Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 4/2/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks
Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023
Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI
TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin
The Milwaukee Bucks will go up against the Philadelphia 76ers at Fiserv Forum on Sunday.
The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Mavericks and went home with a win by a final score of 116-108 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the 76ers finished with 19 while the Mavericks accumulated 22 fouls. They buried 18 of 46 shots from distance. Dallas finished shooting 77.8% at the charity stripe by burying 14 of their 18 attempts. Furthermore, Dallas collected 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Dallas earned 24 assists and had 3 steals for this game. In terms of defense, Philadelphia allowed 45.8% from the field on 38 of 83 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists in the game while creating 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned 43 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 25 of 30 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Philadelphia finished the contest having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (37 of 80) and knocked down 17 of their 36 three-point attempts.
Joel Embiid is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up scoring 25 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and also collected 9 boards. Embiid finished 47.1% from the field and dished out 3 assists.
Philadelphia will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 50-26 for the season. They average 115.2 pts per game (14th in the NBA) on 48.5% from the field. The 76ers are connecting on 38.8% on shots from 3-point land (965 of 2,489) and 83.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Philadelphia is grabbing 40.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,908 dimes on the season, which is 16th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a group they commit 20.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.
On the defensive end of the court, the 76ers are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They rank 5th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,811 surrendered for the season. The 76ers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.0% (3,051 of 6,487) and they concede 41.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 34.7% from 3-point land and they are 3rd in the NBA in PPG allowed (110.5).
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Bucks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 140-99 against the Celtics. The Bucks corralled 30 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in this contest. They turned it over 13 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. The Celtics committed 18 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.2%. In the matter of three-point shots, Milwaukee knocked down 14 of their 43 attempts (32.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bucks ended up going 38 out of 101 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.6%. The Bucks permitted the Celtics to knock down 51 out of 91 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.0% in this contest. They finished shooting 51.2% from three-point range by shooting 22 of 43 and finished the game at 16 out of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). Regarding rebounding, Milwaukee allowed Boston to pull down 47 in all (7 on the offensive side).
Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being a factor for the Bucks for this game. Antetokounmpo accumulated 24 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the contest. He made 11 out of 27 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 40.7%, and had 7 rebounds.
Milwaukee has a win-loss record of 55-22 on the year. The Bucks commit 18.2 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.6 times per contest (12th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest. Milwaukee has totaled 9,008 points on the year (117.0 per game) and they average 48.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bucks are hitting on 47.2% from the floor, which ranks 19th in the NBA.
The Milwaukee defense allows 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc (924 of 2,628) and opponents are making 77.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 23.6 dimes and 44.4 boards per contest, which is 5th and 21st in the NBA. The Bucks defensively are ranked 14th in the league in points given up per game with 113.1. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (2nd in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia
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