Milwaukee Bucks vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 11/7/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

State Farm Arena is the site where the Atlanta Hawks will try to beat the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday.

The Bucks faced the Thunder and notched a win by a score of 108-94 in their last contest. Milwaukee walked away from the contest with a 42.2% field goal percentage (38 of 90) and converted 17 of 47 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Bucks made 15 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 88.2%. Concerning hauling in boards, they earned a total of 55 with 18 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 23 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to defending, Milwaukee allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 36 out of 84 shooting. Oklahoma City recorded 22 assists and had 6 steals for the game. In addition, Oklahoma City totaled 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Oklahoma City went 62.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 16 shots. They also knocked down 12 out of their 35 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bucks ended up walking away with 16 and the Thunder finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Brook Lopez is someone who came through for this contest. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He played for 24 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. Lopez ended up shooting 62.5% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Milwaukee enters this matchup with a mark of 9-0 for the year. They have an average of 112.9 pts per contest (17th in basketball) while shooting 45.3% from the field. The Bucks are connecting on 34.3% from downtown (121 of 353) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Milwaukee is pulling down 51.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 217 assists on the season, which ranks 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.6 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Bucks are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 21.2 fouls. They are surrendering 33.0% from beyond the arc while they are 1st in the NBA in PPG allowed (101.1). The Bucks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.3% (337 of 796) and they concede 43.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 2nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 179 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 124-121 when they played the Pelicans. The Hawks were able to pull down 38 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 50 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 12 steals in the game. The Pelicans were called for 24 personal fouls for the game which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.0%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Atlanta knocked down 9 of their 36 tries (25.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hawks went 47 out of 103 from the floor which had them shooting 45.6%. The Hawks permitted the Pelicans to bury 47 of their 108 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 43.5% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 30.4% from distance by going 7 of 23 and finished the game at 20 of 28 from the charity stripe (71.4%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Atlanta permitted New Orleans to pull down 59 in all (19 offensive).

Clint Capela pitched in for the Hawks for the contest. He converted 10 out of 15 in this contest giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 19 rebounds. Capela recorded 21 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for this contest.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 6-3 this year. As an offense, the Hawks are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which has them ranked 15th in basketball. Atlanta has accounted for 1,048 points for the campaign (116.4 per game) and they pull down 44.4 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 26.1 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.2 times per game. The Hawks have committed 22.0 fouls every game and they go 81.8% from the free throw line.

The Hawks on defense are ranked 22nd in basketball in PPG given up with 115.3. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (10th in the league). The Atlanta defense gives up 32.6% on shots from 3-point land (94 of 288) and opponents are making 76.2% of their free throw shots. They give up 22.8 dimes and 48.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 6th and 27th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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