Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, Odds and Picks for Wednesday, 10/22/25

You’ll be hard pressed to find anything optimistic around the Wizards coming into this season. Quite a few moves were made in the offseason, most notably the arrival of CJ McCollum who joined via trade from the Pelicans. At 34 years old he is on the other side of his prime, but on this team he should get the majority of shots on offense which should reflect on his stats. Will that reflect on the Wizards winning games? I doubt it. An aging Khris Middleton and the aforementioned McCollum are mainly surrounded by younger players looking to develop into NBA players. Playing in Milwaukee hasn’t been a pleasant experience – the Wizards have come out on top just once in 10 visits.

A hungry and motivated Giannis Antetokounmpo is exactly what this league needs. The Greek Freak lost his running mate Damian Lillard who went back to Portland, but the Bucks front office made sure to add a couple of players to keep their superstar happy. The aging Brook Lopez was replaced by basically a younger version of himself in Myles Turner, while Cole Anthony, Amir Coffey and Gary Harris add solid depth. Whenever you surround a player like Giannis with shooter that means trouble for the opposing team. Washington ranked 26th in opponent points in the paint last season, so look for Giannis to have his way on the inside. And if that doesn’t work, the Bucks will turn to their three-point shooters who led the league last season making 38.7% of their attempts.

Milwaukee ended last year quite reliable from a betting standpoint, covering in 9 of 13 games. They were also 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games, the spread isn’t too big here at 8.5 points. Surely they can win each quarter by at least 3 points against one of the worst teams in the league?

Bucks -8.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.