Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction and Betting Pick. Milwaukee Bucks host Cleveland Cavaliers as +7.5 underdogs with a 196.5 line at 8.00 PM ET on Wednesday, April 8 2015. Cleveland won the last meeting in Milwaukee 90-108 and covered the -7.5 spread as the game went over 196.0.
LeBron James (CLE) posted his first triple-double of the season in a 99-94 victory over Chicago on Sunday
Milwaukee Bucks are sixth in the East, but have some more work to do as they’re trying to protect their spot to avoid being seventh and having to face Cleveland in the playoffs. The Bucks did well against Chicago and Boston but then lost to Orlando. However, the schedule is easy enough as they got home games against Brooklyn and Boston and road trips to lowly New York and Philadelphia. Milwaukee can afford to lose this one.
Cleveland Cavaliers are on the run. They have now won eight of the last ten, including a key victory against Chicago Bulls on Sunday that gave them a head-to-head tiebreaker between the two teams. The Cavaliers are on the verge of locking up the Central Division and the No.2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Tale of the Tape:
Milwaukee Record: 38-39 (21-16 Home)
Milwaukee Against the Spread: 43-33 (17-20 Home)
Milwaukee Last 10: 4-6 (4-5 ATS)
Cleveland Record: 50-27 (21-18 Road)
Cleveland Against the Spread: 38-39 (18-21 Road)
Cleveland Last 10: 8-2 (5-5 ATS)
Cleveland at Milwaukee
8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 8, 2015
BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee and Cleveland Team News
Milawukee Bucks don’t have any fresh injury concerns and they’re already used to being without Jabari Parker and Damien Inglis. Same goes for Cleveland Cavaliers and their sole absentee Anderson Varejao.
Bucks vs Cavaliers Lineups
Bucks: Giannia Antetokounmpo, Ersan Ilyasova, Zaza Pachulia, Khris Middleton, Michael Carter-Williams.
Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving, J.R. Smith, Timofey Mozgov, LeBron James, Kevin Love.
Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction. Cleveland look unstoppable recently, and the win over Chicago gave them an additional boost. They wouldn’t want to waste it with a defeat to Milwaukee. Expect Cleveland to edge this game as they’re simply a better team, and Milwaukee will get the playoff spot they want by beating inferior opponents. Bucks vs Cavaliers Betting Pick: Cavaliers -7.5. Bucks vs Cavaliers Predicted Score: 95-106
