Milwaukee Bucks at Utah Jazz 10/13/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Milwaukee Bucks visit the Utah Jazz on Wednesday for an NBA preseason showdown between two of the NBA's best. Milwaukee is 1-2 in the preseason after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 130-110 Sunday night. Prior to defeating Oklahoma City, Milwuaukee lost to Memphis and Brooklyn. In the victory over Oklahoma City, the leading scorer for Milwaukee was Jordan Nwora with 15 points.

Through the first three games of the preseason, the Milwaukee Bucks are scoring an average of 107.3 points per game and allowing an average of 105.3 points per game. Milwaukee has four players: George Hill, Bobby Portis, Semi Ojeleye and Rodney Hood all listed as day-to-day with varying injuries.

Utah improved to 1-2 in the preseason following a127-96 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. Rudy Gobert was the leading scorer for Utah in the victory with 19 points and the Jazz center pulled down a game-high 19 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell scored 18 points, while both Mike Conley and Bojan Bogdanovic each scored 15 points. This was the first game of the preseason that Utah’s regulars played several minutes, with the starting five all playing over 21 minutes. 

Through the first three games of the pre-season, Utah is scoring an average of 104.3 points per game and allowing an average of 106.0 points per game. However, in the first game Utah played it regulars, the Jazz won by 28 points. Utah's Rudy Gay and Jared Butler are both out injured and Trent Forrest is listed as day-to-day.