Atlanta Hawks vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 12/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Atlanta Hawks (9-9) are en route to Fiserv Forum on Saturday where they will take on the Milwaukee Bucks (13-6).

The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and notched a win by a score of 137-135 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 25 while the Spurs finished the game with 22 personal fouls. They made 18 out of their 41 shots from 3-point land. San Antonio went 91.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 23 attempts. In addition, San Antonio collected 47 boards (11 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 2 blocked shots. San Antonio totaled 34 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. With respect to the defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 53.9% from the field on 48 out of 89 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and earning 14 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 25 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 86.2%. Atlanta ended the contest having earned a 51.0% FG percentage (49 out of 96) and made 14 out of their 33 shots from beyond the arc.

Trae Young is a guy who came through in this matchup. Young finished the contest at 51.7% from the floor and dished out 14 assists. He saw the court for 40 mins and collected 4 boards. He had 45 points on 15 of 29 shooting.

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Atlanta will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-9 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 123.3 points per game (2nd in basketball) on 47.4% from the field. The Hawks are connecting on 37.1% on shots from distance (249 of 672) and 83.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 44.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 459 dimes this year, which has them ranked 18th in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hawks are able to force 16.3 turnovers per game and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They give up 37.2% on 3-pointers and they rank 27th in the NBA in PPG allowed (122.3). The Hawks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 49.6% (818 of 1,649) and they concede 44.1 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 24th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 513 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Bucks took a loss by a final score of 120-113 when they faced the Bulls. The Bucks were able to collect 34 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 43 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while getting 12 steals in this game. The Bulls earned 18 fouls for the matchup which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of those for a rate of 69.2%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Milwaukee buried 16 out of their 48 tries (33.3%). In all, the Bucks went 44 out of 98 from the floor which had them at 44.9%. The Bucks allowed the Bulls to knock down 45 out of their 98 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.9% in the matchup. They shot 35.1% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 13 out of 37 and finished the contest at 17 of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). Regarding rebounds, Milwaukee allowed Chicago to snag 51 in total (14 offensive).

Giannis Antetokounmpo was important for the Bucks for the game. Antetokounmpo earned 26 points in his 39 mins on the court and had 5 dimes for the contest. He made 11 of 17 in the game giving him a rate of 64.7%, and accounted for 14 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a record of 13-6 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Bucks are shooting 49.0% from the field, which ranks 4th in the NBA. Milwaukee has 2,290 pts for the campaign (120.5 per game) and they pull in 43.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 24.6 times per contest (25th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. The Bucks are responsible for committing 19.8 personal fouls per game and they go 76.9% from the charity stripe.

The Milwaukee defense concedes 36.3% on 3-point shots (249 of 686) and their opponents are connecting on 82.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 26.6 assists and 44.6 boards every game, which is ranked 19th and 21st in basketball. The Bucks defensively are ranked 22nd in the league in PPG surrendered with 117.9. They are forcing 13.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (18th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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