Atlanta Hawks vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 10/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Sunday, October 29, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Fiserv Forum is where the Milwaukee Bucks (1-0) will try to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (0-1) on Sunday.

The Hawks faced off with the Hornets and took a loss by a final of 116-110 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 19 while the Hornets totaled 21 fouls. They also made 11 of their 37 attempts from distance. Charlotte shot 73.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 26 shots. Furthermore, Charlotte collected 51 rebounds (12 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 1 block. Charlotte distributed 34 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. In regard to defending, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 43 of 86 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 19 turnovers and having 12 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 42 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 27 of their 33 tries for a rate of 81.8%. Atlanta wrapped up the game with a 41.9% field goal percentage (39 out of 93) and converted 5 of 29 shots from beyond the arc.

Trae Young is someone who was a major contributor for the game. Young finished the game at 21.1% from the floor and also distributed 9 dimes. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also collected 1 rebound. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 4 of 19 shooting.

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Atlanta will enter this game with a win-loss record of 0-1 so far this season. They currently have an average of 110.0 pts per contest (18th in the league) while shooting 41.9% from the field. The Hawks are hitting 17.2% on 3-pointers (5 of 29) and 81.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Atlanta is collecting 42.0 boards per contest and has tallied 24 dimes for the year, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.0 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Hawks are forcing 19.0 turnovers every game and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 29.7% on shots from downtown while they are 20th in the league in PPG from their opponents (116.0). The Hawks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 50.0% (43 of 86) and they concede 51.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 26th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 34 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Bucks took home the win by a final score of 118-117 when they played the 76ers. The Bucks earned 35 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. The 76ers committed 28 fouls in the matchup which got the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 36 shots. They were able to knock down 25 of those for a percentage of 69.4%. Concerning 3-point shots, Milwaukee knocked down 11 out of their 30 tries (36.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Bucks walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 82 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Bucks permitted the 76ers to convert 41 of 80 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.3% in this matchup. They shot 45.7% from beyond the arc by hitting 16 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 28 at the charity stripe (67.9%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Milwaukee allowed Philadelphia to get 39 in all (4 on the offensive glass).

Damian Lillard ended up being a major contributor for the Bucks for the contest. He knocked down 9 out of 20 in the game for a rate of 45.0%, and added 8 rebounds. Lillard accumulated 39 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and totaled 4 assists for the game.

Milwaukee has a win-loss mark of 1-0 for the year. As an offense, the Bucks are shooting 50.0% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in the league. Milwaukee has 118 points this year and they collect 44.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.0 times per contest (23rd in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per contest. The Bucks commit 23.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.4% from the charity stripe.

The Milwaukee defense allows 45.7% on shots from 3-point land (16 of 35) and their opponents are converting on 67.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 25.0 assists and 39.0 boards every game, which is ranked 19th and 4th in basketball. The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in basketball in PPG given up with 117.0. They are forcing 15.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 51.3% from the floor (26th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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