Portland and Milwaukee meet in non-conference matchup

Milwaukee Bucks (26-18, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (17-29, 13th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bucks -6.5; over/under is 231.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Bucks take on the Portland Trail Blazers in a non-conference matchup.

The Trail Blazers have gone 9-13 in home games. Portland is 4-3 in one-possession games.

The Bucks are 9-11 in road games. Milwaukee is 10-9 against opponents over .500.

The Trail Blazers score 107.8 points per game, 3.3 fewer points than the 111.1 the Bucks allow. The Bucks average 14.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 more makes per game than the Trail Blazers give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Deni Avdija is averaging 14.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Trail Blazers. Anfernee Simons is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 31.5 points, 12.2 rebounds and 5.9 assists for the Bucks. Damian Lillard is averaging 27.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 7.2 assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 4-6, averaging 105.5 points, 43.9 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 7.3 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.4 points per game.

Bucks: 8-2, averaging 120.8 points, 47.5 rebounds, 26.7 assists, 5.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 51.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.3 points.

INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Matisse Thybulle: out (ankle), Deandre Ayton: day to day (knee).

Bucks: Bobby Portis: out (personal), AJ Green: out (quad), Tyler Smith: out (illness).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.