Milwaukee Bucks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 2/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, February 6, 2023

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-5)

The Portland Trail Blazers will play the Milwaukee Bucks at Moda Center on Monday. Portland is 5-point dogs. The over/under is 230.

The Bucks played the Heat and walked away with a win by a score of 123-115 in their last game. Milwaukee ended the game having earned a 52.3% field goal percentage (46 out of 88) and buried 14 of their 40 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Bucks buried 17 of 28 attempts for a rate of 60.7%. Concerning rebounding, they compiled 51 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 23 dimes for the contest while forcing 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of defending, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 44.6% from the floor on 45 of 101 shooting. Miami doled out 23 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. Moreover, Miami grabbed 44 rebounds (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Miami ended up shooting 81.0% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 21 tries. They made 8 of 31 attempts from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Bucks finished with 14 while the Heat accumulated 23 personal fouls.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a player who came through in the game. He finished with 35 points on 13 of 19 shooting. He played 36 minutes and totaled 15 boards. Antetokounmpo finished 68.4% from the field and distributed 11 assists.

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Milwaukee will play this game with a win-loss record of 36-17 for the campaign. They are averaging 114.3 points per game (18th in basketball) while going 46.1% from the floor. The Bucks are connecting on 35.8% on three-point shots (753 of 2,103) and 73.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Milwaukee is grabbing 49.0 boards per contest and has 1,302 assists this season, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.2 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bucks have forced 12.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.8% on shots from downtown while they are 6th in basketball in PPG allowed (111.8). The Bucks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.4% (2,219 of 4,889) and they surrender 44.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are 3rd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,214 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Trail Blazers went home defeated by a final of 129-121 when they played the Bulls. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Portland permitted Chicago to snag 41 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 46.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 out of 26 and finished the game at 21 out of 25 from the free throw line (84.0%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Bulls to bury 48 of their 80 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 60.0% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers went 44 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.6%. With respect to three-point attempts, Portland made 14 of their 43 tries (32.6%). They were able to knock down 19 of those for a percentage of 90.5%. The Bulls committed 19 fouls in the matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. The Trail Blazers were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 33 for the contest.

Damian Lillard ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers in this matchup. Lillard tallied 40 points in his 41 minutes on the court and earned 5 assists for the contest. He knocked down 12 of 21 for the contest giving him a rate of 57.1%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 26-27 on the year. The Trail Blazers have committed 20.7 fouls every game while shooting 79.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.2 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per contest. Portland has accounted for 6,073 points for the season (114.6 per game) and they grab 42.0 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Trail Blazers are shooting 48.3% from the floor, which ranks 8th in the NBA.

The Trail Blazers are ranked 16th in the league in PPG surrendered with 114.0. They are forcing 13.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (25th in basketball). The Portland defense concedes 36.5% on 3-point attempts (619 of 1,698) and their opponents are knocking down 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 25.8 dimes and 41.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 23rd and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland (+5)

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