Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: April 1 at Denver Nuggets

MILWUAKEE, WI - FEBRUARY 15: (Photo by Jeff Phelps/NBAE via Getty Images)
MILWUAKEE, WI - FEBRUARY 15: (Photo by Jeff Phelps/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MILWUAKEE, WI – FEBRUARY 15: (Photo by Jeff Phelps/NBAE via Getty Images)
MILWUAKEE, WI – FEBRUARY 15: (Photo by Jeff Phelps/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Finale

With the Miami Heat’s surprise loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night, the Bucks have an excellent chance to move a full game ahead of the Heat for seventh place and keep the pressure on the sixth place Washington Wizards, who will play both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets next week.

On the other side, two games out of the playoff spots and currently in 10th place, a home loss would be catastrophic for the Nuggets’ own playoff aspirations. In other words, they’re not going to be lacking any motivation.

Having managed to pull out an overtime win on the second night of a back-to-back on Friday, Milwaukee will need to produce another professional performance to defy conventional wisdom and finish off their road trip with a strong win at altitude.

Predictions:

Ben Sewell: Nuggets by 5 — 54-22, 647point differential

Adam Coffman: Nuggets by 17 — 47-29, 703 point differential

Tim Wray: Nuggets by 3 — 46-30, 704 point differential

Rohan Katti: Nuggets by 8 — 46-30, 825 point differential

Ti Windisch: Bucks by 4 — 44-32, 796 point differential

Jordan Treske: Nuggets by 6 — 42-34, 834 point differential

Adam McGee: Bucks by 5 — 41-35, 804 point differential

Joe Osterndorf: Nuggets by 3 — 40-36, 758 point differential

Leander Wallace: Nuggets by 14 — 40-36, 776 point differential

Will Wang: Nuggets by 10 — 19-14, 297 point differential

Bob Polglaze: Nuggets by 12 — 12-9, 177 point differential

Ryan Riley: Bucks by 3 — 10-7, 161 point differential

Matthew Henriksen: Bucks by 3 — 15-16, 328 point differential

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The Bucks take on the Nuggets at 7pm CT from Pepsi Center on Sunday, and the game will be televised locally on Fox Sports Wisconsin.