Milwaukee Bucks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 12/3/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

Spectrum Center is the location where the Charlotte Hornets will take on the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.

The Bucks faced the Knicks and went home with a win by a final score of 109-103 in their last game. Milwaukee finished having earned a 43.3% field goal percentage (39 out of 90) and knocked down 10 of their 35 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Bucks converted 21 of 26 attempts for a rate of 80.8%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 52 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 23 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. In the matter of defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to shoot 42.0% from the field on 42 of 100 shooting. New York doled out 18 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. On top of that, New York pulled down 55 boards (19 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. New York finished the contest at 65.0% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 20 shots. They buried 6 of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Bucks finished with 15 while the Knicks racked up 20 fouls.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a player who played a role in this contest. He walked away with 37 points on 13 of 25 shooting. He played for 37 mins and collected 13 rebounds. Antetokounmpo shot 52.0% from the field and dished out 7 assists.

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Milwaukee heads into this one with a record of 15-5 so far this season. They currently have an average of 112.3 pts per game (16th in basketball) while going 45.6% from the field. The Bucks are shooting 34.9% from downtown (260 of 746) and 71.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Milwaukee is pulling down 48.8 boards per game and has racked up 489 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 25th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.8 times per game and as a team are committing 19.3 fouls per game.

On defense, the Bucks are able to force 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.4 fouls. They are 1st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 423 surrendered this season. The Bucks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.6% (800 of 1,792) and they concede 43.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are surrendering 35.6% on 3-point shots while they are 3rd in basketball in PPG allowed (107.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Hornets took a defeat with a final score of 140-105 when they played the Celtics. The Hornets pulled down 24 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 37 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 20 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Celtics had 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to convert 10 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Charlotte knocked down 11 out of 29 attempts (37.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Hornets went 42 for 86 from the field which had them sitting at 48.8%. The Hornets permitted the Celtics to bury 55 of their 93 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 59.1% for this game. They went 46.2% from 3-point land by shooting 24 of 52 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 7 from the charity stripe (85.7%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Charlotte allowed Boston to get 39 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Kelly Oubre Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Hornets for this contest. He made 11 of 18 for this game for a field goal rate of 61.1%, and had 5 rebounds. Oubre accumulated 22 points in his 26 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 dimes for the contest.

Charlotte has a mark of 6-15 this season. The Hornets are responsible for committing 21.0 fouls every game and they connect on 72.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.3 times per game (12th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.4 times per contest. Charlotte has totaled 2,293 pts so far this season (109.2 per game) and they grab 45.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Hornets are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which is ranked 29th in the NBA.

The Charlotte defense allows 33.4% from downtown (246 of 736) and opponents are converting on 80.2% of their free throw shots. They allow 25.9 assists and 46.0 rebounds every game, which is ranked 20th and 27th in basketball. The Hornets defensively are ranked 22nd in the NBA in points allowed per game with 115.4. They are forcing 15.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (18th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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