Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/3/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Monday, January 3, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports WI

The Milwaukee Bucks (25-13) will try to beat the Detroit Pistons (6-28) at Fiserv Forum on Monday.

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and notched a win by a score of 117-116 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Pistons ended up with 23 while the Spurs totaled 16 personal fouls. They made 12 of their 40 attempts from 3-point land. San Antonio finished the contest at 71.4% at the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 28 tries. In addition, San Antonio snagged 35 boards (13 offensive, 22 defensive) and added 6 blocks. San Antonio earned 48 assists and had 30 steals in this contest. With respect to defense, Detroit allowed the other team to go 41.2% from the floor on 42 of 102 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 63 with 22 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 26 of their 33 tries for a rate of 78.8%. Detroit finished with a 40.6% field goal percentage (41 of 101) and converted 9 of their 35 shots from beyond the arc.

Hamidou Diallo is one guy who was a major factor for the game. He racked up 34 points on 13 out of 32 shooting. He was on the court for 50 minutes and also collected 14 boards. Diallo ended up shooting 40.6% from the field and distributed 4 dimes.

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Detroit enters this one with a win-loss mark of 6-28 for the season. They are turning it over 15.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.9 fouls per game. As a team, Detroit is pulling down 43.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 728 assists for the campaign, which is 28th in basketball in terms of passing. The Pistons are connecting on 31.0% on three-point attempts (375 of 1,209) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They average 100.7 points per outing (29th in the league) on 41.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Pistons are able to force 15.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 fouls. They give up 36.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 22nd in the league in opponents PPG (110.2). The Pistons defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (1,380 of 2,919) and they relinquish 46.4 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 14th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 841 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Bucks took home the win by a final score of 136-113 against the Pelicans. The Bucks corralled 44 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 48 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. The Pelicans had 15 fouls for this game which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a rate of 83.3%. With respect to 3-pointers, Milwaukee made 23 of their 48 attempts (47.9%). Overall, the Bucks shot 49 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.3%. The Bucks permitted the Pelicans to bury 39 of 95 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 41.1% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 31.4% from 3-point land by going 16 out of 51 and finished the contest at 19 of 30 at the free throw line (63.3%). In the matter of team rebounding, Milwaukee allowed New Orleans to snag 36 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being a factor for the Bucks in this contest. Antetokounmpo had 35 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 10 dimes in the game. He made 12 out of 18 for the contest giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 16 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a win-loss record of 25-13 for the campaign. The Bucks are committing 17.7 fouls every game and they connect on 76.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 23.1 times per game (18th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.0 times per game. Milwaukee has totaled 4,265 pts on the campaign (112.2 per game) and they grab 47.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bucks are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 14th in the NBA.

The Milwaukee defense surrenders 33.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (536 of 1,595) and their opponents are knocking down 75.9% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 24.5 dimes and 44.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is 21st and 13th in the league. The Bucks on the defensive side of the court are 17th in basketball in points given up per game with 107.6. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (5th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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