Milwaukee Bucks at Portland Trail Blazers odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson | Staff Writer

The Milwaukee Bucks (32-15) travel to meet the Portland Trail Blazers (14-33) on Wednesday at Moda Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Bucks vs. Trail Blazers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Bucks lead 1-0

The big news here is the return of Damian Lillard to Portland for the 1st time since his offseason trade to Milwaukee.

The Bucks suffered a 113-107 loss in Denver in the debut of coach Doc Rivers, as he took over for the fired Adrian Griffin. The Bucks have dropped 2 of the past 3 games, while going just 3-12 against the spread (ATS) in the past 15 contests.

The Trail Blazers spanked the visiting Philadelphia 76ers by a 130-104 count as 5.5-point underdogs as the Over (220.5) cashed on Monday night. Despite the win, Portland is 2-4 SU and 3-3 ATS in the past 6 games. The Under is on a 8-4 run in the past 12 outings.

The Bucks picked up the 108-102 win at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee in the 1st meeting of the season on Nov. 26, but the Blazers picked up the cover as 12.5-point underdogs as the Under (230.5) connected. Lillard dropped 31 points on 7-of-21 shooting in his 1st game against the Blazers, while posting 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals with 4 3-pointers.

Bucks at Trail Blazers odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:01 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Bucks -450 (bet $450 to win $100) | Trail Blazers +350 (bet $100 to win $350)
Against the spread (ATS): Bucks -9.5 (-110) | Trail Blazers +9.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 237.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Bucks at Trail Blazers key injuries

Bucks

No injuries to report

Trail Blazers

C Moses Brown (wrist) out
G Shaedon Sharpe (abdominal) out
C Robert Williams III (knee) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Bucks at Trail Blazers picks and predictions

Prediction

Bucks 125, Trail Blazers 111

Moneyline

The Bucks (-450) will cost you more than 4 1/2 times your potential return, and that's just too much risk and very little value.

Conversely, while the Trail Blazers (+350) picked up an impressive win against the 76ers last time out, that was against a shorthanded Philly side. Milwaukee is healthy, and Dame might have an expect gear on a special and emotional night.

PASS.

Against the spread

The BUCKS -9.5 (-110) are a strong play on the road, especially if you can get the number before it goes to double digits.

Milwaukee is 3-2 ATS in the past 5 games as a single-digit favorite. The Trail Blazers +9.5 (-115) did cash in the 1st meeting in Milwaukee, but they're just 1-2 ATS in the past 3 as a single-digit underdog.

Over/Under

The UNDER 237.5 (-110) is worth a look in Wednesday's battle in the Pacific Northwest.

The Under has hit in 8 of the past 12 games for the Trail Blazers, and the total has gone low in 3 of the past 4 at Moda Center.

For the Bucks, the reason Griffin was dismissed was due to a lack of defense. Since allowing 135 points in Detroit on Jan. 20, Milwaukee has allowed 117 or fewer points in each of the past 5 outings.

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