Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Milwaukee Bucks (1-3) are on their way to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Monday where they will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (5-0).

The Bucks played the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 119-108 in their last game. Milwaukee wrapped up the contest with a 45.1% field goal percentage (37 out of 82) and knocked down 8 of their 31 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bucks buried 26 of their 31 shots for a rate of 83.9%. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected a total of 50 with 17 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 assists in this game while creating 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to shoot 49.4% from the field on 43 out of 87 shooting. Boston earned 20 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Boston grabbed 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 6 blocked shots. Boston went 78.9% when shooting free throws by burying 15 of their 19 attempts. They buried 18 out of their 47 tries from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Bucks left the arena with 21 and the Celtics accumulated 23 personal fouls.

Damian Lillard is one guy who came through in this matchup. Lillard finished the game at 46.7% from the floor and recorded 7 assists. He played for 36 minutes and totaled 7 boards. He finished with 33 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Milwaukee will enter this matchup with a record of 1-3 for the campaign. They average 114.0 pts per game (14th in basketball) while connecting on 48.3% from the floor. The Bucks are shooting 33.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (47 of 141) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Milwaukee is grabbing 44.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 89 assists on the campaign, which ranks 27th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 16.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Bucks have forced 11.5 turnovers per game and they draw 22.3 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.1% on 3-point shots while they are 24th in basketball in points per game allowed (119.0). The Bucks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.4% (169 of 372) and they surrender 45.0 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 4th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 95 surrendered this season.

For their last game, the Cavaliers got the victory with a final of 134-110 against the Lakers. The Cavaliers were able to pull down 37 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 49 in the game. They also coughed it up 16 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Lakers committed 19 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 8 shots. They were able to make 5 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 62.5%. In regard to three-point attempts, Cleveland converted 17 out of 41 tries (41.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers ended up going 56 out of 97 from the floor which gave them a rate of 57.7%. The Cavaliers permitted the Lakers to convert 38 of 77 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.4% in this matchup. They finished shooting 21.4% from 3-point land by hitting 6 out of 28 and finished the contest at 28 of 33 from the charity stripe (84.8%). In reference to team rebounding, Cleveland allowed Los Angeles to grab 37 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Evan Mobley was important for the Cavaliers for the matchup. He converted 12 of 16 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 5 rebounds. Mobley racked up 25 points in his 19 mins on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 5-0 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cavaliers are connecting on 53.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 1st in the league. Cleveland has scored 628 pts so far this year (125.6 per contest) and they average 40.0 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 28.4 times per game (5th in the league) and they turn it over 13.8 times per game. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 22.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 73.0% from the free throw line.

The Cleveland defense concedes 34.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (55 of 162) and their opposition knocks down 80.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 23.6 assists and 41.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 6th and 5th in the NBA. The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 4th in basketball in PPG given up with 107.4. They are forcing their opponents into 18.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (5th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland and under the total points

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