Portland Trail Blazers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 11/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Sunday, November 26, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Bucks (11-5) will try to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (4-11) at Fiserv Forum on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 121-105 in their last game. Portland wrapped up the contest with a 51.1% FG percentage (47 of 92) and converted 17 out of their 39 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers knocked down 10 of 15 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to rebounding, they collected 37 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 31 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to the defense, Portland allowed the other team to shoot 46.8% from the field on 37 of 79 shooting. Utah distributed 25 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. Moreover, Utah collected 44 rebounds (14 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Utah finished the contest at 80.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 26 tries. They also knocked down 10 of their 31 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 21 and the Jazz totaled 13 personal fouls.

Jerami Grant is a guy who was important for the game. He scored 30 points on 10 of 13 shooting. He played for 32 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. Grant finished 76.9% from the field and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Portland will enter this matchup with a record of 4-11 for the campaign. They are averaging 104.4 pts per game (30th in basketball) while hitting 43.4% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are shooting 32.4% on 3-point shots (162 of 500) and 78.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is grabbing 40.9 boards per contest and has tallied 330 assists for the year, which ranks 30th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 16.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 16.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 fouls. They surrender 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 15th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.0). The Trail Blazers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 49.2% (630 of 1,280) and they surrender 45.5 boards per game as a unit. They rank 16th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 399 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Bucks took home the win by a final score of 131-128 when they played the Wizards. The Bucks were able to snag 40 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 50 in this game. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Wizards earned 24 fouls for this contest which took the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 33 attempts. They were able to make 26 of the free throw tries for a clip of 78.8%. In relation to shooting from distance, Milwaukee made 9 out of their 31 tries (29.0%). In all, the Bucks ended up shooting 48 for 92 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.2%. The Bucks allowed the Wizards to bury 48 of their 100 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.0% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 40.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 15 out of 37 and ended up going 17 of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Milwaukee permitted Washington to snag 46 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Brook Lopez ended up being a major contributor for the Bucks in this game. He made 14 out of 17 in the matchup for a rate of 82.4%, and had 6 rebounds. Lopez had 39 points in his 32 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in the matchup.

Milwaukee has a win-loss record of 11-5 for the campaign. As an offense, the Bucks are shooting 49.6% from the field, which is ranked 3rd in basketball. Milwaukee has totaled 1,938 points this season (121.1 per contest) and they collect 43.3 boards per game. They are getting an assist 24.7 times per game (24th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.4 times per contest. The Bucks are committing 19.6 fouls every game and they shoot 76.6% from the free throw line.

The Bucks on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in basketball in points given up per game with 118.4. They are forcing 12.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the field (20th in the NBA). The Milwaukee defense allows 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (209 of 587) and their opposition makes 84.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 26.3 assists and 45.1 rebounds per game, ranking them 18th and 23rd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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