Cleveland Cavaliers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 3/9/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Sunday, March 9, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Milwaukee Bucks (36-25) welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers (52-10) at Fiserv Forum on Sunday.

The Cavaliers faced the Heat and took home the win by a score of 112-107 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 19 while the Heat accumulated 19 personal fouls. They also knocked down 13 of their 36 shots from long range. Miami ended up shooting 88.0% from the free throw line by making 22 of their 25 shots. Moreover, Miami pulled down 42 rebounds (9 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Miami distributed 29 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Regarding defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 43.4% from the field on 36 out of 83 shooting. They also recorded 26 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 47 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cavaliers knocked down 16 of 22 shots for a rate of 72.7%. Cleveland walked away from the contest having earned a 47.1% field goal percentage (41 out of 87) and converted 14 out of their 40 3-point shots.

Donovan Mitchell is one player who was a factor for this game. He had 26 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also totaled 7 rebounds. Mitchell ended up going 47.1% from the floor and distributed 5 dimes.

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Cleveland will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 52-10 for the campaign. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.5 fouls per game. As a team, Cleveland is pulling in 45.4 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,784 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 6th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are hitting 39.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,005 of 2,555) and 78.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 123.1 points per outing (1st in the league) while going 49.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are able to force 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 7th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,580 surrendered this season. The Cavaliers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (2,541 of 5,610) and they surrender 43.0 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 10th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (111.6).

For their last game, the Bucks took home the win by a final score of 137-107 against the Mavericks. The Bucks recorded 47 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 55 in this game. They turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Mavericks had 13 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 89.5%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Milwaukee buried 16 of their 35 attempts (45.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bucks went 52 for 89 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 58.4%. The Bucks permitted the Mavericks to knock down 45 of their 98 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.9% for the game. They shot 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 13 of 39 and ended up going 4 out of 10 from the free throw line (40.0%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Milwaukee permitted Dallas to pull down 30 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Damian Lillard was important for the Bucks in this contest. He made 11 of 15 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Lillard recorded 34 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 5 assists for the contest.

Milwaukee has a record of 36-25 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bucks are shooting 48.1% from the field, which is ranked 6th in the league. Milwaukee has accounted for 7,011 pts on the season (114.9 per game) and they average 44.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 25.3 times per game (21st in basketball) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. The Bucks have committed 18.2 fouls every game and they shoot 74.9% from the free throw line.

The Milwaukee defense gives up 34.9% from downtown (833 of 2,386) and their opponents are converting on 78.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 26.0 assists and 45.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 11th and 26th in the league. The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the league in PPG allowed with 112.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (2nd in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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