Milwaukee Bucks vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/15/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (27-13) will compete against the Milwaukee Bucks (17-23) at Frost Bank Center on Thursday.

The Bucks stepped onto the hardwood against the Timberwolves and took a loss by a final of 139-106 in their last contest. Milwaukee walked away from the contest having earned a 48.2% FG percentage (41 out of 85) and converted 13 of their 36 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bucks converted 11 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 57.9%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 32 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 29 assists for this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When it comes to defending, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 59.8% from the floor on 55 out of 92 shooting. Minnesota doled out 37 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Minnesota totaled 44 boards (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Minnesota walked away from this one shooting 58.3% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of their 12 attempts. They also converted 22 out of their 42 attempts from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Bucks ended up with 14 and the Timberwolves recorded 16 fouls.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one guy who was important in the game. He notched 25 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He played for 31 mins played and snagged 8 rebounds. Antetokounmpo walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the field and also distributed 5 dimes.

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Milwaukee enters this matchup with a record of 17-23 on the campaign. They have an average of 112.7 points per game (26th in the league) while going 48.5% from the floor. The Bucks are shooting 39.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (584 of 1,481) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Milwaukee is grabbing 40.4 boards per game and has tallied 1,052 dimes on the year, which ranks 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 14.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.8 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bucks have forced 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They rank 20th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,077 surrendered so far this season. The Bucks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (1,640 of 3,505) and they concede 44.4 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 36.8% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 15th in the league in PPG allowed (115.7).

In their last game, the Spurs took a defeat with a final score of 119-98 when they faced the Thunder. The Spurs earned 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 4 steals in this matchup. The Thunder earned 23 personal fouls in this contest which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.8%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, San Antonio buried 13 out of their 37 tries (35.1%). When the game finished, the Spurs walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 85 from the field which had them at 40.0%. The Spurs allowed the Thunder to make 42 of 81 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 51.9% for this game. They finished the game shooting 36.7% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 30 and finished the game at 24 of 27 at the free throw line (88.9%). Concerning rebounding, San Antonio allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 43 overall (5 offensive).

Stephon Castle ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs for this game. He made 6 of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and added 7 rebounds. Castle recorded 20 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and accumulated 8 dimes in this game.

San Antonio has a record of 27-13 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Spurs are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which is 13th in the NBA. San Antonio has accumulated 4,704 points on the year (117.6 per contest) and they grab 46.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.5 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per game. The Spurs are responsible for committing 19.5 personal fouls per game and they go 79.5% from the free throw line.

The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.8. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (6th in the league). The San Antonio defense gives up 36.0% on three-point shots (533 of 1,482) and opponents are converting on 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 26.4 assists and 43.0 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 13th and 9th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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