Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 11/24/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks
Date: Friday, November 24, 2023
Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI
TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin
The Washington Wizards (2-11) are hitting the road to Fiserv Forum on Friday where they will take on the Milwaukee Bucks (10-4).
The Wizards stepped onto the hardwood against the Bucks and took a loss by a final of 142-129 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Wizards finished with 19 while the Bucks totaled 13 personal fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 29 attempts from downtown. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 21 of 28 attempts. Furthermore, Milwaukee snagged 55 boards (16 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Milwaukee distributed 33 assists and had 3 steals for this game. Regarding defending, Washington allowed the other team to go 58.5% from the floor on 55 of 94 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 26 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wizards knocked down 9 of their 11 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. Washington finished the contest having earned a 55.6% FG percentage (55 out of 99) and buried 10 of 29 3-point shots.
Jordan Poole is one player who had an impact in the matchup. He notched 30 points on 11 of 26 shooting. He played for 33 mins and pulled down 1 board. Poole ended up shooting 42.3% from the field and totaled 1 assist.
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Washington enters this game with a mark of 2-11 for the year. They average 115.2 points per game (10th in the league) while hitting 48.3% from the field. The Wizards are hitting 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (159 of 453) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Washington is pulling down 37.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 357 dimes for the season, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.5 personal fouls per game.
On the defensive end, the Wizards are able to force 16.3 turnovers every game while drawing 18.2 fouls. They give up 35.8% on 3-point shots and they are 30th in the league in points per game allowed (124.4). The Wizards defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 50.3% (612 of 1,217) and they concede 51.0 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 26th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 383 relinquished so far this year.
When they last played, the Bucks went home victorious with a score of 142-129 against the Wizards. The Bucks were able to pull down 39 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 55 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. The Wizards were called for 19 fouls for the game which got the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Milwaukee knocked down 11 of their 29 attempts (37.9%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bucks ended up shooting 55 out of 94 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.5%. The Bucks permitted the Wizards to bury 55 out of 99 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.6% for the contest. They went 34.5% from beyond the arc by going 10 of 29 and finished the contest at 9 of 11 from the charity stripe (81.8%). In reference to how they rebounded, Milwaukee allowed Washington to snag 26 in all (5 on the offensive glass).
Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being important for the Bucks in this contest. Antetokounmpo had 42 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 8 dimes for the game. He buried 20 out of 23 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 87.0%, and had 13 rebounds.
Milwaukee has a mark of 10-4 so far this year. As an offense, the Bucks are shooting 49.8% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball. Milwaukee has 1,691 pts this year (120.8 per game) and they average 42.5 boards per game. They are earning an assist 24.6 times per game (23rd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. The Bucks have committed 19.5 fouls per contest while shooting 76.4% from the free throw line.
The Bucks on defense are ranked 23rd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 117.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (18th in the NBA). The Milwaukee defense allows 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (177 of 508) and their opponents are connecting on 84.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 26.0 assists and 45.2 rebounds per contest, which is 17th and 23rd in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee
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