Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 12/25/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, December 25, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics are hosting the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden on Sunday.

The Bucks took the court against the Cavaliers and took a loss by a score of 114-106 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bucks finished with 23 and the Cavaliers accounted for 21 personal fouls. They buried 10 out of their 32 tries from beyond the perimeter. Cleveland finished shooting 78.6% when shooting free throws by converting 22 of 28 attempts. Moreover, Cleveland grabbed 37 boards (9 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Cleveland recorded 22 assists and had 8 steals in this game. In terms of defense, Milwaukee allowed their opponent to shoot 48.2% from the field on 41 out of 85 shooting. They also dished out 20 dimes in the game while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected 46 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bucks knocked down 15 of 22 tries for a rate of 68.2%. Milwaukee ended with a 47.0% FG percentage (39 of 83) and converted 13 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. Antetokounmpo finished the game at 63.0% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He was on the court for 40 mins played and collected 14 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 45 points on 17 out of 27 shooting.

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Milwaukee will enter this game with a win-loss record of 22-9 for the season. They are turning it over 15.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling down 48.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 772 assists so far this season, which is 18th in basketball in terms of passing. The Bucks are shooting 35.3% from downtown (408 of 1,156) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. They average 112.9 pts per contest (17th in the league) while hitting 46.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bucks are forcing 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.7 fouls. They currently rank 1st in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 685 relinquished this season. The Bucks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.9% (1,260 of 2,805) and they concede 43.2 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 34.7% from 3-point land and they are 4th in basketball in PPG allowed (108.9).

In their last game, the Celtics walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-112 when they played the Pacers. The Celtics earned 37 defensive boards and 25 offensive rebounds for a total of 62 in this matchup. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 11 steals for the contest. The Pacers were called for 22 fouls for the contest which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 84.0%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Boston made 13 out of 41 attempts (31.7%). Overall, the Celtics went 39 for 101 from the floor which had them at 38.6%. The Celtics allowed the Pacers to knock down 46 of their 98 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.9% in this game. They finished the game shooting 46.2% from distance by shooting 18 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Boston permitted Indiana to get 47 in total (12 offensive).

Jayson Tatum ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics in the game. Tatum earned 41 points in his 41 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 13 out of 25 in the matchup for a rate of 52.0%, and added 5 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 22-10 this year. The Celtics have committed 19.8 fouls every game and they hit 83.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.3 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.9 times per game. Boston has totaled 3,776 points on the campaign (118.0 per contest) and they grab 43.6 boards per contest. As an offense, the Celtics are connecting on 47.7% from the field, which ranks them 10th in the league.

The Boston defense gives up 35.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (361 of 1,025) and opponents are making 78.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 21.9 assists and 44.6 boards per contest, which is 1st and 24th in basketball. The Celtics defensively are ranked 13th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.3. They have forced 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (11th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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