Milwaukee Bucks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 1/8/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports SE-CHA

The Charlotte Hornets (20-19) host the Milwaukee Bucks (25-15) at Spectrum Center on Saturday.

The Bucks played the Raptors and ended up losing by a score of 117-111 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Bucks ended up finishing with 18 while the Raptors recorded 14 fouls. They also made 16 of their 36 tries from distance. Toronto shot 68.0% at the free throw line by burying 17 of their 25 shots. Furthermore, Toronto had 34 boards (10 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 8 rejections. Toronto recorded 44 dimes and had 24 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, Milwaukee allowed 47.2% from the field on 42 out of 89 shooting. They also distributed 22 assists in the matchup as well as creating 4 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected a total of 45 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Bucks knocked down 18 of 26 attempts for a rate of 69.2%. Milwaukee walked away from the game having earned a 44.7% field goal percentage (38 out of 85) and made 17 out of their 39 3-point shots.

Khris Middleton is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. Middleton finished the contest at 56.3% from the field and recorded 4 assists. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also totaled 6 boards. He ended up with 25 points on 9 out of 16 shooting.

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Milwaukee heads into this game with a mark of 25-15 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Milwaukee is grabbing 47.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 921 assists on the year, which ranks 13th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Bucks are shooting 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (573 of 1,581) and 76.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 112.1 points per game (4th in the NBA) while shooting 45.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Bucks are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They give up 34.1% on three-point shots and they are 18th in the league in points per game allowed (108.0). The Bucks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.1% (1,583 of 3,587) and they concede 44.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 27th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 985 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hornets took home the win by a final score of 140-111 when they faced the Pistons. With respect to rebounding, Charlotte permitted Detroit to pull down 27 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 14 of 42 and ended up shooting 11 of 20 at the free throw line (55.0%). The Hornets permitted the Pistons to bury 43 of 92 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.7% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Hornets finished the game shooting 48 out of 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 59.3%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Charlotte made 24 out of their 42 tries (57.1%). They were able to make 20 of those for a percentage of 69.0%. The Pistons earned 13 fouls in this game which took the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Hornets snagged 41 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 49 for the matchup.

Kelly Oubre Jr. was important for the Hornets for the contest. Oubre had 32 points in his 24 minutes of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He converted 10 out of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 62.5%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Charlotte has a win-loss record of 20-19 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hornets are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which ranks them 9th in the league. Charlotte has scored 4,506 pts this year (115.5 per game) and they average 43.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 27.2 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.1 times per game. The Hornets are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.7% from the free throw line.

The Hornets defensively are ranked 30th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 116.6. They are able to force 15.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (27th in basketball). The Charlotte defense surrenders 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (563 of 1,561) and opponents are converting on 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 26.3 dimes and 48.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 30th and 29th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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