Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 3/14/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks
Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024
Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI
TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin
The Philadelphia 76ers (36-29) are headed to Fiserv Forum on Thursday where they will meet the Milwaukee Bucks (42-24).
The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Knicks and took a loss by a score of 106-79 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the 76ers walked away with 16 and the Knicks racked up 15 fouls. They also made 14 of 40 attempts from distance. New York walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 15 tries. Furthermore, New York grabbed 51 boards (9 offensive, 42 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. New York doled out 32 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. In regard to the defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to shoot 50.6% from the field on 40 out of 79 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected 31 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the 76ers buried 11 of their 16 tries for a rate of 68.8%. Philadelphia ended the game with a 37.5% FG percentage (30 of 80) and made 8 of their 33 shots from downtown.
Kelly Oubre Jr. is a player who had an impact in the matchup. Oubre finished the contest at 46.7% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 30 mins played and pulled down 6 rebounds. He was able to score 19 points on 7 out of 15 shooting.
Philadelphia heads into this game with a record of 36-29 so far this season. They average 115.3 pts per game (14th in the league) while hitting 46.5% from the floor. The 76ers are shooting 35.6% on three-point shots (745 of 2,094) and 82.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Philadelphia is snagging 42.8 boards per game and has tallied 1,603 assists on the campaign, which is 26th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.7 personal fouls per contest.
Defensively, the 76ers are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers every game while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 12th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,699 surrendered on the campaign. The 76ers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (2,659 of 5,633) and they relinquish 44.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 35.1% on 3-point attempts while they are 12th in the NBA in opponents PPG (112.8).
When they last stepped on the court, the Bucks took a loss by a final score of 129-94 when they played the Kings. The Bucks were able to corral 34 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 44 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. The Kings earned 26 personal fouls for this game which took the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 35 attempts. They were able to convert 27 of them for a rate of 77.1%. With respect to three-point shots, Milwaukee knocked down 7 of their 39 tries (17.9%). In all, the Bucks ended up shooting 30 out of 82 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.6%. The Bucks permitted the Kings to convert 49 of their 92 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 53.3% in this contest. They finished 45.0% from distance by shooting 18 out of 40 and ended up shooting 13 of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Milwaukee allowed Sacramento to collect 51 in total (6 on the offensive glass).
Giannis Antetokounmpo pitched in for the Bucks in this contest. Antetokounmpo recorded 30 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes for the game. He made 10 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and earned 13 rebounds.
Milwaukee has a record of 42-24 this season. The Bucks are committing 19.5 personal fouls every game and they go 77.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.4 times per contest (16th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.6 times per contest. Milwaukee has accounted for 7,954 pts for the season (120.5 per contest) and they pull in 44.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bucks are shooting 48.9% from the field, which ranks 7th in the league.
The Milwaukee defense concedes 35.8% from downtown (828 of 2,310) and their opposition knocks down 80.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 26.7 assists and 44.3 boards per game, ranking them 15th and 18th in the NBA. The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 20th in the league in points given up per game with 117.3. They are able to force 12.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the field (16th in the league).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Milwaukee and under the total points
Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access
Get all of Today's Free NBA Picks
Get all of Today's Expert NBA Picks
Additional Resources:
Milwaukee Bucks -
Philadelphia 76ers -
