Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs New York Knicks

Date: Monday, January 9, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-3)

Madison Square Garden is the location where the New York Knicks will take on the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. New York opens this matchup as 3-point underdogs. The total has been set at 229.

The Bucks faced off with the Hornets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 138-109 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Bucks left the arena with 18 and the Hornets recorded 17 fouls. They converted 20 of 48 attempts from long range. Charlotte finished the game shooting 63.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 19 tries. On top of that, Charlotte grabbed 49 rebounds (13 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Charlotte doled out 32 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. In the matter of the defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to shoot 52.0% from the field on 53 of 102 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists for the contest as well as creating 5 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they collected 45 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bucks buried 15 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. Milwaukee wrapped up the contest with a 44.0% field goal percentage (37 out of 84) and made 20 of their 48 shots from distance.

Bobby Portis is one guy who came through for the contest. He accumulated 19 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He played for 23 minutes played and also grabbed 12 boards. Portis finished shooting 70.0% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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Milwaukee will play this contest with a mark of 25-14 this season. They cough up possession 15.7 times per game and as a team they commit 18.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling in 49.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 951 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 17th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Bucks are hitting 34.3% on 3-pointers (510 of 1,488) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.4 points per contest (19th in the NBA) while hitting 45.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Bucks are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are giving up 34.7% on 3-point shots while they are 9th in the league in PPG allowed (111.2). The Bucks are giving up a FG percentage of 45.3% (1,621 of 3,576) and they relinquish 43.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 2nd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 893 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 112-108 against the Raptors. When talking about how they rebounded, New York allowed Toronto to grab 46 in total (12 offensive). They shot 34.5% from distance by going 10 of 29 and ended up shooting 28 out of 35 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Knicks permitted the Raptors to knock down 35 out of 83 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.2% in the game. When the game finished, the Knicks ended up going 39 out of 83 from the floor which had them at 47.0%. Concerning shots from distance, New York converted 16 out of 37 attempts (43.2%). They were able to knock down 18 of those for a rate of 69.2%. The Raptors were called for 23 fouls for the matchup which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 3 steals in this game. The Knicks pulled down 38 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in this matchup.

Julius Randle pitched in for the Knicks in this game. He converted 10 of 22 for the game giving him a rate of 45.5%, and earned 11 rebounds. Randle earned 32 points in his 40 mins of playing time and added 3 assists in this game.

New York has a record of 22-18 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Knicks are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which is ranked 24th in the league. New York has accumulated 4,566 points for the year (114.2 per contest) and they pull down 47.2 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 23.1 times per game (24th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per game. The Knicks are committing 21.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.3% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense allows 34.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (509 of 1,494) and their opposition makes 76.4% of their free throw shots. They concede 24.6 dimes and 44.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 11th and 20th in basketball. The Knicks on the defensive side of the court are 10th in the league in points allowed per contest with 111.3. They have forced 13.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (2nd in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-3)

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