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Milwaukee Bucks vs Washington Wizards Final — October 21, 2026

Milwaukee Bucks logo
Milwaukee Bucks
116
Top scorer Tyler Herro33 games
FINAL
Washington Wizards logo
Washington Wizards
128
Top scorer Anthony Davis20 games
Wednesday, October 21 · 7:00 PM ET
MILOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)WAS
25th110.9
Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions
108.828th
29th110.6
PPG
112.925th
MILDefenseWAS
27th117.5
Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions
120.329th
20th116.8
Opp PPG
124.929th
MILTeamWAS
25th−6.5
Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating
−11.530th
MILLast 10 gamesWAS
-21+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1
Game by game
-9-9-9-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
9-1
Last 10
0-10
-12
Net points
-34
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
MILRest & travelWAS
5 days
Days of rest
5 days
636 mi1,023 km
Travel to the game
Home
+1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
MILKey injuriesWAS
None listed
Players out or limited
None listed
About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Injury report as of October 21, 9:40 a.m. ET: no key players listed for either team.

The pre-game matchup

The Bucks visited the Wizards on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Bucks scored 110.6 points per game (29th of 30) and allowed 116.8 (20th). The Wizards scored 112.9 points per game (25th of 30) and allowed 124.9 (29th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Bucks 110.9 (25th), Wizards 108.8 (28th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Bucks 117.5 (27th), Wizards 120.3 (29th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Bucks −6.5 (25th), Wizards −11.5 (30th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Wizards closed as 4.5-point favorites at home against the Bucks. The spread opened at Wizards -6.5. The total closed 238.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Bucks +145, Wizards -175) prices the Bucks at 39% and the Wizards at 61%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Milwaukee Bucks 116, Washington Wizards 128

Washington Wizards won by 12.

  • Against the closing spread (Washington Wizards -4.5): Washington Wizards covered.
  • Combined score 244 vs the closing total of 238.5: Over.
  • Washington Wizards closed at -175 on the moneyline (a 61% no-vig market-implied chance).

The official play, graded

The official play on this game, at the price it was sent, graded against the final score.

Jessica's Handicap— -1021.00uLOSS -1.02u

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Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 2
OpenWizards -6.5 (-106)
Bucks +6.5 (-114)
CloseWizards -4.5 (-105)
Bucks +4.5 (-115)
Totalno move
Open238.5 (o -108 / u -112)
Close238.5 (o -109 / u -113)
Moneyline
OpenBucks +175 35%
Wizards -215 65%
CloseBucks +145 39%
Wizards -175 61%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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Matchup

Players to watch

Milwaukee Bucks logo
Bucks
33 games · Tyler Herro
  • Points per game20.537th
  • Rebounds per game4.8131st
  • Assists per game4.159th
  • Minutes per game31.3
74 games · Ryan Rollins
  • Points per game17.366th
  • Rebounds per game4.6138th
  • Assists per game5.629th
  • Minutes per game32.1
Washington Wizards logo
Wizards
20 games · Anthony Davis
  • Points per game20.439th
  • Rebounds per game11.16th
  • Assists per game2.8124th
  • Minutes per game31.3
15 games · Trae Young
  • Points per game17.9
  • Rebounds per game2.0
  • Assists per game8.0
  • Minutes per game25.6

2025-26 regular-season per-game averages, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 389 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2022: the Bucks won 9 and the Wizards 5.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jan 29, 2026Bucks 99, Wizards 109
Wizards won

Dec 31, 2025Wizards 114, Bucks 113
Wizards won

Dec 1, 2025Bucks 126, Wizards 129
Wizards won

Oct 22, 2025Wizards 120, Bucks 133
Bucks won

Feb 21, 2025Bucks 104, Wizards 101
Bucks won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Milwaukee Bucks

Washington Wizards

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