Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 12/31/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Milwaukee Bucks (13-19) welcome the Washington Wizards (6-23) at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday.

The Wizards faced off with the Raptors and walked away with a win by a score of 138-117 in their last game. Washington walked away from the contest having earned a 59.3% field goal percentage (54 of 91) and knocked down 15 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Wizards buried 15 of 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. In reference to hauling in boards, they compiled 46 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 26 assists for the game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of defense, Washington allowed the other team to go 44.0% from the floor on 40 of 91 shooting. Toronto earned 26 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Toronto totaled 33 boards (8 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Toronto went 92.6% at the charity stripe by converting 25 of 27 attempts. They also converted 12 of their 36 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Wizards ended up walking away with 23 and the Raptors accumulated 16 fouls.

Kyshawn George is someone who played a role for the contest. He left the arena with 23 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 28 minutes played and also collected 6 rebounds. George finished the contest at 69.2% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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Washington heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 6-23 for the year. They are turning it over 15.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 22.1 fouls per game. As a team, Washington is snagging 44.0 rebounds per contest and has racked up 739 assists on the year, which ranks 26th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Wizards are hitting 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (380 of 1,055) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 113.5 points per contest (25th in the league) while shooting 46.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Wizards are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 21st in basketball in giving up assists with 856 relinquished so far this year. The Wizards are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.5% (1,308 of 2,755) and they concede 48.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They concede 36.9% on three-point shots while they are 29th in the league in points per game allowed (125.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bucks went home victorious with a score of 112-103 against the Bulls. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Milwaukee allowed Chicago to get 52 in total (16 on the offensive side). They went 34.2% from three-point range by shooting 13 of 38 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Bucks allowed the Bulls to convert 39 out of 93 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 41.9% in this game. When all was said and done, the Bucks ended up going 40 for 86 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.5%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Milwaukee knocked down 13 out of their 36 attempts (36.1%). They were able to knock down 19 of those for a clip of 79.2%. The Bulls committed 18 fouls for this game which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 12 steals in this game. The Bucks were able to pull down 36 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being important for the Bucks in the matchup. He buried 10 of 15 in this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and tallied 8 rebounds. Antetokounmpo accumulated 29 points in his 25 mins of playing time and added 1 assist in the game.

Milwaukee has a win-loss mark of 13-19 this year. When it comes to offense, the Bucks are shooting 48.5% from the field, which has them ranked 6th in basketball. Milwaukee has scored 3,607 points this season (112.7 per contest) and they average 40.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 26.1 times per game (15th in the league) and they cough up possession 15.2 times per contest. The Bucks have committed 21.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The Bucks defensively are ranked 16th in basketball in points given up per game with 116.0. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (15th in the NBA). The Milwaukee defense gives up 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (432 of 1,213) and their opponents are knocking down 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.7 dimes and 44.8 rebounds every game, which ranks them 14th and 19th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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