Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 1/26/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports WI

The Cleveland Cavaliers (29-19) will try to beat the Milwaukee Bucks (30-19) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Wednesday.

The Bucks faced the Kings and notched a win by a score of 133-127 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Bucks left the arena with 14 and the Kings racked up 14 fouls. They converted 15 of their 37 shots from beyond the arc. Sacramento went 62.5% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of 16 tries. Furthermore, Sacramento grabbed 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Sacramento earned 48 assists and had 29 steals in this game. When talking about defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to shoot 52.6% from the field on 51 of 97 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 2 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Concerning rebounding, they compiled a total of 43 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bucks knocked down 22 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 88.0%. Milwaukee ended the contest having earned a 49.5% FG percentage (45 out of 91) and buried 21 of their 42 3-pointers.

Khris Middleton is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He finished with 34 points on 12 out of 20 shooting. He played 34 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. Middleton finished 60.0% from the field and also recorded 5 assists.

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Milwaukee will enter this contest with a mark of 30-19 on the year. They are averaging 112.0 points per outing (5th in the league) while going 45.4% from the field. The Bucks are shooting 36.2% on three-point attempts (700 of 1,934) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling in 47.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,125 dimes this year, which has them ranked 14th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.9 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Bucks are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They concede 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 14th in the league in PPG from their opponents (108.2). The Bucks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.8% (1,944 of 4,434) and they surrender 45.3 boards per game as a unit. They rank 27th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,206 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 95-93 when they faced the Knicks. Concerning how they rebounded, Cleveland permitted New York to pull down 34 overall (11 offensive). They finished the game shooting 31.6% from 3-point land by hitting 12 of 38 and finished the game at 11 of 21 from the free throw line (52.4%). The Cavaliers permitted the Knicks to convert 35 out of 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.7% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers finished shooting 35 for 81 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.2%. When talking about 3-point shots, Cleveland knocked down 13 of 36 attempts (36.1%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 60.0%. The Knicks committed 11 fouls for the matchup which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They also coughed it up 19 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Cavaliers recorded 39 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 51 in the matchup.

Kevin Love ended up being a major contributor for the Cavaliers in this contest. Love earned 20 points in his 24 mins on the court and earned 3 dimes for this game. He buried 6 of 12 for the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and added 11 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 29-19 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which ranks them 6th in the league. Cleveland has totaled 5,135 pts this year (107.0 per contest) and they collect 45.4 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.5 times per contest (8th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.1 times per game. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 16.5 fouls per contest and they go 75.7% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG allowed with 102.3. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the field (7th in basketball). The Cleveland defense surrenders 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (549 of 1,614) and opponents are making 74.5% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 22.9 assists and 43.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 6th and 7th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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