Who’s Playing
Portland Trail Blazers @ Milwaukee Bucks
Current Records: Portland 4-11, Milwaukee 11-5
How To Watch
- When: Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Fiserv Forum — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin
- Follow: CBS Sports App
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- Ticket Cost: $19.00
What to Know
The Bucks are 8-2 against the Trail Blazers since November of 2018, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Sunday. The Milwaukee Bucks will be playing at home against the Portland Trail Blazers at 3:30 p.m. ET at Fiserv Forum. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The oddsmakers set the bar high, but the Bucks and the Wizards didn’t disappoint and broke past the 247 point over/under on Friday. Milwaukee sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 131-128 win over Washington.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead the Bucks to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brook Lopez, who scored 39 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 blocks. Lopez continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he’s played. The team also got some help courtesy of Damian Lillard, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 10 assists.
Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers’ eight-game losing streak finally came to an end on Wednesday. They took down Utah 121-105.
The Trail Blazers’ success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jerami Grant led the charge by scoring 30 points. Another player making a difference was Malcolm Brogdon, who scored 20 points along with 8 assists.
Milwaukee has been performing incredibly well recently as they’ve won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Portland, their win bumped their record up to 4-11.
Going forward, the Bucks are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 13 points. Against the spread, they have been a house darling this year with a chancy 6-10 ATS record.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: The Bucks have themselves a killer kicker this season, having nailed 49.5% of their shots per game (they’re ranked third in field goal percentage per game overall). It’s a different story for the Trail Blazers , though, as they’ve only nailed 43.5% of theirs this season. Given the Bucks’ sizeable advantage in that area, the Trail Blazers will need to find a way to close that gap. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Odds
Milwaukee is a big 13-point favorite against Portland, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bucks as a 12.5-point favorite.
The over/under is set at 232 points.
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Series History
Milwaukee has won 8 out of their last 10 games against Portland.
- Feb 06, 2023 – Milwaukee 127 vs. Portland 108
- Nov 21, 2022 – Milwaukee 119 vs. Portland 111
- Feb 14, 2022 – Portland 122 vs. Milwaukee 107
- Feb 05, 2022 – Milwaukee 137 vs. Portland 108
- Apr 02, 2021 – Milwaukee 127 vs. Portland 109
- Feb 01, 2021 – Milwaukee 134 vs. Portland 106
- Jan 11, 2020 – Milwaukee 122 vs. Portland 101
- Nov 21, 2019 – Milwaukee 137 vs. Portland 129
- Nov 21, 2018 – Milwaukee 143 vs. Portland 100
- Nov 06, 2018 – Portland 118 vs. Milwaukee 103
