Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/17/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Fiserv Forum is where the Milwaukee Bucks will play the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday.

The Raptors faced the Hawks and took a loss by a score of 114-103 in their last game. Toronto finished having earned a 41.4% field goal percentage (36 of 87) and converted 7 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Raptors converted 24 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 43 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 19 assists for this contest in addition to creating 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of defense, Toronto allowed their opponent to shoot 51.2% from the field on 43 of 84 shooting. Atlanta doled out 19 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Additionally, Atlanta totaled 40 rebounds (5 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Atlanta walked away from this one shooting 94.4% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 18 shots. They also converted 11 out of their 27 shots from long range. When discussing fouls, the Raptors ended up with 19 and the Hawks finished the game with 22 fouls.

Scottie Barnes is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. Barnes finished the game shooting 56.3% from the floor and earned 2 dimes. He played 37 mins and totaled 12 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Toronto comes into this game with a mark of 19-24 this year. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.7 fouls per game. As a team, Toronto is pulling down 42.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 991 dimes for the year, which ranks 28th in the league in terms of passing. The Raptors are shooting 32.9% on 3-pointers (459 of 1,397) and 79.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.8 pts per contest (23rd in the league) on 44.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Raptors are forcing their opponents into 17.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 21st in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,111 relinquished on the campaign. The Raptors defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.9% (1,729 of 3,538) and they surrender 43.0 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 36.7% on shots from distance while they are 8th in the league in points per game from their opponents (111.5).

For their last game, the Bucks went home defeated by a final of 111-95 when they played the Heat. Concerning attacking the glass, Milwaukee allowed Miami to pull down 51 in total (13 offensive). They wrapped up this game 50.0% from three-point range by connecting on 11 of 22 and finished the contest at 10 out of 12 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Bucks permitted the Heat to make 45 out of 87 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7% in the game. Overall, the Bucks finished the game shooting 34 out of 84 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.5%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Milwaukee buried 19 of 48 attempts (39.6%). They were able to knock down 8 of those for a rate of 66.7%. The Heat were called for 14 fouls in this matchup which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. The Bucks were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for the matchup.

Bobby Portis ended up having an impact for the Bucks for this contest. Portis totaled 15 points in his 27 mins on the court and earned 2 dimes for the game. He made 4 of 10 in this matchup giving him a rate of 40.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a win-loss mark of 27-16 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Bucks are hitting on 45.2% from the field, which ranks 26th in the league. Milwaukee has accounted for 4,806 pts on the year (111.8 per game) and they pull in 48.8 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.5 times per contest (17th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.3 times per game. The Bucks are committing 18.3 fouls per game and they hit 73.7% from the free throw line.

The Milwaukee defense surrenders 34.5% on 3-point shots (496 of 1,436) and opponents are making 78.7% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 22.6 assists and 44.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 3rd and 22nd in the NBA. The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 6th in basketball in PPG given up with 110.9. They are forcing 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (3rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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