Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks Final — October 23, 2026
CHIOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)MIL
CHIDefenseMILCHITeamMILCHILast 10 gamesMILInjuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
CHIRest & travelMILCHIKey injuriesMILAbout 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.
Key players only. Injury report as of October 23, 9:40 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Bulls visited the Bucks on Friday, October 23 at 4:10 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Bulls scored 116.3 points per game (10th of 30) and allowed 121.5 (28th). The Bucks scored 110.6 points per game (29th of 30) and allowed 116.8 (20th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Bulls 111.0 (23rd), Bucks 110.9 (25th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Bulls 115.8 (22nd), Bucks 117.5 (27th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Bulls −4.8 (22nd), Bucks −6.5 (25th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Bucks closed as 1.5-point favorites at home against the Bulls. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 240.5, up from 238.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Bulls +104, Bucks -125) prices the Bulls at 47% and the Bucks at 53%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Chicago Bulls 132, Milwaukee Bucks 125
Chicago Bulls won by 7.
- Against the closing spread (Milwaukee Bucks -1.5): Chicago Bulls covered.
- Combined score 257 vs the closing total of 240.5: Over.
- Chicago Bulls closed at +104 on the moneyline (a 47% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Bulls +1.5 (-120)
Bulls +1.5 (-110)
Bucks -112 51%
Bucks -125 53%
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.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game21.727th
- Rebounds per game3.5207th
- Assists per game2.5158th
- Minutes per game29.6
- Points per game17.071st
- Rebounds per game8.326th
- Assists per game9.13rd
- Minutes per game32.1
- Points per game20.537th
- Rebounds per game4.8131st
- Assists per game4.159th
- Minutes per game31.3
- Points per game17.366th
- Rebounds per game4.6138th
- Assists per game5.629th
- Minutes per game32.1
Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 390 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 22 times since 2022: the Bulls won 12 and the Bucks 10.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Bulls 125, Bucks 104 Bulls won | ||
| Oct 14, 2026 | Bulls 125, Bucks 104 Bulls won | ||
| Oct 14, 2026 | Bulls 125, Bucks 104 Bulls won | ||
| Oct 14, 2026 | Bulls 125, Bucks 104 Bulls won | ||
| Oct 14, 2026 | Bulls 125, Bucks 104 Bulls won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Chicago Bulls
- Chicago Bulls team stats
- New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls (Oct 28)
- Chicago Bulls 99, Boston Celtics 134 (Oct 26)
- Washington Wizards 124, Chicago Bulls 120 (Oct 24)
- Chicago Bulls 92, Toronto Raptors 135 (Oct 21)
Milwaukee Bucks
- Milwaukee Bucks team stats
- Houston Rockets at Milwaukee Bucks (Oct 28)
- Indiana Pacers 102, Milwaukee Bucks 110 (Oct 26)
- Milwaukee Bucks 116, Philadelphia 76ers 127 (Oct 24)
- Milwaukee Bucks 116, Washington Wizards 128 (Oct 21)
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More NBA games on October 23, 2026
- New York Knicks 103, Boston Celtics 107 (Oct 23)
- Atlanta Hawks 128, Charlotte Hornets 81 (Oct 23)
- Dallas Mavericks 121, Indiana Pacers 105 (Oct 23)
- Minnesota Timberwolves 115, Orlando Magic 93 (Oct 23)
- Toronto Raptors 112, Washington Wizards 102 (Oct 23)
- Detroit Pistons 128, Miami Heat 111 (Oct 23)
- Houston Rockets 114, San Antonio Spurs 110 (Oct 23)
- New Orleans Pelicans 119, Utah Jazz 120 (Oct 23)
- Memphis Grizzlies 111, Golden State Warriors 108 (Oct 23)
- Los Angeles Clippers 117, Los Angeles Lakers 125 (Oct 23)
- Portland Trail Blazers 128, Sacramento Kings 120 (Oct 23)
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