Milwaukee Bucks +9.50 (AH)
Cleveland is 23-4 straight up and 19-8 against the spread for the season thus far. The Cavaliers won 7 of their last 10 games, coming off an easy win in Brooklyn. On home soil they have been quite terrific with a 14-1 straight up record till now. Keep in mind that the Cavaliers will miss a couple of role players today. On the other hand Milwaukee is 15-11 straight up and 11-14-1 against the spread in this campaign till now. The Bucks managed to turn around their season big time after a horrible 2-8 straight up start into it. Granted, their regular season schedule has been quite light as of late. However, they also managed to win the NBA Cup while blowing out the strong Thunder in Las Vegas. That should give them a huge boost for the remainder of the season. However, they will miss their second and third best player for this one against the Cavs, as Damian Lillard will be out for sure while Middleton is questionable with an illness right now. However, the MVP of the NBA Cup Giannis Antetokounmpo will be available to go today. Note that this is already the 3rd meeting between these two teams this season. Cleveland won both meetings, but both of them with less than three points during that span. Would not surprise me if we see another tight affair today. I recommend a bet on AH Milwaukee (9.5) to win.