Milwaukee plays Portland on 4-game road skid

Updated Feb. 5, 2022 3:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Milwaukee Bucks (32-21, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (21-32, 10th in the Western Conference)

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

LINE: Trail Blazers -8.5; over/under is 226.5

BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee will aim to end its four-game road skid when the Bucks face Portland.

The Trail Blazers have gone 14-14 at home. Portland is seventh in the Western Conference with 10.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Jusuf Nurkic averaging 2.9.

The Bucks have gone 13-12 away from home. Milwaukee is the Eastern Conference leader with 46.8 rebounds per game led by Giannis Antetokounmpo averaging 11.3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Anfernee Simons is averaging 15.7 points and 3.7 assists for the Trail Blazers. CJ McCollum is averaging 21.2 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 46.4% over the last 10 games for Portland.

Antetokounmpo is averaging 28.9 points, 11.3 rebounds and six assists for the Bucks. Khris Middleton is averaging 21.3 points over the last 10 games for Milwaukee.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 3-7, averaging 104.3 points, 44.0 rebounds, 22.5 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.8 points per game.

Bucks: 6-4, averaging 111.5 points, 45.3 rebounds, 23.5 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.1 points.

INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Larry Nance Jr.: out (knee), Nassir Little: out for season (shoulder), Damian Lillard: out (abdominal), Cody Zeller: out (knee).

Bucks: George Hill: day to day (neck), Brook Lopez: out (back).

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