New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 12/5/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+6)

The Milwaukee Bucks (14-6) will compete against the New York Knicks (12-7) at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the In-Season Tournament. Milwaukee is 6-point favorites. The total has been set at 225.5.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and went home with a win by a final score of 119-106 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Knicks walked away with 15 while the Raptors accumulated 19 personal fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 32 attempts from downtown. Toronto walked away from this one shooting 70.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 17 tries. Moreover, Toronto pulled down 48 rebounds (19 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Toronto recorded 32 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defense, New York let their opponent shoot 44.0% from the floor on 44 of 100 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists in the game while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 43 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Knicks converted 13 of 16 tries for a percentage of 81.3%. New York finished the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (45 of 90) and made 16 of their 36 shots from 3-point land.

Jalen Brunson is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. He scored 22 points on 9 of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. Brunson finished the game at 42.9% from the field and recorded 8 dimes.

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New York will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 12-7 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New York is grabbing 46.6 boards per game and is sitting with 438 assists so far this season, which is 29th in the league in terms of passing. The Knicks are hitting 37.7% on shots from distance (260 of 689) and 73.6% from the charity stripe. They average 110.9 points per contest (24th in the league) while connecting on 44.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Knicks are forcing 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.9 personal fouls. They surrender 35.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 1st in basketball in PPG from their opponents (105.5). The Knicks are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.5% (745 of 1,602) and they relinquish 40.9 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 5th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 465 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Bucks took home the win by a final score of 132-121 when they played the Hawks. With respect to rebounding, Milwaukee permitted Atlanta to collect 40 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They finished 39.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 15 of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). The Bucks allowed the Hawks to knock down 45 out of 101 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 44.6% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bucks ended up going 53 out of 89 from the field which had them at 59.6%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Milwaukee made 14 of their 33 attempts (42.4%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. The Hawks were called for 14 personal fouls in the game which got the Bucks to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They also gave up possession 15 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. The Bucks were able to collect 36 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the contest.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was important for the Bucks in the matchup. He buried 14 of 20 in this game for a rate of 70.0%, and had 11 rebounds. Antetokounmpo scored 32 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 10 assists for this game.

Milwaukee has a record of 14-6 on the campaign. The Bucks are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.1 times per contest (24th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.9 times per game. Milwaukee has scored 2,422 points so far this year (121.1 per game) and they pull in 43.8 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Bucks are hitting on 49.5% from the floor, which ranks 3rd in the NBA.

The Milwaukee defense allows 36.5% on 3-point attempts (264 of 724) and their opponents are knocking down 82.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 26.4 dimes and 44.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 19th and 19th in the league. The Bucks are ranked 23rd in the NBA in points allowed per game with 118.1. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (16th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+6)

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