Dallas Mavericks vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/25/26

The Mavs completely fumbled the ball last night losing to the Lakers at home, despite having a 15-point lead at one point in the game. I guess for a young team like theirs that shouldn’t come as a surprise, they’ll now look to bounce back less than 24 hours later in Milwaukee vs the Bucks. That loss against the Lakers ended a 4-game win streak for the Mavs who remain in the play-in tournament hunt in the West, currently occupying 12th place. The first meeting between the two sides was decided by just 2 points in Dallas back in November, with Giannis Antetokounmpo stealing the show with 30 points and 8 rebounds. It was the Mavs’ 7th consecutive loss in head-to-head meetings.

No Giannis this time around means that the task of extending that win streak will be a lot tougher for the Bucks here, who are just 3-11 SU without their superstar this season. The hopes of making it into the postseason took a big hit with him injuring his calf, this means at least a month without him in the line-up and that’s just something Milwaukee cannot survive in my opinion. They’ve now dropped 5 of 6 games, while at home they’ve failed to cover in 6 consecutive. Over the past 10 games they rank 24th both in offensive and defensive efficiency.

Dallas has actually faired well in back-to-backs this season, winning 5 of 8 games. Their defense is a lot more confidence inspiring than the Bucks one right now. The last 10 games have seen the Mavs allow just 109.8 points per 100 possessions, ranking 5th in efficiency. They’re the smarter pick here after going 4-1 SU in their last 5 games. Let’s roll with Dallas.

Mavericks vs Bucks prediction: Dallas +1.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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