Who’s Playing

Milwaukee @ Cleveland

Current Records: Milwaukee 22-8; Cleveland 21-11

What to Know

The Cleveland Cavaliers have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Milwaukee Bucks at 7 p.m. ET Dec. 21 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty points totals in their previous games, so things might heat up even more when they meet Wednesday.

You can’t lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Cleveland’s strategy against the Utah Jazz on Monday. The Cavaliers took their matchup against Utah by a conclusive 122-99 score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Cleveland had established a 90-71 advantage. They can attribute much of their success to center Jarrett Allen, who posted a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds in addition to three blocks, and small forward Cedi Osman, who shot 5-for-6 from beyond the arc and finished with 22 points.

Meanwhile, the New Orleans Pelicans typically have all the answers at home, but on Monday Milwaukee proved too difficult a challenge. Milwaukee walked away with a 128-119 win. Power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo had a stellar game for the Bucks as he dropped a double-double on 42 points and ten boards.

The wins brought the Cavaliers up to 21-11 and Milwaukee to 22-8. Two defensive numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: Cleveland comes into the contest boasting the fewest points allowed per game in the league at 104.4. As for Milwaukee, they have been holding their opponents to a field goal percentage of 44.80%, which places them second in the league.

How To Watch

• When: Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse — Cleveland, Ohio
• TV: Bally Sports – Ohio
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $33.25

Odds

The Cavaliers are a slight 2-point favorite against the Bucks, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 2-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Milwaukee have won 15 out of their last 28 games against Cleveland.

• Nov 25, 2022 – Milwaukee 117 vs. Cleveland 102
• Nov 16, 2022 – Milwaukee 113 vs. Cleveland 98
• 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 – Cleveland 115 vs. Milwaukee 100
• Nov 14, 2015 – Milwaukee 108 vs. Cleveland 105