Milwaukee Bucks vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 3/29/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Milwaukee Bucks are hitting the road to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday where they will go up against the Indiana Pacers.

The Bucks stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and notched a win by a score of 126-117 in their last contest. Milwaukee finished the game with a 47.4% field goal percentage (45 out of 95) and made 14 of 45 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Bucks buried 22 of 26 attempts for a rate of 84.6%. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 50 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 28 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 44.6% from the floor on 41 out of 92 shooting. Detroit recorded 22 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Additionally, Detroit grabbed 47 rebounds (14 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Detroit walked away from this one shooting 77.8% at the charity stripe by making 28 of 36 tries. They knocked down 7 out of their 24 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Bucks walked away with 23 and the Pistons accumulated 20 fouls.

Khris Middleton is one player who came through in the matchup. Middleton walked away from this one shooting 56.5% from the floor and totaled 5 assists. He played 33 mins and also totaled 8 boards. He accumulated 34 points on 13 out of 23 shooting.

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Milwaukee heads into this one with a record of 54-21 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 14.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling down 48.9 boards per game and is sitting with 1,920 assists for the season, which has them ranked 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Bucks are connecting on 36.5% on shots from downtown (1,109 of 3,039) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 116.8 pts per game (8th in the league) on 47.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bucks have forced 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 4th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,754 surrendered for the year. The Bucks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (3,152 of 6,995) and they surrender 44.6 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 34.8% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 10th in the league in points per game allowed (112.4).

For their last game, the Pacers took a defeat with a final score of 127-104 against the Mavericks. The Pacers earned 29 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for this contest. They coughed it up 13 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Mavericks were called for 23 fouls for this contest which got the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to bury 18 of the free throws for a rate of 78.3%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Indiana buried 8 out of their 28 tries (28.6%). When the game finished, the Pacers ended up shooting 39 out of 93 from the field which had them sitting at 41.9%. The Pacers permitted the Mavericks to convert 47 of 83 tries from the floor which had them at 56.6% in this game. They finished shooting 48.6% from distance by going 18 out of 37 and finished the contest at 15 out of 17 at the free throw line (88.2%). When it comes to team rebounding, Indiana permitted Dallas to snag 33 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Bennedict Mathurin was important for the Pacers for this game. Mathurin totaled 26 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and totaled 2 dimes for the contest. He made 9 of 19 for the contest for a rate of 47.4%, and had 4 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 33-43 so far this year. As an offense, the Pacers are hitting on 46.7% from the floor, which is 23rd in the league. Indiana has accumulated 8,788 pts so far this season (115.6 per contest) and they collect 41.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 26.7 times per game (6th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per game. The Pacers commit 21.1 fouls every game while shooting 79.1% from the free throw line.

The Pacers are ranked 27th in the league in PPG given up with 118.7. They are forcing 15.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.2% from the floor (23rd in the league). The Indiana defense concedes 37.4% on shots from beyond the arc (950 of 2,537) and their opponents are knocking down 80.3% of their free throw attempts. They concede 26.4 assists and 45.1 boards per game, ranking them 27th and 26th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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