Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 10/20/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Thursday, October 20, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+2)

Wells Fargo Center is the site where the Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. Milwaukee opens this matchup as 2-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 225.

The Bucks faced the Celtics and took a loss by a final of 109-81 in their last contest of last year. In relation to fouls, the Bucks walked away with 18 and the Celtics totaled 19 fouls. They also buried 22 of their 55 tries from long range. Boston ended up shooting 72.2% at the free throw line by burying 13 of their 18 attempts. Furthermore, Boston snagged 48 rebounds (8 offensive, 40 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Boston totaled 29 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In regard to defending, Milwaukee allowed 42.0% from the floor on 37 of 88 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected a total of 56 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bucks made 11 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 68.8%. Milwaukee ended having earned a 36.7% field goal percentage (33 out of 90) and converted 4 of their 33 shots from downtown.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. Antetokounmpo walked away from this one shooting 38.5% from the floor and also earned 9 dimes. He saw the court for 43 minutes played and pulled down 20 rebounds. He accounted for 25 points on 10 of 26 shooting.

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Milwaukee comes into this one after finishing with a record of 51-31 last season. They averaged 115.5 points per contest (3rd in the league) while going 46.8% from the field. The Bucks connected on 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (1,153 of 3,151) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Milwaukee collected 46.7 boards per game and totaled 1,960 assists throughout last year, which ranked 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turned the ball over 13.4 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 18.2 personal fouls per contest.

When they were on the defensive end, the Bucks were able to force their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They conceded 35.6% from 3-point land while they were 19th in the league in points per game from their opponents (112.1). The Bucks allowed and opponent field goal percentage of 45.6% (3,391 of 7,431) and they surrendered 44.1 rebounds per game as a team. They were 25th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,122 surrendered over the course of last season.

In their 1st game this year, the 76ers took a loss by a score of 126-117 when they faced the Celtics. The 76ers collected 27 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the game. They also turned it over 14 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. The Celtics were called for 24 personal fouls in this contest which got the 76ers to the free throw line for 28 shots. They were able to knock down 24 of the free throw tries for a rate of 85.7%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Philadelphia made 13 of their 34 tries (38.2%). When the final whistle blew, the 76ers finished shooting 40 for 80 from the floor which had them at 50.0%. The 76ers permitted the Celtics to make 46 out of 82 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 56.1% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 34.3% from 3-point land by shooting 12 of 35 and finished the contest at 22 of 28 from the free throw line (78.6%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Philadelphia allowed Boston to get 36 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

James Harden ended up having an impact for the 76ers in the matchup. Harden tallied 35 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 7 dimes for this contest. He made 9 out of 14 in this contest for a rate of 64.3%, and accounted for 8 rebounds.

Philadelphia had a win-loss mark of 51-31 last year. As an offense, the 76ers shot 46.6% from the floor, which was ranked 16th in the NBA. Philadelphia had 9,015 points last year (109.9 per contest) and they grabbed 42.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 23.7 times per game (21st in the league) and they lost possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. The 76ers were responsible for committing 19.4 fouls per game and they shot 82.1% from the charity stripe.

The Philadelphia defense conceded 34.6% on three-point shots (931 of 2,692) and their opponents connected on 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They relinquished 23.6 assists and 44.2 total boards per game, which was ranked 7th and 17th in basketball. The 76ers were ranked 9th in basketball in PPG given up with 107.3. They were able to force 13.3 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (15th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+2)

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