As they have basically every season since 2019, the Bucks came into this season with designs on winning a title. But as their key pieces aged, they went from a team within the top three clearest-cut title favorites from 2019–2023ish, Milwaukee was surpassed by other title-winners like Denver and Boston as they endured early playoff exits due to key injuries. Still, to begin the season, they were sixth at +1000 per FanDuel’s odds, in the same general range as Denver, Minnesota, Dallas, and OKC. Though they haven’t fallen as far out as Minnesota and Dallas, they now sit outside the league’s upper echelon.
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