Miami Heat vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 10/30/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Monday, October 30, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Bucks (1-0) will play the Miami Heat (1-2) at Fiserv Forum on Monday.

The Heat played the Timberwolves and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 106-90 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Heat ended up with 12 and the Timberwolves accumulated 17 fouls. They converted 12 of their 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Minnesota finished 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 8 tries. In addition, Minnesota grabbed 47 boards (7 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 1 block. Minnesota recorded 30 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. Concerning the defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 51.2% from the floor on 44 of 86 shooting. They also recorded 24 dimes for this game while forcing 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 42 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Heat knocked down 8 of 14 attempts for a rate of 57.1%. Miami walked away from the contest with a 40.2% field goal percentage (35 out of 87) and knocked down 12 of their 38 3-point attempts.

Tyler Herro is a player who was a contributor for this game. Herro finished the game at 34.8% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes. He played for 40 mins and also totaled 5 boards. He had 22 points on 8 out of 23 shooting.

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Miami enters this game with a mark of 1-2 this season. They are averaging 101.3 points per game (29th in basketball) while going 41.0% from the floor. The Heat are connecting on 38.7% from downtown (36 of 93) and 76.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is collecting 45.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 70 dimes on the campaign, which is 9th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.3 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.3 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Heat are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They give up 37.1% on 3-point attempts while they are 12th in basketball in points per game allowed (109.0). The Heat are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.6% (130 of 273) and they relinquish 52.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are 28th in the NBA in giving up assists with 78 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Bucks went home victorious with a score of 118-117 against the 76ers. The Bucks recorded 35 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The 76ers were called for 28 fouls for the matchup which got the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 36 tries. They were able to make 25 of those for a rate of 69.4%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Milwaukee knocked down 11 of 30 tries (36.7%). When all was said and done, the Bucks finished the game shooting 41 out of 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Bucks permitted the 76ers to make 41 out of 80 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.3% for the matchup. They shot 45.7% from beyond the arc by hitting 16 out of 35 and ended up shooting 19 of 28 at the charity stripe (67.9%). In reference to team rebounding, Milwaukee allowed Philadelphia to snag 39 in total (4 offensive).

Damian Lillard ended up being a factor for the Bucks in the game. He knocked down 9 out of 20 for this game for a field goal rate of 45.0%, and had 8 rebounds. Lillard recorded 39 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes in the game.

Milwaukee has a win-loss record of 1-0 this season. As an offense, the Bucks are shooting 50.0% from the floor, which is 6th in the league. Milwaukee has totaled 118 points for the year (118.0 per contest) and they average 44.0 boards per game. They are getting an assist 20.0 times per contest (28th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.0 times per game. The Bucks have committed 23.0 fouls per game and they shoot 69.4% from the free throw line.

The Bucks on defense are ranked 22nd in basketball in PPG given up with 117.0. They are forcing 15.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 51.3% from the floor (30th in the NBA). The Milwaukee defense concedes 45.7% on shots from beyond the arc (16 of 35) and their opponents are making 67.9% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 25.0 dimes and 39.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 16th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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