Milwaukee Bucks vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/25/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets will compete against the Milwaukee Bucks at Ball Arena on Saturday.

The Bucks stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and went home with a win by a final score of 130-94 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bucks finished with 14 and the Spurs racked up 21 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 of their 39 tries from beyond the arc. San Antonio shot 65.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of their 20 attempts. Additionally, San Antonio pulled down 46 boards (8 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 4 blocks. San Antonio recorded 26 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In reference to the defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 38.7% from the field on 36 of 93 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists for this game as well as creating 19 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 54 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Bucks converted 13 of 24 shots for a rate of 54.2%. Milwaukee ended the game with a 52.0% field goal percentage (51 of 98) and made 15 of 43 3-point shots.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one guy who came through for this game. Antetokounmpo finished the game at 60.9% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes. He saw the court for 24 mins played and grabbed 14 rebounds. He accumulated 31 points on 14 out of 23 shooting.

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Milwaukee steps onto the hardwood with a record of 52-20 on the campaign. They have an average of 116.4 pts per game (9th in the league) while hitting 47.0% from the floor. The Bucks are hitting 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (1,064 of 2,908) and 74.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Milwaukee is grabbing 48.9 boards per game and has 1,824 assists this year, which has them ranked 17th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.7 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.2 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Bucks are forcing 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.8% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 5th in the league in points per game allowed (112.1). The Bucks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.1% (3,024 of 6,710) and they relinquish 44.4 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 1st in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,676 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nuggets took home the win by a final score of 118-104 when they faced the Wizards. When discussing attacking the glass, Denver allowed Washington to collect 37 overall (10 offensive). They wrapped up this game 15.4% from distance by hitting 4 of 26 and finished the contest at 12 out of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Nuggets permitted the Wizards to bury 44 of 87 tries from the floor which left them shooting 50.6% in this game. Overall, the Nuggets shot 42 for 83 from the field which had them shooting 50.6%. When it comes to three-point shots, Denver buried 15 of their 32 attempts (46.9%). They were able to convert 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 90.5%. The Wizards were called for 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They also gave up possession 10 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Nuggets corralled 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in this game.

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets for the game. Jokic scored 31 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and accounted for 7 dimes in the game. He buried 12 out of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 12 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 49-24 for the season. The Nuggets are committing 18.7 fouls per game and they connect on 75.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.2 times per game (2nd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest. Denver has scored 8,516 points this year (116.7 per game) and they collect 42.8 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Nuggets are connecting on 50.9% from the floor, which ranks them 1st in the league.

The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 12th in the league in points given up per game with 112.8. They are able to force 13.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (23rd in the NBA). The Denver defense gives up 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (833 of 2,404) and their opponents are converting on 77.1% of their foul shots. They give up 25.8 dimes and 40.2 rebounds every game, which is ranked 17th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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