Milwaukee Bucks vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors are hosting the Milwaukee Bucks at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.

The Bucks stepped onto the hardwood against the Wizards and ended up losing by a score of 118-95 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Bucks ended up with 15 while the Wizards racked up 10 personal fouls. They buried 7 out of their 27 tries from 3-point range. Washington ended up shooting 68.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 16 tries. In addition, Washington pulled down 54 rebounds (12 offensive, 42 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Washington doled out 29 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. In terms of the defense, Milwaukee allowed 53.2% from the floor on 50 of 94 shooting. They also distributed 22 dimes in this contest as well as creating 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned 44 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Bucks converted 14 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 93.3%. Milwaukee ended having earned a 35.4% field goal percentage (34 of 96) and knocked down 13 out of their 49 shots from distance.

Bobby Portis is a player who had an impact for the game. Portis went 37.5% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and also totaled 10 rebounds. He left the arena with 19 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

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Milwaukee heads into this game with a win-loss record of 23-13 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 15.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling down 48.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 876 dimes on the campaign, which is 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Bucks are connecting on 34.2% on shots from distance (466 of 1,361) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 112.4 points per game (19th in the NBA) while hitting 45.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Bucks have forced 12.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.7 fouls. They rank 1st in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 812 conceded this year. The Bucks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.6% (1,488 of 3,261) and they surrender 43.3 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 35.1% on shots from distance and they are ranked 6th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (110.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors went home defeated by a final of 122-114 against the Pacers. With respect to how they rebounded, Toronto permitted Indiana to snag 50 in all (15 offensive). They shot 37.0% from beyond the arc by going 10 of 27 and finished the game at 22 out of 26 from the free throw line (84.6%). The Raptors allowed the Pacers to make 45 of their 93 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4% for the matchup. Overall, the Raptors ended up going 41 out of 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. In reference to 3-pointers, Toronto knocked down 14 of 42 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 18 of those for a percentage of 78.3%. The Pacers had 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Raptors to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Raptors were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the game.

Gary Trent Jr. was important for the Raptors in this contest. Trent totaled 32 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 assists in this game. He knocked down 11 of 18 in the matchup giving him a rate of 61.1%, and had 5 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 16-21 this season. The Raptors commit 20.5 fouls per game and they go 79.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.7 times per contest (26th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 12.4 times per game. Toronto has scored 4,121 points so far this season (111.4 per contest) and they grab 42.3 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Raptors are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which ranks 27th in the league.

The Raptors are ranked 10th in the league in points per game surrendered with 111.5. They are forcing their opponents into 16.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (29th in the NBA). The Toronto defense gives up 36.4% on shots from distance (454 of 1,246) and opponents are making 80.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 26.2 assists and 42.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 26th and 7th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto and under the total points

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