Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 10/23/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Friday, October 23, 2026

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: MY24

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+1.5)

The Chicago Bulls (31-51 last season) are headed to Fiserv Forum on Friday where they will play the Milwaukee Bucks (32-50 last year). Chicago opens this matchup as 1.5-point underdogs. The total is set at 237.5.

The Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and went home with a loss by a final score of 135-92 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 34 while the Raptors recorded 29 personal fouls. They also knocked down 10 out of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. Toronto ended up shooting 80.4% at the charity stripe by burying 37 of 46 attempts. Furthermore, Toronto pulled down 51 boards (16 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Toronto earned 31 dimes and had 15 steals for the contest. In terms of defending, Chicago allowed 44.9% from the floor on 44 out of 98 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected 57 with 21 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulls buried 34 of 47 tries for a percentage of 72.3%. Chicago wrapped up the contest having earned a 31.8% field goal percentage (27 of 85) and knocked down 4 out of their 36 shots from distance.

Matas Buzelis is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He recorded 17 points on 2 of 8 shooting. He played 25 mins played and grabbed 6 rebounds. Buzelis ended up shooting 25.0% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Chicago steps onto the court after finishing with a win-loss record of 31-51 last year. They turned it over 15.3 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 19.0 fouls every game. As a squad, Chicago pulled in 45.0 boards per contest and earned 2,335 assists last year, which ranked 7th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls hit on 35.6% on three-point shots (1,169 of 3,287) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 116.3 pts per game (12th in the league) while shooting 46.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulls were able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They were 28th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,358 surrendered throughout last season. The Bulls defensively gave up a field goal percentage of 47.8% (3,676 of 7,687) and they surrendered 45.7 boards per contest as a team. They surrendered 36.8% on 3-point shots and they were 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed (121.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Bucks took a defeat by a final score of 128-116 when they faced the Wizards. When it comes to rebounds, Milwaukee allowed Washington to grab 44 overall (12 offensive). They finished the game shooting 21.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 of 28 and finished the game at 32 out of 41 from the free throw line (78.0%). The Bucks allowed the Wizards to convert 45 out of their 86 tries from the field which left them shooting 52.3% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Bucks finished 41 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Milwaukee buried 15 of 41 attempts (36.6%). They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a rate of 82.6%. The Wizards were called for 23 fouls for the matchup which took the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Bucks were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for this contest.

Tyler Herro ended up being a factor for the Bucks in this game. He converted 9 of 21 in the game for a rate of 42.9%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. Herro recorded 24 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 9 assists in the game.

Milwaukee had a mark of 32-50 last season. On the offensive side of the court, the Bucks hit 47.7% from the floor, which ranked 12th in the league. Milwaukee accumulated 9,072 pts throughout last year (110.6 per game) and they pulled in 40.7 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 25.8 times per game (18th in the league) and they lost possession via turnover 15.2 times per game. The Bucks committed 19.7 fouls per game and they went 73.0% from the free throw line.

The Milwaukee defense allowed 37.5% on shots from beyond the arc (1,216 of 3,241) and opponents connected on 78.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrendered 27.9 dimes and 44.5 rebounds every game, which had them ranked 23rd and 19th in those defensive categories. The Bucks defensively were ranked 20th in the league in points given up per game with 116.8. They forced 13.1 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (17th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+1.5)

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