Milwaukee 123 vs. Cleveland 105
• Jan 09, 2021 – Milwaukee 100 vs. Cleveland 90
• Dec 14, 2019 – Milwaukee 125 vs. Cleveland 108
• Nov 29, 2019 – Milwaukee 119 vs. Cleveland 110
• Oct 28, 2019 – Milwaukee 129 vs. Cleveland 112
• Mar 24, 2019 – Milwaukee 127 vs. Cleveland 105
• Mar 20, 2019 – Cleveland 107 vs. Milwaukee 102
• Dec 14, 2018 – Milwaukee 114 vs. Cleveland 102
• Dec 10, 2018 – Milwaukee 108 vs. Cleveland 92
• Mar 19, 2018 – Cleveland 124 vs. Milwaukee 117
• Dec 19, 2017 – Milwaukee 119 vs. Cleveland 116
• Nov 07, 2017 – Cleveland 124 vs. Milwaukee 119
• Oct 20, 2017 – Cleveland 116 vs. Milwaukee 97
• Feb 27, 2017 – Cleveland 102 vs. Milwaukee 95
• Dec 21, 2016 – Cleveland 113 vs. Milwaukee 102
• Dec 20, 2016 – Cleveland 114 vs. Milwaukee 108
• Nov 29, 2016 – Milwaukee 118 vs. Cleveland 101
• Apr 05, 2016 – Cleveland 109 vs. Milwaukee 80
• Mar 23, 2016 – Cleveland 113 vs. Milwaukee 104
• Nov 19, 2015 – Milwaukee 0 vs. Cleveland 0
• Nov 14, 2015 – Milwaukee 108 vs. Cleveland 105