Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 2/10/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Clippers
Date: Friday, February 10, 2023
Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA
TV: Bally Sports SoCal
The Milwaukee Bucks are traveling to Crypto.com Arena on Friday where they will take on the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Bucks stepped onto the hardwood against the Trail Blazers and notched a win by a score of 127-108 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bucks ended up finishing with 27 and the Trail Blazers recorded 20 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of their 36 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Portland ended up shooting 86.2% at the free throw line by converting 25 of 29 tries. Additionally, Portland totaled 28 rebounds (1 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. Portland recorded 23 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. With respect to the defense, Milwaukee allowed 40.7% from the floor on 37 of 91 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists in the matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 55 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bucks converted 17 of their 21 shots for a rate of 81.0%. Milwaukee ended the contest having earned a 54.0% FG percentage (47 out of 87) and made 16 out of their 42 shots from downtown.
Brook Lopez is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He racked up 27 points on 9 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and grabbed 9 rebounds. Lopez finished the game shooting 75.0% from the field but didn't record a dime.
Milwaukee enters this contest with a mark of 37-17 so far this year. They turn it over 15.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Milwaukee is collecting 49.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,329 dimes on the year, which is 21st in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Bucks are hitting 35.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (769 of 2,145) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 114.5 pts per contest (14th in the league) on 46.3% from the field.
When they are on defense, the Bucks are forcing 12.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 1st in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,237 surrendered this season. The Bucks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.3% (2,256 of 4,980) and they relinquish 44.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 34.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 7th in the league in PPG allowed (111.8).
The last time they took the court, the Clippers went home defeated by a final of 110-104 when they played the Mavericks. In reference to team rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Dallas to get 44 in all (8 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 48.6% from distance by going 17 of 35 and finished the game at 11 of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). The Clippers allowed the Mavericks to make 41 of their 78 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 52.6% in this matchup. In all, the Clippers shot 38 for 86 from the field which had them sitting at 44.2%. In terms of 3-pointers, Los Angeles converted 12 of 33 attempts (36.4%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.2%. The Mavericks committed 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Clippers to the free throw line for 21 tries. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Clippers were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this game.
Norman Powell ended up having an impact for the Clippers in this matchup. He converted 8 of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and tallied 7 rebounds. Powell had 24 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and added 1 assist in the game.
Los Angeles has a record of 31-27 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Clippers are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in the NBA. Los Angeles has scored 6,442 points for the year (111.1 per game) and they snag 43.8 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 22.7 times per game (25th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per game. The Clippers have committed 19.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 77.3% from the charity stripe.
The Los Angeles defense surrenders 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (702 of 1,943) and their opponents are making 76.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 24.3 assists and 43.1 boards per contest, which has them ranked 10th and 12th in basketball. The Clippers on defense are ranked 4th in the NBA in points given up per game with 110.8. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (8th in basketball).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee
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