NBA Schedule 2019-20: Tickets For The Milwaukee Bucks

MILWAUKEE, WI — Good news Milwaukee Bucks fans: The NBA on Monday released the 2019-20 schedule.

The NBA season starts with a bang Oct. 22 with the defending champion Toronto Raptors — sans Kawhi Leonard — facing rookie phenom Zion Williamson and the new-look New Orleans Pelicans. After the conclusion of that game, the Los Angeles Lakers will battle the Los Angeles Clippers in a star-studded matchup featuring superstars LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Paul George and Leonard.

The Milwaukee Bucks start the 2019-20 season schedule with a marquee match-up: a Thursday, Oct. 24 game against the Houston Rockets. The Bucks opening game of the season at the Fiserv Forum comes two days later on Saturday, Oct. 26 with a 4 p.m. game versus the Miami Heat. That Heat team, by the way, now features former Marquette University player Jimmy Butler and former Whitnall High School player Tyler Herro. Click here to see the team’s full schedule or here to find tickets to all the games. Enter the promo code “PatchTickets10” to score 10 percent off.

The revamped Clippers enter the season as the odds-on favorite to win the NBA championship, according to Oddschecker.com. The Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers and Houston Rockets rounded out the top five.

Here are the odds bookmakers are giving each team to win the title:

• Los Angeles Clippers, 23.1 percent
• Los Angeles Lakers, 16.7 percent
• Milwaukee Bucks, 13.3 percent
• Philadelphia 76ers, 10 percent
• Houston Rockets, 9.1 percent
• Golden State Warriors, 6.3 percent
• Utah Jazz, 5.9 percent
• Denver Nuggets, 4.3 percent
• Brooklyn Nets, 3.8 percent
• Boston Celtics, 3.6 percent
• Toronto Raptors, 2.4 percent
• Portland Trail Blazers, 2.4 percent
• Indiana Pacers, 2 percent
• Miami Heat, 1.5 percent
• Dallas Mavericks, 1.2 percent
• New Orleans Pelicans, 1.2 percent
• San Antonio Spurs, 1.2 percent
• Orlando Magic, 0.6 percent
• Sacramento Kings, 0.5 percent
• Oklahoma City Thunder, 0.5 percent
• Atlanta Hawks, 0.5 percent
• Chicago Bulls, 0.4 percent
• Minnesota Timberwolves, 0.4 percent
• Detroit Pistons, 0.4 percent
• Washington Wizards, 0.2 percent
• Phoenix Suns, 0.2 percent
• New York Knicks, 0.2 percent
• Charlotte Hornets, 0.2 percent
• Memphis Grizzlies, 0.2 percent
• Cleveland Cavaliers, 0.2 percent

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Patch national staffer Dan Hampton contributed to this report.