San Antonio Spurs vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 3/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The San Antonio Spurs are en route to Fiserv Forum on Wednesday where they will compete against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Spurs faced the Hawks and went home with a win by a final score of 126-118 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Spurs ended up with 18 and the Hawks totaled 13 fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 22 attempts from downtown. Atlanta finished shooting 85.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 20 attempts. Additionally, Atlanta grabbed 51 rebounds (20 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Atlanta earned 21 assists and had 4 steals for this game. With regard to defense, San Antonio allowed 47.5% from the field on 48 of 101 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists for the matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 41 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Spurs knocked down 10 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. San Antonio walked away from the contest having earned a 54.3% FG percentage (51 out of 94) and made 14 out of their 28 3-pointers.

Keldon Johnson is a player who was a major contributor for this game. He ended up scoring 29 points on 13 out of 21 shooting. He played 33 minutes and snagged 12 boards. Johnson finished the contest at 61.9% from the field and dished out 5 dimes.

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San Antonio heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 19-52 for the year. They turn the ball over 15.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 20.2 fouls every game. As a team, San Antonio is pulling in 43.5 boards per game and has racked up 1,919 assists this season, which has them ranked 6th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Spurs are connecting on 34.8% on 3-pointers (779 of 2,237) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 112.8 pts per contest (24th in basketball) while shooting 46.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Spurs are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are ranked 24th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,867 surrendered this season. The Spurs defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 50.4% (3,240 of 6,425) and they relinquish 44.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 39.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 30th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (122.1).

The last time they took the court, the Bucks walked away with a victory by a final of 118-111 against the Raptors. In reference to rebounding, Milwaukee allowed Toronto to get 41 overall (9 on the offensive side). They went 41.2% from distance by shooting 14 out of 34 and ended up shooting 9 out of 12 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Bucks permitted the Raptors to bury 44 of their 99 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 44.4% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Bucks went 43 out of 82 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.4%. With respect to shots from downtown, Milwaukee knocked down 16 out of 45 tries (35.6%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.2%. The Raptors committed 15 fouls in the game which took the Bucks to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 3 steals in this matchup. The Bucks recorded 38 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in this contest.

Brook Lopez was important for the Bucks in this matchup. He converted 9 of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Lopez accumulated 26 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for this game.

Milwaukee has a record of 51-20 this season. The Bucks have committed 18.2 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.4 times per game (12th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per game. Milwaukee has tallied 8,254 pts for the season (116.3 per game) and they grab 48.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bucks are connecting on 46.9% from the floor, which ranks 20th in the league.

The Milwaukee defense concedes 35.0% from downtown (846 of 2,416) and opponents are converting on 77.9% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 23.2 dimes and 44.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 3rd and 20th in basketball. The Bucks on the defensive side of the court are 8th in basketball in points given up per game with 112.4. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (2nd in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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