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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Milwaukee Bucks meet at Fiserv Forum.

Oddsmakers opened the Bucks as -7-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 239.5.

Milwaukee won its last outing, a 126-116 result against the Cavaliers on January 24. The Bucks covered in that game as a -7-point favorite, while the 242 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Cleveland lost its last outing, a 126-116 result against the Bucks on January 24. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a +7-point underdog, while the 242 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Cleveland:
Team record: 26-16 SU,22-18-2 ATS
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games

Milwaukee:
Team record: 31-13 SU,17-27 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Milwaukee is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games

Next up:
Cleveland home to Los Angeles Monday, January 29
Milwaukee home to New Orleans Saturday, January 27