NBA Betting Odds: Nuggets Favored vs Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks and the Denver Nuggets will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday night at 9:00pm EST when they meet at the Pepsi Center in a game that can be seen on FSN North - Wisconsin and Altitude Sports. NBA betting odds have the Nuggets listed as 10.5-point favorites against the Bucks while online sportsbooks have the game's total is sitting at 203.5. Brandon Jennings dropped a game-high 35 points as the Bucks defeated the Sacramento Kings 114-108 in double OT on Friday. The Bucks covered the 3.5-point spread in NBA odds while the teams played OVER the posted total of 197.

John Salmons added 27 points and seven rebounds for the Bucks, while Andrew Bogut collected 21 in the win after losing to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. "I was trying to stay in front of him [Evans] as best I could," Salmons said after the game. "He is one of the best at getting in the paint and finishing. My teammates gave me a lot of help." Heading into tonight's game, Milwaukee is 37-30 straight up on the season, 43-23-1 against the spread as NBA betting underdogs and 4-6 after playing the Kings.

Carmelo Anthony netted a double-double with 26 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Nuggets over the New Orleans Hornets 93-80 on Thursday. The Nuggets covered the 14-point spread in NBA betting odds while the 173 points went UNDER the posted total of 218 at online sportsbooks. Nene Hilario finished with 20 points for Denver, J.R. Smith added 17 and Carmelo Anthony finished with 26-points and 18 rebounds to win their second straight game. "I was going for 20. That was my goal, to get 20 rebounds tonight. I knew we were going to need it," Anthony said after the game. "I knew Nene was going to have his hands full with Okafor, and our other bigs ... would have their hands full with David West. So, it was a great opportunity for me to go down there and grab some boards."

Heading into tonight's game, Denver is 47-22 straight up on the season, 31-33-5 against the spread as NBA betting favorites and 8-2 after playing the Hornets. Denver is 6-1 straight up in their last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee and 8-1 straight up in their last 9 games overall. Milwaukee is 8-2 straight up in their last 10 games on the road and 7-1 straight up in their last 8 games. The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee. Vegas sports odds at Caesars sportsbook have the Denver Nuggets -10.5 favorites at home against the Milwaukee Bucks with a total of 203.5.