Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 3/31/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: TNT

The Milwaukee Bucks (47-28) are hitting the road to Barclays Center on Thursday where they will compete against the Brooklyn Nets (40-36).

The Bucks faced off with the 76ers and took home the win by a score of 118-116 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Bucks ended up finishing with 17 and the 76ers finished the game with 8 personal fouls. They made 16 out of their 41 shots from three-point range. Philadelphia went 77.8% when shooting free throws by converting 14 of 18 attempts. In addition, Philadelphia grabbed 35 rebounds (5 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Philadelphia distributed 40 dimes and had 28 steals for this game. When talking about defending, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 48.3% from the floor on 43 of 89 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists for this game while forcing 3 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 48 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bucks made 16 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 69.6%. Milwaukee ended with a 50.0% field goal percentage (44 out of 88) and converted 14 out of their 38 3-point shots.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is someone who was a contributor for this game. Antetokounmpo ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and earned 6 dimes. He saw the court for 38 mins and pulled down 14 rebounds. He notched 40 points on 16 of 24 shooting.

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Milwaukee will play this contest with a mark of 47-28 on the campaign. They average 114.9 pts per game (4th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.6% from the floor. The Bucks are shooting 36.8% from downtown (1,069 of 2,905) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Milwaukee is grabbing 46.8 rebounds per contest and has 1,773 dimes on the campaign, which is 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bucks are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 fouls. They are ranked 22nd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,911 surrendered so far this year. The Bucks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.3% (3,080 of 6,797) and they relinquish 44.3 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 17th in the league in points per game allowed (111.3).

In their last game, the Nets got the win with a final of 130-123 when they faced the Pistons. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Brooklyn allowed Detroit to get 23 overall (17 offensive). They wrapped up this game 42.1% from distance by going 16 out of 38 and finished the contest at 11 out of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Nets permitted the Pistons to knock down 48 out of 100 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.0% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Nets ended up going 42 out of 76 from the floor which had them at 55.3%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Brooklyn converted 15 of their 28 attempts (53.6%). They were able to bury 31 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 91.2%. The Pistons committed 12 fouls in this matchup which got the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 34 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Nets corralled 33 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this game.

Kevin Durant pitched in for the Nets in this game. Durant tallied 41 points in his 39 mins on the court and totaled 5 dimes for this contest. He converted 14 of 23 for the contest for a rate of 60.9%, and earned 11 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a record of 40-36 for the season. The Nets are responsible for committing 20.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 80.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.2 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.0 times per game. Brooklyn has earned 8,544 points for the campaign (112.4 per contest) and they collect 44.1 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Nets are shooting 47.4% from the field, which ranks 4th in the league.

The Brooklyn defense concedes 34.7% on shots from distance (950 of 2,738) and their opponents are converting on 79.7% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 24.1 dimes and 44.1 total rebounds per game, which is 12th and 14th in the NBA. The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 20th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 112.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the field (9th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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