Milwaukee Bucks vs. Denver Nuggets odds, tips and betting trends

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Denver Nuggets odds, tips and betting trends | 1/23/2026

The Denver Nuggets (30-15) hope to build on a five-game road winning stretch at the Milwaukee Bucks (18-25) on Friday, January 23, 2026, at 9:30 p.m. ET.

The Bucks enter their game against the Nuggets as a 6.5-point favorite. The point total for the matchup is 221.5.

Bucks vs. Nuggets betting odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:30 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Spread: Milwaukee -6.5Total: 221.5Moneyline: Milwaukee -233, Denver +192Watch this game on Fubo!Nuggets at Bucks odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Nuggets (+ 6.5)Pick OU: Over (221.5)Prediction: Nuggets 118 – Bucks 115MoneylineThe Bucks have won 10 of the 19 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (52.6%).Milwaukee has a record of 6-3 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -233 or shorter (winning 66.7%).The Bucks have a 70.0% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.The Nuggets have been underdogs in 13 games this season and won seven (53.8%) of those contests.Denver has a record of 3-1 when it is set as the underdog by +192 or more by oddsmakers this season.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nuggets have a 34.2% chance to win.Against the spreadThe 112.2 points per game the Bucks score are only 4.3 fewer points than the Nuggets give up (116.5).Milwaukee is 7-4 against the spread and 9-2 overall when scoring more than 116.5 points.Denver is 20-12 against the spread and 24-8 overall when it scores more than 115.8 points.Milwaukee’s record is 17-14 against the spread and 17-14 overall when it allows fewer than 121.1 points.The Bucks are the league’s 26th-ranked scoring team (112.2 PPG), while the Nuggets allow the rank 19th in points per game (116.5) in NBA action.Denver is the NBA’s second-ranked offense (121.1 PPG), while Milwaukee is the 16th-ranked defense (115.8).The Bucks have been out-scored by 155 points this season (3.6 points per game on average), while the Nuggets have put up 204 more points than their opponents on the year (4.6 per game).Over/UnderMilwaukee’s average implied point total this season is 3.4 more points than its implied total in Friday’s game (117.4 implied points on average compared to 114 implied points in this game).This season, Milwaukee has totaled more than 114 points in a game 18 times.Denver’s average implied point total on the season (120.9 points) is 12.9 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (108 points).How to watch Bucks vs. NuggetsWatch this game on Fubo!

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