Milwaukee Bucks vs Denver Nuggets Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 25/01/2023, 08:12  by Joseph King | Modified on 25/01/2023 at 08:12 in NBA Predictions

An East vs West matchup in the NBA sees the Milwaukee Bucks hosting the Denver Nuggets at the Fiserv Forum for this Wednesday clash. The Bucks will take a full day's rest advantage into this game with their last outing coming on Monday where they put up 150 points against the Pistons in a 20 point 150-130 victory. The win saw the Bucks bounce back from a defeat against Cleveland in their previous outing and win their third game in the last four. They’ve climbed up to third in the Eastern Conference with 30 wins and 17 defeats on the season, putting them just a half game behind the second-place 76ers and four and a half games behind the first-place Celtics. Their 150 points scored against the Pistons is the highest mark they have scored this season and is the eighth highest point total in the franchise’s history.

The Nuggets will have to deal with a road back-to-back as they are fresh off of playing the Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Denver would earn a hard-fought 99-98 win thanks to a Nikola Jokic jump hook with 16 seconds left that would ultimately be the deciding basket. Jokic put up a triple double with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in his first game back after missing the previous two games with a hamstring injury. Denver has, seemingly under the radar, climbed up to the top spot in the Western Conference with a record of 34 wins and 14 losses. They’re quietly playing great basketball and putting up win after win yet there doesn’t appear to be a whole lot of conversation around the Nuggets being potential title contenders. They could certainly begin to change that narrative with a victory over one of the Eastern Conference’s best teams in this matchup.