New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks 11/5/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Friday, November 5, 2021

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN

The Milwaukee Bucks (4-4) will try to beat the New York Knicks (5-3) at Fiserv Forum on Friday.

The Knicks faced the Pacers and went home with a loss by a final score of 111-98 in their last game. New York walked away from the game with a 41.4% field goal percentage (36 out of 87) and buried 5 out of their 24 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Knicks buried 21 of their 27 tries for a rate of 77.8%. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 46 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 23 dimes for this contest while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to the defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 46.2% from the floor on 42 out of 91 shooting. Indiana recorded 49 dimes and had 26 steals for the game. In addition, Indiana had 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Indiana finished the contest at 78.6% when shooting free throws by burying 11 of 14 tries. They also buried 16 out of their 41 attempts from distance.

Julius Randle is a player who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 6 of 16 shooting. He played 37 minutes and snagged 14 boards. Randle finished shooting 37.5% from the floor and also dished out 3 dimes.

New York steps onto the hardwood with a record of 5-3 for the season. The Knicks are hitting 39.3% on shots from 3-point land (121 of 308) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 113.0 points per outing (4th in the league) while shooting 45.8% from the floor. They turn it over 13.6 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.3 fouls per contest. As a team, New York is snagging 45.4 rebounds per game and has earned 186 assists so far this year, which ranks 17th in the league in terms of passing. When they are on defense, the Knicks are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They are 22nd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 209 surrendered for the campaign. The Knicks are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.9% (316 of 736) and they concede 47.0 boards per game as a unit. They give up 34.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 22nd in basketball in PPG from their opponents (110.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bucks got the victory with a final of 117-89 when they faced the Pistons. The Bucks were able to pull down 43 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 52 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Pistons had 14 fouls for the matchup which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a rate of 76.2%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Milwaukee made 17 of 37 attempts (45.9%). Overall, the Bucks went 42 for 84 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Bucks allowed the Pistons to make 30 out of 93 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 32.3% for the game. They shot 17.0% from distance by shooting 8 out of 47 and finished the game at 21 out of 30 at the charity stripe (70.0%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Milwaukee allowed Detroit to grab 29 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Giannis Antetokounmpo was important for the Bucks for this game. He buried 9 of 16 for the game for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Antetokounmpo totaled 28 points in his 27 mins of playing time and earned 9 assists for this game.

Milwaukee has a mark of 4-4 for the campaign. The Bucks commit 20.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.9 times per game (23rd in basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per contest. Milwaukee has totaled 875 pts this season (109.4 per game) and they pull in 46.1 boards per contest. As an offense, the Bucks are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which ranks 19th in basketball. The Bucks defensively are ranked 16th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 109.0. They are forcing 13.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the field (15th in the NBA). The Milwaukee defense allows 31.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (96 of 302) and their opponents are knocking down 74.3% of their free throw shots. They concede 23.8 dimes and 46.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks 16th and 18th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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