New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 10/28/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Friday, October 28, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+8)

Fiserv Forum is the location where the Milwaukee Bucks will compete against the New York Knicks on Friday. New York opens this contest as 8-point dogs. The over/under is set at 224.

The Knicks faced off with the Hornets and walked away with a win by a score of 134-131 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Knicks walked away with 24 while the Hornets recorded 24 fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 31 shots from downtown. Charlotte finished the game shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 20 of their 30 shots. Furthermore, Charlotte grabbed 42 rebounds (9 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 11 blocks. Charlotte totaled 31 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. In the matter of defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 49.5% from the floor on 49 of 99 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 46 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Knicks knocked down 19 of 22 shots for a rate of 86.4%. New York ended the game with a 53.6% field goal percentage (52 out of 97) and converted 11 of their 30 shots from distance.

Jalen Brunson is someone who was important in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 10 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 41 minutes played and also snagged 7 rebounds. Brunson went 66.7% from the field and also totaled 13 dimes.

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New York will play this contest with a mark of 3-1 on the season. They are giving up possession 13.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 25.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, New York is snagging 50.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 107 assists so far this season, which ranks 15th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Knicks are connecting on 33.1% on shots from downtown (47 of 142) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 122.8 pts per game (2nd in the NBA) while going 48.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Knicks are able to force 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 21.3 personal fouls. They rank 12th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 98 relinquished this year. The Knicks defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.3% (166 of 383) and they relinquish 49.0 boards per game as a team. They give up 30.3% on shots from distance while they are 18th in the league in PPG allowed (113.5).

For their last game, the Bucks got the victory with a final of 110-99 when they faced the Nets. In relation to rebounding, Milwaukee permitted Brooklyn to collect 37 in total (7 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 25.9% from distance via 7 out of 27 and ended up going 24 of 30 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Bucks permitted the Nets to make 34 out of 86 attempts from the field which had them shooting 39.5% in this contest. Overall, the Bucks finished the game shooting 39 out of 88 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3%. In the matter of shots from distance, Milwaukee made 10 of their 36 tries (27.8%). They were able to bury 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.9%. The Nets committed 24 fouls in this game which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for 29 shots. They turned it over 18 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. The Bucks collected 40 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 54 for this game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being a major contributor for the Bucks in this game. He converted 16 of 25 for the game giving him a rate of 64.0%, and had 14 rebounds. Antetokounmpo had 43 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 5 assists in this contest.

Milwaukee has a mark of 3-0 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Bucks are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 12th in the NBA. Milwaukee has accounted for 325 pts so far this year (108.3 per game) and they pull in 49.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 24.7 times per game (16th in basketball) and they cough up possession 16.3 times per game. The Bucks commit 20.0 fouls per game and they connect on 68.8% from the free throw line.

The Milwaukee defense concedes 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc (28 of 88) and their opponents are connecting on 80.0% of their foul shots. They concede 20.0 dimes and 42.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 3rd and 10th in the league. The Bucks on defense are ranked 1st in the league in points given up per game with 97.3. They have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (1st in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (+8)

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