Who’s Playing
Chicago @ Milwaukee
Current Records: Chicago 42-29; Milwaukee 44-27
What to Know
After four games on the road, the Milwaukee Bucks are heading back home. They will take on the Chicago Bulls at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday at Fiserv Forum after having had a few days off. Milwaukee has the odds in their favor, so they’ll need to guard against complacency.
The matchup between the Bucks and the Minnesota Timberwolves this past Saturday was not a total blowout, but with Milwaukee falling 138-119 on the road, it was darn close to turning into one. Milwaukee was down 106-82 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. One thing holding Milwaukee back was the mediocre play of center Bobby Portis, who did not have his best game: he played for 25 minutes but put up just four points on 2-for-10 shooting.
Meanwhile, Chicago had enough points to win and then some against the Toronto Raptors on Monday, taking their contest 113-99. The Bulls can attribute much of their success to shooting guard Zach LaVine, who had 26 points and six assists in addition to six boards, and small forward DeMar DeRozan, who had 26 points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
The Bucks are now 44-27 while Chicago sits at 42-29. A pair of offensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Milwaukee comes into the game boasting the third most points per game in the league at 114.9. Chicago has displayed some offensive firepower of their own as they rank second in the league when it comes to field goal percentage, with 48.10% on the season.
How To Watch
- When: Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: Fiserv Forum — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $70.99
Odds
The Bucks are a solid 6.5-point favorite against the Bulls, 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 5.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -110
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Series History
Milwaukee have won 18 out of their last 25 games against Chicago.
- Mar 04, 2022 – Milwaukee 118 vs. Chicago 112
- Jan 21, 2022 – Milwaukee 94 vs. Chicago 90
- May 16, 2021 – Chicago 118 vs. Milwaukee 112
- Apr 30, 2021 – Milwaukee 108 vs. Chicago 98
- Jan 01, 2021 – Milwaukee 126 vs. Chicago 96
- Jan 20, 2020 – Milwaukee 111 vs. Chicago 98
- Dec 30, 2019 – Milwaukee 123 vs. Chicago 102
- Nov 18, 2019 – Milwaukee 115 vs. Chicago 101
- Nov 14, 2019 – Milwaukee 124 vs. Chicago 115
- Feb 25, 2019 – Milwaukee 117 vs. Chicago 106
- Feb 11, 2019 – Milwaukee 112 vs. Chicago 99
- Nov 28, 2018 – Milwaukee 116 vs. Chicago 113
- Nov 16, 2018 – Milwaukee 123 vs. Chicago 104
- Mar 23, 2018 – Milwaukee 118 vs. Chicago 105
- Jan 28, 2018 – Milwaukee 110 vs. Chicago 96
- Dec 26, 2017 – Chicago 115 vs. Milwaukee 106
- Dec 15, 2017 – Chicago 115 vs. Milwaukee 109
- Mar 26, 2017 – Chicago 109 vs. Milwaukee 94
- Dec 31, 2016 – Milwaukee 116 vs. Chicago 96
- Dec 16, 2016 – Milwaukee 95 vs. Chicago 69
- Dec 15, 2016 – Milwaukee 108 vs. Chicago 97
- Apr 03, 2016 – Chicago 102 vs. Milwaukee 98
- Mar 07, 2016 – Chicago 100 vs. Milwaukee 90
- Jan 12, 2016 – Milwaukee 106 vs. Chicago 101
- Jan 05, 2016 – Chicago 117 vs. Milwaukee 106
