Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 12/23/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Friday, December 23, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Milwaukee Bucks are hitting the road to Barclays Center on Friday where they will play the Brooklyn Nets.

The Bucks took the court against the Cavaliers and took a loss by a score of 114-106 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Bucks ended up finishing with 23 and the Cavaliers recorded 21 personal fouls. They also made 10 of 32 shots from 3-point land. Cleveland finished the contest at 78.6% from the charity stripe by burying 22 of 28 tries. Furthermore, Cleveland pulled down 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Cleveland totaled 22 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. In terms of the defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to shoot 48.2% from the field on 41 of 85 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected 46 with 13 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bucks made 15 of 22 attempts for a rate of 68.2%. Milwaukee walked away from the contest with a 47.0% field goal percentage (39 of 83) and buried 13 out of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a player who came through for the game. Antetokounmpo shot 63.0% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes. He was on the court for 40 mins and also snagged 14 boards. He was able to score 45 points on 17 out of 27 shooting.

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Milwaukee enters this game with a win-loss mark of 22-9 so far this year. They average 112.9 pts per contest (17th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.2% from the field. The Bucks are shooting 35.3% on shots from distance (408 of 1,156) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Milwaukee is grabbing 48.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 772 dimes for the year, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.8 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Bucks have forced 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are surrendering 34.7% from beyond the arc while they are 4th in the league in PPG allowed (108.9). The Bucks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.9% (1,260 of 2,805) and they surrender 43.2 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 1st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 685 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the Nets got the win with a final of 143-113 when they faced the Warriors. The Nets recorded 29 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. The Warriors had 14 personal fouls for this contest which got the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Brooklyn converted 21 out of 33 attempts (63.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Nets shot 54 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 64.3%. The Nets allowed the Warriors to convert 41 of 83 tries from the floor which had them shooting 49.4% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 36.4% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 33 and ended up going 19 of 25 at the free throw line (76.0%). When discussing team rebounding, Brooklyn allowed Golden State to snag 36 in total (9 offensive).

Kevin Durant ended up being a major contributor for the Nets for the contest. Durant scored 23 points in his 29 minutes on the court and added 5 dimes in the game. He converted 9 of 17 for the game for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and had 7 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a mark of 20-12 this year. The Nets are committing 22.1 fouls per contest and they hit 79.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.4 times per contest (8th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. Brooklyn has scored 3,648 points on the campaign (114.0 per game) and they average 40.2 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Nets are connecting on 50.8% from the field, which is 1st in the league.

The Brooklyn defense surrenders 37.5% on shots from distance (397 of 1,058) and their opposition knocks down 75.4% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 23.1 dimes and 43.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 5th and 11th in the NBA. The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 10th in basketball in points given up per game with 111.5. They are forcing 14.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the field (6th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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