Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 2/15/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI
TV: Bally Sports WI
The Indiana Pacers (19-39) are headed to Fiserv Forum on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (35-22).
The Pacers faced the Timberwolves and went home with a loss by a final score of 129-120 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Pacers ended up with 21 and the Timberwolves finished the game with 13 fouls. They also converted 18 out of their 34 tries from beyond the arc. Minnesota finished the game at 89.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of their 28 attempts. Moreover, Minnesota collected 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Minnesota earned 38 dimes and had 23 steals in the game. Regarding defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 51.2% from the field on 43 of 84 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected a total of 54 with 22 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Pacers made 17 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. Indiana walked away from the game having earned a 44.1% FG percentage (45 of 102) and made 13 of their 45 shots from beyond the perimeter.
Tyrese Haliburton is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He racked up 22 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He played 41 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds. Haliburton walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 16 dimes.
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Indiana heads into this game with a mark of 19-39 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 44.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,410 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 10th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Pacers are connecting on 33.4% on shots from downtown (685 of 2,049) and 76.9% from the free throw line. They average 109.1 points per outing (16th in the NBA) while shooting 45.5% from the field.
Defensively, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are giving up 36.1% on 3-point shots and they rank 24th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.7). The Pacers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.2% (2,389 of 5,060) and they relinquish 43.0 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 13th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,360 surrendered for the campaign.
The last time they took the court, the Bucks went home defeated by a final of 131-107 when they faced the Suns. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Milwaukee permitted Phoenix to pull down 34 overall (9 offensive). They finished 30.0% from downtown by hitting 9 out of 30 and ended up shooting 20 of 29 from the charity stripe (69.0%). The Bucks allowed the Suns to make 51 of their 90 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 56.7% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Bucks finished 40 for 88 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.5%. With regard to three-point attempts, Milwaukee knocked down 10 out of their 38 tries (26.3%). They were able to make 17 of them for a percentage of 68.0%. The Suns were called for 8 fouls in the matchup which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Bucks were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 39 in the matchup.
Jrue Holiday ended up having an impact for the Bucks in the matchup. Holiday totaled 21 points in his 34 minutes on the court and added 4 dimes in the game. He converted 7 of 12 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.
Milwaukee has a mark of 35-22 so far this season. As an offense, the Bucks are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which ranks them 14th in basketball. Milwaukee has accumulated 6,435 points so far this season (112.9 per contest) and they pull in 46.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.4 times per game (19th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per contest. The Bucks have committed 18.0 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.7% from the free throw line.
The Milwaukee defense surrenders 34.1% on 3-pointers (798 of 2,340) and opponents are knocking down 74.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 25.1 dimes and 44.8 rebounds per game, ranking them 22nd and 17th in basketball. The Bucks defensively are ranked 15th in the league in points allowed per contest with 109.2. They have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (8th in the NBA).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Milwaukee and under the total points
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