Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks Prediction, 12/12/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks

Date: Sunday, December 12, 2021

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: Bally Sports WI

The Milwaukee Bucks (16-10) are headed to Madison Square Garden on Sunday where they will take on the New York Knicks (12-13).

The Bucks faced the Heat and took a loss by a final of 113-104 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Bucks finished with 20 and the Heat racked up 20 personal fouls. They also converted 22 of 47 attempts from beyond the arc. Miami walked away from this one shooting 91.7% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 12 attempts. In addition, Miami had 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Miami recorded 42 assists and had 32 steals for the game. In reference to the defense, Milwaukee allowed 51.9% from the field on 40 of 77 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in this game while forcing 6 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bucks buried 20 of 27 shots for a rate of 74.1%. Milwaukee finished the game having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (36 of 85) and knocked down 12 of their 39 shots from downtown.

Jrue Holiday is one player who played a role in the game. He accounted for 27 points on 12 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. Holiday shot 70.6% from the floor and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Milwaukee enters this contest with a mark of 16-10 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Milwaukee is grabbing 47.7 boards per game and has tallied 594 assists on the campaign, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Bucks are shooting 36.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (373 of 1,033) and 74.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 110.3 pts per contest (9th in basketball) while connecting on 45.1% from the field.

On defense, the Bucks are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They currently rank 18th in the league in giving up assists with 598 relinquished this year. The Bucks defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.3% (1,023 of 2,362) and they concede 45.0 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 33.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 13th in basketball in PPG allowed (106.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks took a loss by a score of 122-102 against the Pacers. The Knicks collected 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 13 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Pacers committed 9 fouls for the matchup which got the Knicks to the free throw line for 23 shots. They were able to convert 21 of those for a percentage of 91.3%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, New York converted 9 of 30 tries (30.0%). When the game finished, the Knicks finished shooting 36 for 86 from the floor which had them shooting 41.9%. The Knicks allowed the Pacers to bury 46 out of their 86 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 53.5% in this game. They finished 37.0% from three-point range by going 10 of 27 and ended up shooting 20 out of 25 at the free throw line (80.0%). In the matter of how they rebounded, New York permitted Indiana to snag 33 in all (9 offensive).

RJ Barrett was important for the Knicks in this game. He made 5 out of 12 for this contest for a rate of 41.7%, and had 2 rebounds. Barrett racked up 19 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in this contest.

New York has a mark of 12-13 so far this season. The Knicks have committed 19.1 fouls per game and they connect on 78.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 21.4 times per contest (27th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. New York has earned 2,673 pts so far this year (106.9 per game) and they pull in 45.3 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Knicks are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which ranks 24th in the league.

The New York defense allows 35.4% on 3-point shots (332 of 938) and their opponents are converting on 80.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 24.7 dimes and 45.4 rebounds per game, ranking them 23rd and 15th in the league. The Knicks are ranked 17th in the league in points allowed per game with 107.9. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the field (6th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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