Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 10/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+5)

Fiserv Forum is the site where the Milwaukee Bucks (58-24 last year) will take on the Philadelphia 76ers (54-28 last season) on Thursday. Milwaukee opens this contest as 5-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 225.5.

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Celtics and ended up losing by a score of 112-88 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the 76ers ended up finishing with 14 and the Celtics accounted for 13 fouls. They also buried 15 of 33 attempts from distance. Boston ended up going 83.3% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of 18 shots. Furthermore, Boston had 43 boards (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 7 rejections. Boston earned 18 assists and had 7 steals in the game. In terms of defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the floor on 41 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for the game while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 37 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the 76ers knocked down 18 of 19 shots for a percentage of 94.7%. Philadelphia ended the game with a 37.3% field goal percentage (31 out of 83) and converted 8 of their 37 shots from 3-point land.

Tobias Harris is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. Harris finished 53.8% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the court for 40 mins and pulled down 5 boards. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Philadelphia comes into this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 54-28 last year. They had an average of 115.2 points per outing (14th in the league) while going 48.7% from the field. The 76ers hit on 38.7% on shots from 3-point land (1,035 of 2,675) and 83.5% from the free throw line. As a squad, Philadelphia pulled down 40.9 boards per game and totaled 2,063 dimes last season, which ranked 16th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turned the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a team committed 20.4 personal fouls per contest.

When they were on defense, the 76ers forced 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They gave up 34.8% on 3-pointers while they were 3rd in the league in points per game allowed (110.9). The 76ers defense gave up an opponent FG percentage of 47.3% (3,312 of 7,005) and they relinquished 41.2 boards per game as a team. They were 6th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,986 conceded over the course of last year.

The last time they took the court, the Bucks went home defeated by a final of 128-126 when they played the Heat. The Bucks recorded 46 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 56 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Heat were called for 31 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 45 tries. They were able to knock down 28 of those for a rate of 62.2%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Milwaukee made 14 out of 33 attempts (42.4%). When all was said and done, the Bucks went 42 for 91 from the floor which had them shooting 46.2%. The Bucks permitted the Heat to knock down 50 of 110 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.5% in the game. They finished 37.8% from beyond the arc by going 17 out of 45 and ended up shooting 11 out of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Milwaukee permitted Miami to collect 45 overall (9 offensive).

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being important for the Bucks in this contest. Antetokounmpo accumulated 38 points in his 42 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for the game. He knocked down 14 of 27 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 51.9%, and had 20 rebounds.

Milwaukee had a record of 58-24 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bucks connected on 47.3% from the field, which had them ranked 19th in the league. Milwaukee scored 9,589 pts last season (116.9 per game) and they collected 48.6 boards per game. They earned an assist 25.8 times per contest (12th in the NBA) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per contest. The Bucks were responsible for committing 18.1 fouls per game while shooting 74.3% from the free throw line.

The Milwaukee defense allowed 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (991 of 2,799) and their opposition knocked down 77.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 23.9 assists and 44.2 boards per contest, which ranks them 5th and 20th in the league. The Bucks were ranked 14th in basketball in points given up per game with 113.3. They were able to force 11.8 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (2nd in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+5)

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