Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat Prediction, 12/8/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat

Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: ESPN

The Miami Heat (14-11) host the Milwaukee Bucks (16-9) at FTX Arena on Wednesday.

The Bucks faced off with the Cavaliers and notched a win by a score of 112-104 in their last game. Milwaukee finished the game having earned a 46.5% field goal percentage (40 out of 86) and made 13 out of their 32 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Bucks converted 19 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 79.2%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 53 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 21 assists in this contest while forcing 4 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing the defense, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 38.9% from the floor on 35 out of 90 shooting. Cleveland totaled 39 assists and had 27 steals for this game. Moreover, Cleveland had 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Cleveland finished the contest at 95.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 20 tries. They converted 15 of their 46 attempts from downtown. With respect to personal fouls, the Bucks left the arena with 20 while the Cavaliers accumulated 9 personal fouls.

Jrue Holiday is a player who played a role in this contest. Holiday went 60.0% from the field and also totaled 8 dimes. He played 37 minutes and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He had 20 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Milwaukee enters this contest with a mark of 16-9 on the year. They have an average of 110.5 points per outing (8th in the NBA) on 45.2% from the floor. The Bucks are shooting 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (361 of 994) and 74.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Milwaukee is snagging 48.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 576 assists so far this season, which ranks 15th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.6 fouls per game.

On defense, the Bucks have forced 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 16th in the NBA in allowing assists with 566 surrendered for the season. The Bucks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.0% (983 of 2,285) and they surrender 45.2 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 32.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 13th in the league in points per game allowed (106.3).

In their last game, the Heat took a loss by a final score of 105-90 against the Grizzlies. The Heat collected 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 23 times, while earning 11 steals for this contest. The Grizzlies had 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 82.4%. In the matter of three-point shots, Miami made 6 out of their 22 attempts (27.3%). When all was said and done, the Heat finished the game shooting 35 for 76 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.1%. The Heat allowed the Grizzlies to knock down 38 out of their 89 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 42.7% for this contest. They went 39.4% from three-point range by going 13 out of 33 and ended up shooting 16 of 21 from the charity stripe (76.2%). When talking about how they rebounded, Miami permitted Memphis to get 31 overall (16 offensive).

Kyle Lowry ended up being a factor for the Heat in this contest. He made 5 out of 9 for this contest for a rate of 55.6%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Lowry earned 17 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 8 assists in the game.

Miami has a mark of 14-11 this year. When it comes to offense, the Heat are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which ranks 12th in the league. Miami has accounted for 2,675 pts so far this year (107.0 per contest) and they grab 44.2 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 24.5 times per contest (8th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 14.7 times per contest. The Heat commit 20.5 fouls per game and they connect on 80.1% from the charity stripe.

The Miami defense allows 34.0% on shots from distance (344 of 1,011) and their opposition knocks down 77.8% of their free throw shots. They give up 23.1 dimes and 42.0 rebounds per game, which is 11th and 3rd in the league. The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the league in points per game surrendered with 104.5. They have forced 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (11th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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