Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 12/16/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Bucks (17-7) will play the Detroit Pistons (2-22) at Fiserv Forum on Saturday.

The Pistons took the court against the 76ers and took a loss by a final of 129-111 in their last contest. Detroit walked away from the contest having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (39 of 88) and buried 10 of their 33 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 23 of their 30 tries for a percentage of 76.7%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 24 dimes in this contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about defense, Detroit let their opponent shoot 51.7% from the floor on 45 out of 87 shooting. Philadelphia recorded 28 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Moreover, Philadelphia had 53 boards (10 offensive, 43 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Philadelphia finished shooting 82.4% at the free throw line by burying 28 of their 34 attempts. They also converted 11 of their 30 shots from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 22 while the 76ers recorded 20 personal fouls.

Bojan Bogdanovic is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He totaled 33 points on 11 out of 19 shooting. He played 33 mins played and snagged 1 rebound. Bogdanovic finished shooting 57.9% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Detroit will play this contest with a mark of 2-22 on the year. They are turning it over 16.7 times per game and as a group are committing 22.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Detroit is pulling down 44.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 624 assists on the year, which has them ranked 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are connecting on 33.8% from downtown (244 of 722) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 108.8 pts per game (28th in the league) while hitting 46.3% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pistons are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are conceding 37.0% on three-point shots and they are 23rd in the league in PPG from their opponents (119.2). The Pistons defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.6% (1,038 of 2,137) and they surrender 43.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 16th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 615 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Bucks went home victorious with a score of 140-126 when they played the Pacers. In reference to how they rebounded, Milwaukee permitted Indiana to pull down 45 overall (16 on the offensive glass). They finished 30.6% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 36 and ended up shooting 25 of 32 at the charity stripe (78.1%). The Bucks allowed the Pacers to convert 45 out of their 100 tries from the field which had them sitting at 45.0% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Bucks ended up going 48 for 89 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.9%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Milwaukee knocked down 7 out of their 27 tries (25.9%). They were able to knock down 37 of those for a percentage of 77.1%. The Pacers were called for 32 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 48 tries. They turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Bucks were able to collect 31 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 43 for the game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was important for the Bucks in this contest. He converted 20 out of 28 for the game for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and totaled 14 rebounds. Antetokounmpo recorded 64 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in this game.

Milwaukee has a record of 17-7 this year. The Bucks commit 20.0 personal fouls every game and they go 76.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.5 times per game (20th in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.7 times per contest. Milwaukee has accumulated 2,960 points this year (123.3 per game) and they pull in 43.8 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Bucks are connecting on 50.0% from the field, which ranks 2nd in the NBA.

The Bucks on defense are ranked 24th in the league in points per game surrendered with 119.5. They have forced 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (15th in basketball). The Milwaukee defense surrenders 35.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (304 of 850) and their opponents are connecting on 82.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 26.7 dimes and 44.6 boards per game, which is 17th and 21st in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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