Cleveland (41-27) and Milwaukee (28-39) meet on Peacock in the first of a doubleheader. The Cavaliers are 2-1 versus the Bucks this season with Milwaukee taking the previous matchup, 118-116.
The Cavaliers lost its previous matchup with the Mavericks and are 4-3 since the start of March. Cleveland is sitting at 4th in the Eastern Conference and 2.5 games behind the Knicks. This is the first of a three-game road trip for Cleveland as they take on Milwaukee, Chicago, and New Orleans — a more than manageable three-game stretch.
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Milwaukee beat the Pacers in their last outing to end their four-game losing streak. The Bucks are 2-8 over the last 10 games and close to being eliminated from playoff contention. Milwaukee is 5.5 games behind Charlotte for the final spot and begins a rough four-game road trip after this home outing at Utah, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Portland.
Lets take a closer look at tonight’s matchup and take into consideration lineups, injuries, and other factors affecting the line and total.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch tipoff, odds courtesy of DraftKings recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game Details and How to Watch Live: Cavaliers at Bucks
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Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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Network/Streaming: Peacock/NBC
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Game Odds: Cavaliers at Bucks
The latest odds as of Tuesday courtesy of DraftKings:
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Moneyline: Cleveland Cavaliers (-470), Milwaukee Bucks (+360)
This game opened Cavaliers -9.5 with the Total set at 228.5
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Expected Starting Lineups: Cavaliers at Bucks
Cleveland Cavaliers
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Milwaukee Bucks
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SG Ousmane Dieng (questionable)
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PF Giannis Antetokounmpo (questionable)
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C Myles Turner (questionable)
Injury Report: Cavaliers at Bucks
Cleveland Cavaliers
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Jarrett Allen (knee) is listed as OUT for tonight’s game
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Sam Merrill (hamstring) is listed as QUESTIONABLE for tonight’s game
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Jaylon Tyson (ankle) is listed as QUESTIONABLE for tonight’s game
Milwaukee Bucks
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Myles Turner (calf) is listed as QUESTIONABLE for tonight’s game
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Giannis Antetokounmpo (ankle) is listed as QUESTIONABLE for tonight’s game
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Ousmane Dieng (illness) is listed as QUESTIONABLE for tonight’s game
Important stats, trends and insights: Cavaliers at Bucks
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Cleveland is 28-40 ATS, ranking tied for worst
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Cleveland is 15-18 ATS on the road
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Cleveland is 20-13 to the Over on the road, ranking 3rd-best
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Cleveland is 35-33 to the Under overall
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Milwaukee is 29-38 ATS, ranking 6th-worst
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Milwaukee is 19-15 to the Over at home, ranking 7th-best
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Milwaukee is 38-29 to the Under, ranking 8th-worst
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Milwaukee is 15-19 ATS at home
Rotoworld Best Bet
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for tonight’s Cavaliers and Bucks’ game:
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Moneyline: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Cavaliers’ Moneyline
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Spread: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Cavaliers – 10.5 ATS
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Total: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Game Total UNDER 228.5
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