Milwaukee Bucks vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 3/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Footprint Center is the location where the Phoenix Suns will meet the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.

The Bucks stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and ended up losing by a score of 125-116 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bucks finished with 14 and the Warriors totaled 15 personal fouls. They also made 23 of their 55 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Golden State finished shooting 90.9% from the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 11 shots. Moreover, Golden State pulled down 65 rebounds (18 offensive, 47 defensive) and earned 7 rejections. Golden State doled out 33 dimes and had 12 steals for the game. Concerning the defense, Milwaukee allowed 41.1% from the floor on 46 out of 112 shooting. They also distributed 28 assists for the contest as well as creating 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected a total of 48 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bucks knocked down 9 of their 11 shots for a rate of 81.8%. Milwaukee wrapped up the game with a 43.0% FG percentage (43 out of 100) and made 21 of 51 three-point attempts.

Brook Lopez is one player who was important for the game. Lopez finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 38 minutes and pulled down 7 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Milwaukee heads into this contest with a record of 48-19 so far this year. They are giving up possession 14.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Milwaukee is snagging 49.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,686 dimes for the season, which ranks 17th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Bucks are shooting 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (995 of 2,716) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. They average 115.9 points per game (9th in the league) on 46.6% from the field.

On defense, the Bucks have forced 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are surrendering 34.5% on 3-point attempts and they are 6th in the league in opponents points per game (111.9). The Bucks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.0% (2,803 of 6,222) and they surrender 44.5 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 1st in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,535 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Suns took a loss by a final score of 128-119 when they played the Kings. With respect to team rebounding, Phoenix permitted Sacramento to collect 39 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They went 42.9% from downtown by shooting 15 of 35 and ended up shooting 31 of 37 from the charity stripe (83.8%). The Suns permitted the Kings to convert 41 of 85 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Suns went 44 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4%. When discussing shooting from distance, Phoenix converted 13 of their 44 attempts (29.5%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. The Kings were called for 19 fouls for the contest which took the Suns to the free throw line for 22 shots. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Suns collected 33 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the contest.

Devin Booker was important for the Suns in this matchup. Booker accumulated 28 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 8 assists for the contest. He made 11 of 19 for this game for a field goal percentage of 57.9%, and had 3 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 37-30 for the year. The Suns commit 21.1 fouls every game and they hit 79.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 27.2 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per contest. Phoenix has totaled 7,597 pts for the year (113.4 per contest) and they pull in 44.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Suns are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in basketball.

The Phoenix defense gives up 35.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (772 of 2,156) and their opponents are making 79.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 23.2 dimes and 42.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 5th and 12th in basketball. The Suns on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in PPG given up with 111.2. They are forcing 14.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the floor (5th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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