Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Milwaukee Bucks are en route to Barclays Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Brooklyn Nets.

The Bucks faced the Suns and notched a win by a score of 104-101 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bucks ended up finishing with 20 while the Suns accumulated 22 personal fouls. They knocked down 8 of 24 shots from long range. Phoenix finished shooting 59.1% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, Phoenix grabbed 55 rebounds (19 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Phoenix recorded 21 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 42.1% from the field on 40 of 95 shooting. They also doled out 15 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 45 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bucks converted 15 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Milwaukee walked away from the game having earned a 43.7% FG percentage (38 of 87) and knocked down 13 of their 45 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jrue Holiday is a guy who was a factor for this game. Holiday shot 59.1% from the field and also distributed 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He racked up 33 points on 13 out of 22 shooting.

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Milwaukee will enter this matchup with a mark of 43-17 so far this year. They turn it over 14.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.4 fouls per game. As a team, Milwaukee is snagging 49.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,476 assists this season, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Bucks are hitting 35.9% on three-point shots (866 of 2,411) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 114.9 pts per contest (13th in basketball) on 46.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bucks are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 1st in the league in giving up assists with 1,366 relinquished for the campaign. The Bucks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.1% (2,499 of 5,537) and they surrender 44.3 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 34.3% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 4th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (111.2).

The last time they took the court, the Nets took a defeat with a final score of 129-127 when they played the Hawks. The Nets were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 12 steals in this contest. The Hawks committed 18 fouls in the game which got the Nets to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They were able to knock down 27 of those for a clip of 93.1%. When discussing shots from distance, Brooklyn made 14 out of their 39 tries (35.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Nets ended up shooting 43 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.4%. The Nets permitted the Hawks to make 45 out of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for the game. They went 53.3% from distance by shooting 16 out of 30 and ended up going 23 of 28 at the charity stripe (82.1%). Concerning rebounding, Brooklyn permitted Atlanta to snag 46 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Cameron Johnson was important for the Nets in this game. Johnson recorded 27 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game. He made 10 out of 15 for the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a mark of 34-26 this year. The Nets commit 22.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 79.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.6 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per contest. Brooklyn has 6,827 pts so far this year (113.8 per game) and they collect 40.1 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Nets are connecting on 50.0% from the field, which is ranked 2nd in the league.

The Brooklyn defense allows 37.2% on 3-point shots (722 of 1,941) and opponents are knocking down 77.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 22.9 dimes and 44.4 boards per contest, which ranks 2nd and 23rd in the league. The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 14th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (4th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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