Denver Nuggets vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 29/01/2024, 05:42  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 29/01/2024 at 13:00 in NBA Prediction

The Denver Nuggets will welcome the Milwaukee Bucks in one of the season’s anticipated matchups in the NBA. Both teams are dominating in their respective conferences with the Nuggets fourth in the West and Milwaukee second in the East. The Nuggets are coming off a 111-105 victory over the Sixers, another East high flyer. Their 32nd win of the season was also their fourth in the last five outings. The Nuggets have one of the best home records in the league and have won 18 of 22 matches as hosts. They are more fluid in scoring at the Ball Arena where their 17th-ranked offence is averaging 120.1 points a contest. Julian Strawther and Vlatko Cancar will continue to be sidelined with knee issues respectively.

The Milwaukee Bucks are beginning a new chapter with this match. It will be new head coach Doc Rivers’ first match in charge since taking over from Adrian Griffin. Rivers is an experienced coach and last season was in charge of the Sixers. Under assistant coach Joe Prunty, the Bucks won two of three games one of which was a dominant 141-117 success over the Pelicans. The, which was their final at home before beginning a five-game West road trip, took their record to 32-14. Ty Ty Washington Jr. will miss this match while Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as ‘Probable’ due to illness. Milwaukee has struggled on defence and this is one of the reasons that has forced through the coaching change. The team is ranked 24th in defence and is giving up 120.1 a night.