Denver Nuggets (30-15, 3rd in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (18-25, 11th in the Eastern Conference)
Milwaukee; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTS BOOK LINE: Dollars -6.5; plus/minus is 221.5
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BOTTOM LINE: Denver travels to Milwaukee to try to extend its five-game road winning streak.
The Bucks are 9-11 in home games. Milwaukee is ninth in the Eastern Conference with 26.3 assists per game led by Ryan Rollins with an average of 5.5.
The Nuggets are 18-7 in away games. Denver ranks seventh in the Western Conference with 32.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Nikola Jokic averaging 9.1.
The Bucks score 112.2 points per game, 4.3 points less than the 116.5 points given up by the Nuggets. The Nuggets score 5.3 more points per game (121.1) than the Bucks give up to their opponents (115.8).
The teams are facing each other for the second time this season. The Nuggets won 108-104 in the last game on January 12. Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Nuggets with 25 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 31 points.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Antetokounmpo is averaging 28.2 points, 9.9 rebounds and 5.6 assists for the Bucks. AJ Green has averaged 3.1 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Peyton Watson is averaging 14.5 points and 5.1 rebounds for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray is averaging 20.0 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting 54.1% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bucks: 4-6, averaging 109.3 points, 41.1 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents average 115.2 points per game.
Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 109.6 points, 38.1 rebounds, 24.4 assists, 6.5 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents average 111.0 points.
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INJURIES: Bucks: Myles Turner: day to day (ankle), Kevin Porter Jr.: out (oblique), Taurean Prince: out (neck).
Nuggets: Cameron Johnson: out (knee), Tamar Bates: out (foot), Nikola Jokic: out (knee), Christian Braun: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
