Denver Nuggets vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/30/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Sunday, January 30, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports WI

The Denver Nuggets (26-21) are headed to Fiserv Forum on Sunday where they will take on the Milwaukee Bucks (30-20).

The Nuggets faced the Nets and walked away with a win by a score of 124-118 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Nuggets finished with 21 while the Nets totaled 12 fouls. They also converted 12 of their 29 attempts from distance. Brooklyn finished 76.9% from the free throw line by converting 20 of 26 tries. Furthermore, Brooklyn pulled down 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Brooklyn earned 38 dimes and had 26 steals in this game. In the matter of defense, Denver allowed 48.9% from the field on 43 out of 88 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists for the game in addition to creating 3 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 48 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Nuggets made 25 of 27 attempts for a rate of 92.6%. Denver wrapped up the contest with a 47.2% field goal percentage (42 out of 89) and converted 15 of 36 shots from 3-point land.

Nikola Jokic is one guy who played a role for the game. Jokic finished the contest at 61.5% from the field and recorded 8 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and grabbed 10 boards. He left the arena with 26 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Denver heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 26-21 on the campaign. They average 108.3 points per outing (17th in the league) while going 46.8% from the field. The Nuggets are hitting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (591 of 1,701) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Denver is snagging 43.4 boards per game and has 1,260 assists this season, which has them ranked 4th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nuggets are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.4% from 3-point land and they are 11th in the NBA in opponents points per game (107.1). The Nuggets are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.7% (1,889 of 4,049) and they relinquish 43.2 boards per game as a unit. They are 15th in the league in giving up assists with 1,146 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Bucks went home defeated by a final of 115-99 against the Cavaliers. The Bucks were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this contest. They turned the ball over 19 times, while earning 7 steals for the matchup. The Cavaliers were called for 12 personal fouls in this contest which took the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to bury 16 of them for a rate of 88.9%. With regard to three-point shots, Milwaukee knocked down 9 out of their 32 attempts (28.1%). Overall, the Bucks went 37 out of 80 from the field which had them shooting 46.3%. The Bucks allowed the Cavaliers to bury 41 out of 87 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 47.1% for this game. They finished 45.2% from distance by going 19 of 42 and ended up going 14 of 17 at the charity stripe (82.4%). When discussing attacking the glass, Milwaukee permitted Cleveland to collect 29 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up having an impact for the Bucks in this matchup. He made 7 of 13 in the matchup for a rate of 53.8%, and added 9 rebounds. Antetokounmpo tallied 26 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 3 assists for the contest.

Milwaukee has a win-loss mark of 30-20 so far this year. As an offense, the Bucks are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which ranks them 17th in the NBA. Milwaukee has accounted for 5,588 points for the campaign (111.8 per game) and they collect 47.1 boards per game. They are getting an assist 22.9 times per game (20th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.9 times per contest. The Bucks commit 17.9 fouls per game and they go 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Milwaukee defense surrenders 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc (698 of 2,069) and opponents are converting on 75.8% of their foul shots. They relinquish 24.7 dimes and 45.2 boards every game, which ranks them 20th and 20th in basketball. The Bucks on defense are ranked 14th in basketball in PPG allowed with 108.3. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (4th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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