Bucks @ Trail Blazers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Milwaukee Bucks (30-17)

@ Portland Trail Blazers (29-18)

Current odds:

Milwaukee Bucks: (-150)

Portland Trail Blazers: (+130)

• The line for this game is Bucks by 3 points.

• Jeff Teague (health protocols) available to make Bucks debut Friday.

• The Milwaukee Bucks look to continue their dominance over Portland when they visit the Trail Blazers on Friday night. Milwaukee will be looking for its fifth straight win and ninth of 10 in a series that they have controlled in recent seasons.

• The Bucks pounded Portland 134-106 on Feb. 1 in Milwaukee in a game in which they scored 113 points in the first three quarters before calling off the assault. The Bucks have won the past four matchups by an average of 25 points, including a 143-100 beat down early in the 2018-19 season.

• They arrive in Portland to see a squad that just completed a 4-0 road trip. The Trail Blazers won three single-digit games in Florida against the Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors (playing in Tampa) before delivering a 124-101 trouncing of the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

• Damian Lillard led the way with 33 points and 10 assists, as Portland put the Pistons away with a 73-point second half. Lillard was 5-for-7 from 3-point range and has scored 30 or more points in seven of the past 12 games.

• Sidekick CJ McCollum is also playing well and had 24 points and eight assists against the Pistons. McCollum has topped 20 in four straight games and is averaging 26 points and 6.5 assists during the stretch. McCollum was sidelined with a fractured foot when the Bucks pulverized Portland two months ago.

• The services of two-time reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo were only needed for 26 minutes in that contest. He had 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Six Bucks scored in double digits, led by Jrue Holiday’s 22 points. The point guard also had seven rebounds, six assists and three steals.

• Holiday also was a force on Wednesday night as Milwaukee halted a three-game slide with a 112-97 road win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Holiday knocked down 11 of 16 shots while recording 28 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals.

• Antetokounmpo contributed 25 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots as Milwaukee made 14 of 26 3-point attempts while holding the Lakers to 10 of 36 from behind the arc.

• The solid effort was welcome after Milwaukee was clobbered 129-105 by the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. The stop in Portland is the third of a six-game road trip for the Bucks.

• Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers have won seven of their past nine games after putting together the unbeaten road trip. Portland averaged 120.8 points in the four wins and coach Terry Stotts was happy to see his team keep its focus against the Pistons.