Bucks vs. Nuggets: NBA Betting Preview, Tips and Picks – February 12, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 11, 2024

The Milwaukee Bucks (34-19) are one-point favorites in a matchup against with the Denver Nuggets (36-17) on February 12, 2024, when two of the NBA’s biggest stars — the Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic — will hit the court at Fiserv Forum. The over/under for this contest is set at 230.

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Bucks vs. Nuggets Betting Odds

Favorite Spread Total
Bucks -1 230

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Injury Report as of February 12

Bucks: Khris Middleton: Out (Ankle)

Nuggets: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: Questionable (Hamstring), Michael Porter: Probable (Knee), Vlatko Cancar: Out (Knee)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Bucks (-1)
Total Pick Over (230)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Bucks vs. Nuggets Stat Rankings

Bucks Avg. (Rank) Nuggets Avg. (Rank)
122.9 (2nd) Points Scored 114.6 (18th)
119.3 (23rd) Points Allowed 111.0 (6th)
44.0 (10th) Rebounds 44.0 (10th)
9.4 (26th) Off. Rebounds 11.1 (9th)
14.2 (5th) 3pt Made 11.5 (26th)
26.8 (13th) Assists 28.8 (4th)
12.4 (11th) Turnovers 11.7 (3rd)

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Bucks Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo 51 30.7 11.2 6.3 1.4 1.1 0.5
Damian Lillard 48 25 4.2 6.8 1.1 0.2 2.9
Brook Lopez 50 13.2 5.5 1.6 0.6 2.7 1.8
Bobby Portis 53 12.5 6.9 1 0.8 0.4 1.2
Malik Beasley 51 11.4 4 1.4 0.7 0.1 2.9

Nuggets Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Nikola Jokic 51 26.2 12.2 9 1.2 0.9 1.1
Jamal Murray 39 20.9 4 6.6 0.8 0.7 2.5
Michael Porter Jr. 52 16 7 1.4 0.4 0.8 2.7
Aaron Gordon 47 13.6 6.5 3.1 0.8 0.7 0.6
Reggie Jackson 53 10.9 2.1 3.9 0.6 0.2 1.3

Betting Trends

  • The Bucks have 20 wins in 53 games against the spread this year.
  • Milwaukee is 19-27-1 as 1-point favorites or more.
  • Out of 53 Bucks games so far this season, 29 have gone over the total.
  • Milwaukee’s games have finished with more than 230 points 43 times so far this season.
  • The average total for Bucks games this season has been 242.2, 12.2 points higher than the total for this game.
  • Against the spread, the Nuggets are 22-29-2 this year.
  • As a 1-point underdog or more, Denver is 3-4 against the spread.
  • There have been 20 Nuggets games (out of 53) that went over the total this season.
  • There have been 21 Denver’s games this year with more than 230 points scored.
  • Nuggets games average 225.6 total points, 4.4 less than the total for this matchup.

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