Milwaukee Bucks vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 11/15/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Milwaukee Bucks (6-4) are traveling to Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Toronto Raptors (5-5).

The Bucks faced off with the Bulls and notched a win by a score of 118-109 in their last contest. Milwaukee wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.2% field goal percentage (42 of 89) and made 15 out of their 47 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Bucks knocked down 20 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 53 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 23 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With respect to defense, Milwaukee allowed their opponent to shoot 38.0% from the field on 38 of 100 shooting. Chicago earned 24 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. In addition, Chicago pulled down 47 rebounds (18 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Chicago shot 90.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 21 tries. They also converted 14 out of their 42 tries from three-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Bucks ended up finishing with 23 and the Bulls had 25 fouls.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a guy who was a factor in this game. Antetokounmpo went 59.1% from the field and dished out 2 dimes. He saw the court for 35 mins and snagged 11 rebounds. He recorded 35 points on 13 out of 22 shooting.

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Milwaukee comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 6-4 so far this year. They turn the ball over 14.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Milwaukee is snagging 40.9 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 225 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 25th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Bucks are shooting 35.5% on shots from downtown (132 of 372) and 74.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 116.0 points per contest (7th in the league) while shooting 47.8% from the field.

On defense, the Bucks have forced 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.9 fouls. They are 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 262 conceded so far this season. The Bucks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.0% (433 of 921) and they relinquish 46.0 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 36.5% on 3-pointers while they are 25th in the league in PPG allowed (118.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Raptors went home victorious with a score of 111-107 against the Wizards. The Raptors corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. The Wizards were called for 22 personal fouls in this contest which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They were able to convert 17 of them for a percentage of 68.0%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Toronto knocked down 4 out of 20 attempts (20.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Raptors finished 45 out of 90 from the field which had them sitting at 50.0%. The Raptors allowed the Wizards to convert 43 out of their 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.2% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 46.2% from distance by going 12 of 26 and finished the game at 9 out of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). When talking about rebounds, Toronto permitted Washington to pull down 38 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Precious Achiuwa ended up having an impact for the Raptors in this matchup. Achiuwa tallied 10 points in his 19 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this contest. He converted 5 out of 8 in the game giving him a rate of 62.5%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 5-5 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Raptors are shooting 45.8% from the field, which is ranked 19th in basketball. Toronto has accumulated 1,082 pts on the year (108.2 per game) and they pull in 46.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 27.3 times per game (6th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.4 times per game. The Raptors commit 19.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.8% from the free throw line.

The Toronto defense allows 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (113 of 335) and opponents are connecting on 75.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 24.0 assists and 45.0 rebounds per game, which is 7th and 17th in the league. The Raptors on defense are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 109.2. They have forced 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (11th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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