Bucks vs. Trailblazers Betting Preview

Written by :

Dan Shapiro

Published on :

31 January, 2024

The Milwaukee Bucks really need this one as they kicked off their West Coast road swing with a loss in Denver, and after Portland things do not get any easier. They had to Dallas, Utah and Phoenix from there.

Opening Line Trend

The Bucks opened as -10 point road favorites with the line moving to -11. There is an overlay with our number coming in at 7.63 but these Trailblazers are the walking wounded and they just came off a win.

Recent Head to Head

Milwaukee is 9-1 against Portland over the last ten meetings. Six of those losses were by more than the current spread.

Back to Back

Both teams played two nights ago.

Recent Performance

Milwaukee really needs this one before heading off to play against a Phoenix and Dallas team that own winning records and will be playing at home while the Utah Jazz one game below the .500 mark means nothing as they're playing some of the best basketball in the league right now.

The Trail Blazers struggle to defend the paint (30th in opposing 2-point percentage, 59.0%). Milwaukee is only 3-12 ATS in its last 15 games overall., which is shocking but they are probably due.

Portland rolled to a 130-104 home victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night with the 26-point margin of victory representing its largest of the season.

The game in Portland will be Milwaukee's second under new coach Doc Rivers.