Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 10/19/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Brooklyn (+1.5)

Fiserv Forum is the location where the Milwaukee Bucks (46-26 last season) will attempt to defeat the Brooklyn Nets (48-24 last year) on Tuesday. Brooklyn opens this matchup as 1.5-point dogs. The total is 240.5.

The Nets faced off with the Bucks and ended up losing by a score of 115-111 in their last game. Brooklyn finished the contest with a 46.4% FG percentage (39 out of 84) and made 12 of their 39 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Nets converted 21 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 84.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 46 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 23 assists for this game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When talking about the defense, Brooklyn allowed 43.9% from the floor on 43 of 98 shooting. Milwaukee distributed 20 assists and had 9 steals for the game. On top of that, Milwaukee pulled down 48 boards (18 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Milwaukee finished 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 14 of their 21 tries. They converted 15 of their 36 attempts from long range.

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Kevin Durant is a guy who came through for the contest. He walked away with 48 points on 17 out of 36 shooting. He played for 53 mins played and pulled down 9 boards. Durant ended up shooting 47.2% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists.

Brooklyn heads into this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 48-24 last season. The Nets connected on 39.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,020 of 2,600) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. They averaged 118.6 points per outing (2nd in basketball) while connecting on 49.4% from the floor. They turned the ball over 13.5 times per game and as a basketball team committed 19.0 fouls every game. As a basketball team, Brooklyn snagged 44.4 boards per game and racked up 1,929 dimes last year, which had them ranked 7th in the NBA in terms of passing. On the defensive end, the Nets were able to force 12.6 turnovers every game and they drew 18.9 fouls. They were ranked 8th in the league in giving up assists with 1,729 conceded last season. The Nets defense gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.9% (3,017 of 6,573) and they relinquished 43.1 boards per game as a team. They surrendered 36.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they ranked 21st in basketball in PPG allowed (114.1).

The last time they took the court, the Bucks got the victory with a final of 105-98 against the Suns. The Bucks corralled 42 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 53 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while recording 10 steals for this contest. The Suns were called for 21 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to bury 25 of them for a rate of 86.2%. In terms of three-point shots, Milwaukee buried 6 out of their 27 tries (22.2%). Overall, the Bucks shot 37 for 82 from the floor which had them shooting 45.1%. The Bucks permitted the Suns to make 38 out of their 86 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 44.2% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 24.0% from distance by going 6 out of 25 and finished the contest at 16 of 19 from the charity stripe (84.2%). In the matter of team rebounding, Milwaukee allowed Phoenix to get 37 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up having an impact for the Bucks in the game. He made 16 of 25 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 64.0%, and had 14 rebounds. Antetokounmpo had 50 points in his 42 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists in this game.

Milwaukee had a win-loss record of 46-26 last season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bucks shot 48.7% from the floor, which had them ranked 3rd in basketball. Milwaukee accumulated 8,649 points last year (120.1 per contest) and they snagged 48.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 25.5 times per contest (14th in the NBA) and they coughed up possession 13.8 times per contest. The Bucks committed 17.3 personal fouls per contest and they went 76.0% from the charity stripe. The Bucks defensively were ranked 22nd in the league in points given up per game with 114.2. They forced 13.2 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (5th in basketball). The Milwaukee defense conceded 38.4% on 3-pointers (1,068 of 2,778) and opponents made 78.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They gave up 25.1 assists and 43.4 rebounds every game, which was ranked 17th and 13th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn (+1.5)

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