Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 12/27/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets
Date: Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
TV: YES
The Brooklyn Nets (14-15) will try to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (22-8) at Barclays Center on Wednesday.
The Bucks faced the Knicks and took a loss by a score of 129-122 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Bucks walked away with 23 and the Knicks totaled 18 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of 26 tries from distance. New York shot 80.8% from the free throw line by converting 21 of 26 shots. On top of that, New York snagged 41 boards (7 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. New York recorded 27 assists and had 7 steals for the game. When discussing defending, Milwaukee allowed the other team to shoot 54.3% from the floor on 50 out of 92 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they compiled 44 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bucks made 19 of 24 tries for a rate of 79.2%. Milwaukee walked away from the contest with a 47.4% field goal percentage (45 of 95) and converted 13 of 42 shots from downtown.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is one guy who came through for the contest. Antetokounmpo finished the contest at 54.2% from the floor and recorded 6 dimes. He saw the court for 39 minutes and also snagged 13 boards. He had 32 points on 13 out of 24 shooting.
Milwaukee comes into this one with a mark of 22-8 for the campaign. They have an average of 124.5 points per contest (2nd in basketball) while going 49.9% from the field. The Bucks are hitting 38.0% on shots from 3-point land (428 of 1,126) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling in 44.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 773 dimes for the year, which ranks 12th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.3 personal fouls per contest.
On the defensive end of the court, the Bucks are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 20.9 personal fouls. They are 19th in the league in allowing assists with 788 surrendered on the year. The Bucks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.0% (1,336 of 2,842) and they concede 43.9 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 34.7% on 3-point shots and they rank 23rd in the league in opponents PPG (119.1).
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nets took home the win by a final score of 126-115 against the Pistons. Regarding how they rebounded, Brooklyn permitted Detroit to pull down 36 overall (6 on the offensive side). They finished 42.9% from 3-point land by going 15 out of 35 and finished the contest at 22 out of 29 from the free throw line (75.9%). The Nets permitted the Pistons to convert 39 of 79 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% in this game. Overall, the Nets went 45 for 86 from the floor which had them at 52.3%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Brooklyn buried 10 of 24 tries (41.7%). They were able to knock down 26 of them for a rate of 81.3%. The Pistons earned 25 fouls in this matchup which got the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 32 tries. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Nets were able to collect 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the matchup.
Mikal Bridges was important for the Nets in this game. He converted 9 out of 17 for this game for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and added 6 rebounds. Bridges accumulated 29 points in his 33 mins on the court and accounted for 7 dimes for this contest.
Brooklyn has a record of 14-15 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Nets are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which is 20th in basketball. Brooklyn has totaled 3,363 pts so far this year (116.0 per contest) and they grab 46.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.4 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 13.1 times per contest. The Nets commit 18.9 personal fouls every game and they go 77.4% from the free throw line.
The Nets on defense are ranked 19th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 115.5. They are forcing their opponents into 11.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (7th in the NBA). The Brooklyn defense concedes 37.2% on shots from distance (397 of 1,067) and their opponents are knocking down 83.1% of their foul shots. They have conceded 25.9 assists and 44.2 rebounds every game, which is ranked 12th and 21st in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee
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