Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 10/22/2025 Preview and Pick
Game: Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+8.5)
The Washington Wizards (18-64 last year) are hitting the road to Fiserv Forum on Wednesday where they will play the Milwaukee Bucks (48-34 last season). Milwaukee opens this matchup as 8.5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 228.5.

The Wizards faced off with the Heat and notched a win by a score of 119-118 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Wizards left the arena with 14 and the Heat racked up 12 fouls. They buried 10 of their 32 shots from 3-point land. Miami went 83.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 12 tries. Furthermore, Miami grabbed 46 boards (9 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Miami doled out 28 assists and had 8 steals for the game. In the matter of defending, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 49 out of 98 shooting. They also recorded 33 assists in this matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 43 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Wizards converted 11 of 17 attempts for a rate of 64.7%. Washington walked away from the game having earned a 51.1% field goal percentage (46 out of 90) and knocked down 16 of 37 three-point attempts.
Tristan Vukcevic is one guy who played a role in this contest. He was able to score 28 points on 9 of 12 shooting. He played 39 mins and also snagged 11 boards. Vukcevic finished the game at 75.0% from the field and dished out 5 dimes.
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Washington will play this game after finishing with a win-loss record of 18-64 last year. They averaged 108.0 points per outing (27th in the NBA) while hitting 43.9% from the floor. The Wizards connected on 33.5% on shots from distance (1,075 of 3,210) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a squad, Washington pulled down 43.7 boards per game and accounted for 2,058 dimes last season, which ranked 25th in the league in terms of passing. They turned it over 15.6 times per contest and as a team committed 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.
Defensively, the Wizards forced 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 18.2 personal fouls. They were ranked 26th in the league in allowing assists 2,334 conceded throughout last season. The Wizards defense allowed a field goal percentage of 47.1% (3,583 of 7,611) and they relinquished 48.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrendered 36.4% on 3-point attempts while they were 29th in basketball in points per game allowed (120.4).
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Bucks took a loss by a score of 119-118 when they faced the Pacers. The Bucks snagged 40 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 53 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. The Pacers were called for 19 fouls for this game which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 65.4%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Milwaukee buried 19 of 40 attempts (47.5%). Overall, the Bucks went 41 for 90 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.6%. The Bucks permitted the Pacers to bury 43 of their 93 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.2% for this contest. They finished 36.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 12 of 33 and finished the contest at 21 of 28 at the free throw line (75.0%). With respect to attacking the glass, Milwaukee allowed Indiana to get 45 in all (9 on the offensive side).
Gary Trent Jr. ended up being important for the Bucks for this contest. Trent tallied 33 points in his 48 mins on the court and totaled 2 dimes in this contest. He converted 12 out of 25 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 48.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds.
Milwaukee had a mark of 48-34 last season. The Bucks committed 17.9 personal fouls per game and they went 75.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 25.5 times per contest (21st in basketball) and they coughed up possession 13.4 times per game. Milwaukee scored 9,472 pts over the course of last season (115.5 per game) and they snagged 43.4 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bucks connected on 48.6% from the field, which was ranked 4th in the league.
The Milwaukee defense surrendered 35.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,140 of 3,232) and opponents made 78.3% of their free throw shots. They surrendered 26.4 dimes and 45.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which was ranked 14th and 24th in those defensive categories. The Bucks on defense were ranked 13th in the league in points given up per game with 113.0. They forced 12.9 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 45.7% from the field (5th in basketball).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-8.5)
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