Bucks vs. Wizards betting: NBA preview for Jan. 29

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The Milwaukee Bucks (18-27) will try to break a three-game losing streak when they visit the Washington Wizards (11-34) on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Capital One Arena as only 2.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 7 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video. The matchup has an over/under of 222.5.

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Bucks Cover -2.5 vs Wizards -106

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Bucks vs. Wizards betting lines

  • Bucks odds to win: -132
  • Wizards odds to win: +111
  • Spread: Bucks (-2.5)
  • Total: 222.5

Bucks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Milwaukee has covered the spread 11 times on the road and are 9-15 in road contests.
  • This season, Milwaukee has a 2-5 record ATS in road games when playing as 2.5-point favorites or more.
  • Bucks road games have gone over the set point total eight times this season.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to Milwaukee to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 228.7 points per contest.

Bucks Recent Trends

  • The Bucks have covered the spread three times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 3-7 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Bucks and their opponents have hit the over in four of those 10 games.
  • The last 10 Bucks games averaged 224.6 total points, 2.1 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Bucks have scored 4.1 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Bucks Betting Records

  • The Bucks have won 10 of the 20 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (50%).
  • When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -132 or shorter, Milwaukee has gone 9-6 (60% win percentage).
  • The Bucks have a 56.9% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.2 (fourth in NBA) 46.9 (17th) 40.6 (29th) 44.7 (18th) 26.3 (14th) 14 (17th)

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Wizards Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Wizards have gone over a set point total in a home game 11 times this year.
  • The Wizards have covered the spread 10 times at home and is 7-15 in home contests.
  • This season, the Wizards have a 1-1 record ATS at home when playing as 2.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Wizards and their opponents have averaged a total of 235 points per home contest this season, 12.5 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Wizards Recent Trends

  • The Wizards have a 1-9 record straight-up in their last 10 matchups, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Wizards games have exceeded the set total four times.
  • The Wizards’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 231.5 points scored. That’s nine more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During the past 10 games, the Wizards are scoring 107.8 points per game compared to their 112.3 season average.

Wizards Betting Records

  • This season, Washington has been the underdog 42 times and won 10, or 23.8%, of those games.
  • The Wizards have a record of 10-32, a 23.8% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +111 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The Wizards have a 47.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (25th in NBA) 47.4 (20th) 43.8 (16th) 47.8 (30th) 25.3 (19th) 15.2 (28th)
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