Sacramento Kings vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 12/7/2022 Preview and Pick
Game: Sacramento Kings vs Milwaukee Bucks
Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI
TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin
The Milwaukee Bucks are welcoming the Sacramento Kings at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday.
The Kings took the court against the Bulls and took home the win by a score of 110-101 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Kings ended up with 17 and the Bulls recorded 16 personal fouls. They made 9 of their 25 shots from 3-point land. Chicago finished the game at 84.2% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 19 tries. Moreover, Chicago snagged 39 boards (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Chicago totaled 17 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. In terms of defending, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 44.2% from the field on 38 out of 86 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In terms of rebounding, they earned a total of 46 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Kings buried 17 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 89.5%. Sacramento ended the contest having earned a 46.5% FG percentage (40 of 86) and made 13 out of their 43 3-point shots.
Domantas Sabonis is one player who was a major contributor for the game. Sabonis walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 10 assists. He played for 36 mins played and snagged 17 boards. He notched 11 points on 2 out of 4 shooting.
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Sacramento comes into this one with a mark of 13-9 so far this season. They are giving up possession 15.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 21.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Sacramento is pulling down 42.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 619 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Kings are connecting on 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (298 of 824) and 79.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 119.6 pts per contest (2nd in the league) while connecting on 49.3% from the floor.
When they are on defense, the Kings are forcing 15.0 turnovers every game while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They are conceding 37.3% on three-point shots and they rank 22nd in the NBA in opponents points per game (115.5). The Kings are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.3% (940 of 1,947) and they surrender 41.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 2nd in the league in giving up assists with 535 surrendered this season.
When they last stepped on the court, the Bucks got the win with a final of 109-102 when they played the Magic. In regard to team rebounding, Milwaukee permitted Orlando to collect 52 in all (15 on the offensive glass). They shot 25.0% from downtown by shooting 8 out of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 29 from the free throw line (89.7%). The Bucks permitted the Magic to bury 34 of 93 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.6% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Bucks went 38 out of 85 from the field which had them shooting 44.7%. When talking about 3-pointers, Milwaukee made 13 out of 40 tries (32.5%). They were able to make 20 of those for a percentage of 76.9%. The Magic were called for 19 fouls for the contest which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 9 steals in this contest. The Bucks recorded 38 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for the matchup.
Giannis Antetokounmpo pitched in for the Bucks for the matchup. Antetokounmpo accumulated 34 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accumulated 5 assists in the matchup. He converted 12 of 21 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 13 rebounds.
Milwaukee has a win-loss mark of 17-6 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bucks are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 22nd in basketball. Milwaukee has earned 2,589 pts for the campaign (112.6 per contest) and they pull in 48.2 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 24.9 times per contest (14th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.0 times per game. The Bucks are committing 19.2 personal fouls per game and they go 72.6% from the free throw line.
The Milwaukee defense allows 34.8% on 3-point attempts (253 of 726) and their opponents are knocking down 78.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 21.3 assists and 43.6 total boards per game, ranking them 1st and 17th in the league. The Bucks are ranked 3rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 107.8. They are able to force 13.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (2nd in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee
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