Both teams are fighting for a playoff spot in their respective conferences. The setting is ripe for Milwaukee to get this home victory, while covering this small spread.

The Nuggets are a bit fat and happy after upsetting the Bulls on the road in grand fashion last night, 125-107. Following this road matchup, the Nuggets get to play seven of their next eight games at Pepsi Center their home court.

Denver has failed to cover the past six times following a victory. The Nuggets also are 3-8 ATS the last 11 times when playing in the second of back-to-back games. The Nuggets will be minus injured power forward Kenneth Faried.

That's a key missing player because the Bucks' strength is frontcourt scoring and the greatness of Giannis Antetokounmpo, who should be pumped coming off a rare bad game. The Bucks also will have shooting guard Khris Middleton back in the lineup after he missed their last game with a hamstring injury.

The Bucks are in revenge mode for a road loss to the Nuggets last month. They have defeated the Nuggets by an average of 13 points the past two times they've hosted them.