Milwaukee Bucks vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 4/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Milwaukee Bucks are traveling to Scotiabank Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Toronto Raptors.

The Bucks faced off with the Bulls and walked away with a win by a score of 105-92 in their last game. Milwaukee finished the game having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (39 out of 92) and converted 18 out of their 46 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Bucks knocked down 9 of 11 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 53 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 26 assists in this game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When talking about defending, Milwaukee allowed 43.4% from the field on 36 of 83 shooting. Chicago dished out 28 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. Additionally, Chicago snagged 38 boards (5 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Chicago finished shooting 81.8% when shooting free throws by burying 9 of their 11 attempts. They buried 11 of their 33 tries from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Bucks left the arena with 13 while the Bulls had 11 personal fouls.

Bobby Portis is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. Portis walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 37 mins and also collected 13 rebounds. He recorded 27 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Milwaukee steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 58-22 on the campaign. They have an average of 117.1 points per contest (6th in basketball) while hitting 47.3% from the floor. The Bucks are hitting 36.7% on 3-pointers (1,184 of 3,223) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Milwaukee is collecting 48.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 2,057 dimes this year, which ranks 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.2 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bucks are forcing 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 12th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.9). The Bucks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (3,382 of 7,456) and they relinquish 44.2 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 5th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,895 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors took a defeat with a final score of 97-93 when they faced the Celtics. The Raptors recorded 37 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 50 in this contest. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. The Celtics committed 14 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Raptors to the free throw line for 17 shots. They were able to bury 13 of those for a clip of 76.5%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Toronto knocked down 6 of their 33 attempts (18.2%). When all was said and done, the Raptors went 37 out of 90 from the floor which had them shooting 41.1%. The Raptors allowed the Celtics to knock down 38 out of their 89 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.7% for this game. They finished 28.9% from beyond the arc by connecting on 11 out of 38 and finished the contest at 10 out of 18 from the free throw line (55.6%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Toronto permitted Boston to snag 48 in all (11 offensive).

Pascal Siakam ended up having an impact for the Raptors for the game. Siakam recorded 28 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes in this game. He knocked down 10 out of 17 in this matchup for a rate of 58.8%, and had 11 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 40-40 this season. The Raptors are committing 20.1 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 23.9 times per contest (23rd in the NBA) and they turn it over 11.7 times per contest. Toronto has scored 9,031 points for the season (112.9 per game) and they average 43.1 boards per contest. As an offense, the Raptors are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 27th in basketball.

The Toronto defense concedes 37.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (974 of 2,598) and opponents are making 79.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 26.0 dimes and 42.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 23rd and 10th in the NBA. The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 4th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 111.3. They have forced 16.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 49.0% from the field (27th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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