Cavaliers vs Bucks: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
Cleveland Cavaliers25wins
Milwaukee Bucks18Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Cavaliers and the Bucks have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Cavaliers lead the series 25-18.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Cavaliers won 5 and the Bucks won 1. The most recent game, on October 31, 2026, ended Cavaliers 136-111.
The home team won 29 of the 43 games (67%). These matchups averaged 222.2 total points, with a typical winning margin of 13.1 points; 8 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Cavaliers in 2024-25, Bucks in 2020-21, Bucks in 2019-20. Their next meeting is scheduled for January 15, 2027 in Milwaukee.
Next meetings
| Jan 15, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Bucks | 8:00 PM EST | CLE 75% |
| Feb 16, 2027 | Bucks @ Cavaliers | 7:00 PM EST | |
| Feb 17, 2027 | Bucks @ Cavaliers | 7:00 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Cavaliers | MIL 95 – 135 CLE · 2024-01-17 |
| Bucks | MIL 124 – 99 CLE · 2021-02-06 |
2026-27 CLE 1 – 0 MIL
| 2026-10-31 | CLE 136 – 111 MIL | Final |
2025-26 CLE 3 – 1 MIL
| 2026-03-17 | CLE 123 – 116 MIL | Final |
| 2026-02-25 | CLE 116 – 118 MIL | Final |
| 2025-11-17 | MIL 106 – 118 CLE | Final |
| 2025-10-26 | MIL 113 – 118 CLE | Final |
2024-25 CLE 4 – 0 MIL
| 2025-03-09 | CLE 112 – 100 MIL | Final |
| 2024-12-20 | MIL 101 – 124 CLE | Final |
| 2024-11-04 | MIL 114 – 116 CLE | Final |
| 2024-11-02 | CLE 114 – 113 MIL | Final |
2023-24 CLE 2 – 2 MIL
| 2024-01-26 | CLE 112 – 100 MIL | Final |
| 2024-01-24 | CLE 116 – 126 MIL | Final |
| 2024-01-17 | MIL 95 – 135 CLE | Final |
| 2023-12-29 | MIL 119 – 111 CLE | Final |
2022-23 CLE 2 – 2 MIL
| 2023-01-21 | MIL 102 – 114 CLE | Final |
| 2022-12-21 | MIL 106 – 114 CLE | Final |
| 2022-11-25 | CLE 102 – 117 MIL | Final |
| 2022-11-16 | CLE 98 – 113 MIL | Final |
2021-22 CLE 3 – 1 MIL
| 2022-04-10 | MIL 115 – 133 CLE | Final |
| 2022-01-26 | MIL 99 – 115 CLE | Final |
| 2021-12-18 | CLE 119 – 90 MIL | Final |
| 2021-12-06 | CLE 104 – 112 MIL | Final |
2020-21 CLE 0 – 3 MIL
| 2021-02-06 | MIL 124 – 99 CLE | Final |
| 2021-02-05 | MIL 123 – 105 CLE | Final |
| 2021-01-09 | CLE 90 – 100 MIL | Final |
2019-20 CLE 0 – 3 MIL
| 2019-12-14 | CLE 108 – 125 MIL | Final |
| 2019-11-29 | MIL 119 – 110 CLE | Final |
| 2019-10-28 | CLE 112 – 129 MIL | Final |
2018-19 CLE 1 – 3 MIL
| 2019-03-24 | CLE 105 – 127 MIL | Final |
| 2019-03-20 | MIL 102 – 107 CLE | Final |
| 2018-12-14 | MIL 114 – 102 CLE | Final |
| 2018-12-10 | CLE 92 – 108 MIL | Final |
2017-18 CLE 3 – 1 MIL
| 2018-03-19 | MIL 117 – 124 CLE | Final |
| 2017-12-19 | CLE 116 – 119 MIL | Final |
| 2017-11-07 | MIL 119 – 124 CLE | Final |
| 2017-10-20 | CLE 116 – 97 MIL | Final |
2016-17 CLE 3 – 1 MIL
| 2017-02-27 | MIL 95 – 102 CLE | Final |
| 2016-12-21 | MIL 102 – 113 CLE | Final |
| 2016-12-20 | CLE 114 – 108 MIL | Final |
| 2016-11-29 | CLE 101 – 118 MIL | Final |
2015-16 CLE 3 – 1 MIL
| 2016-04-05 | CLE 109 – 80 MIL | Final |
| 2016-03-23 | MIL 104 – 113 CLE | Final |
| 2015-11-19 | MIL 100 – 115 CLE | Final |
| 2015-11-14 | CLE 105 – 108 MIL | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.