Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 12/13/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks
Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI
TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin
The Indiana Pacers (13-8) are en route to Fiserv Forum on Wednesday where they will compete against the Milwaukee Bucks (16-7).
The Pacers faced off with the Pistons and walked away with a win by a score of 131-123 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Pacers ended up walking away with 20 and the Pistons accumulated 18 fouls. They also converted 10 of their 29 attempts from long range. Detroit shot 76.7% from the free throw line by making 23 of 30 attempts. Furthermore, Detroit pulled down 30 boards (6 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Detroit totaled 26 assists and had 11 steals in this game. Regarding defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 55.6% from the floor on 45 out of 81 shooting. They also doled out 33 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 43 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Pacers buried 14 of their 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. Indiana ended the game with a 56.5% FG percentage (52 of 92) and converted 13 out of their 31 3-point attempts.
Bennedict Mathurin is a player who was a major factor for this contest. Mathurin ended up shooting 58.8% from the floor and recorded 8 dimes. He played for 37 minutes and totaled 7 rebounds. He had 30 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.
Indiana heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 13-8 for the year. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 22.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 40.2 rebounds per contest and has totaled 637 assists for the campaign, which ranks 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. The Pacers are hitting 38.2% on three-point shots (309 of 808) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 128.5 pts per game (1st in the NBA) while going 51.0% from the floor.
When they are on defense, the Pacers are forcing 14.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in allowing assists with 519 relinquished this season. The Pacers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 50.2% (960 of 1,913) and they concede 43.1 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 38.7% on three-point shots and they rank 29th in the league in points per game allowed (124.8).
When they last played, the Bucks got the victory with a final of 133-129 against the Bulls. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Milwaukee permitted Chicago to get 51 in all (18 on the offensive glass). They finished 44.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 15 out of 34 and ended up shooting 20 of 25 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Bucks permitted the Bulls to make 47 of 114 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.2% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Bucks went 44 for 86 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.2%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Milwaukee knocked down 15 of their 37 tries (40.5%). They were able to knock down 30 of the free throws for a rate of 81.1%. The Bulls had 27 personal fouls in this contest which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 37 tries. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. The Bucks were able to snag 42 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 in the matchup.
Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being important for the Bucks for this game. Antetokounmpo tallied 32 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 6 assists in this contest. He knocked down 9 of 13 in this game for a rate of 69.2%, and tallied 12 rebounds.
Milwaukee has a mark of 16-7 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Bucks are connecting on 49.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 2nd in the league. Milwaukee has accounted for 2,820 points so far this year (122.6 per game) and they average 43.8 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.5 times per game (19th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.6 times per game. The Bucks are committing 19.8 fouls per game and they hit 76.9% from the free throw line.
The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 24th in basketball in points given up per game with 119.2. They have forced 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (16th in the NBA). The Milwaukee defense surrenders 36.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (293 of 814) and their opponents are converting on 82.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.5 assists and 44.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 18th and 20th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee
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