Atlanta Hawks vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 12/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: TNT

The Milwaukee Bucks (13-11) will try to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (14-12) at Fiserv Forum on Saturday.

The Hawks took the court against the Knicks and earned the victory with a final of 108-100 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 13 while the Knicks accumulated 14 personal fouls. They also buried 11 of 42 shots from distance. New York ended up shooting 60.0% at the charity stripe by converting 9 of 15 tries. Additionally, New York snagged 49 rebounds (12 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 7 blocked shots. New York recorded 27 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 43.0% from the field on 40 out of 93 shooting. They also dished out 27 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected 58 with 22 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Hawks converted 13 of 20 shots for a rate of 65.0%. Atlanta ended the contest with a 41.3% field goal percentage (43 out of 104) and converted 9 of their 31 3-point shots.

De'Andre Hunter is a player who played a role in this contest. Hunter ended up shooting 53.3% from the field but didn't record an assist. He was on the court for 29 mins and also snagged 1 board. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Atlanta enters this one with a record of 14-12 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling down 46.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 777 assists for the season, which has them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are hitting 33.9% from downtown (317 of 935) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.7 pts per contest (8th in the league) while hitting 46.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are forcing 16.6 turnovers every game and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They relinquish 38.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed (119.1). The Hawks are giving up a FG percentage of 46.9% (1,116 of 2,379) and they relinquish 44.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 29th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 717 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Bucks walked away with a victory by a final of 114-109 when they faced the Magic. When talking about rebounds, Milwaukee permitted Orlando to snag 46 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They shot 22.2% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 27 and ended up going 21 of 27 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Bucks permitted the Magic to bury 41 of their 93 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.1% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Bucks walked away from this one shooting 42 out of 77 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.5%. Concerning 3-pointers, Milwaukee knocked down 11 of their 30 tries (36.7%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.0%. The Magic were called for 21 fouls in the game which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. The Bucks collected 32 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in the game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being a factor for the Bucks in the matchup. He converted 15 out of 24 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. Antetokounmpo earned 37 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in this game.

Milwaukee has a mark of 13-11 so far this year. The Bucks commit 18.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.9 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.1 times per game. Milwaukee has accumulated 2,722 pts for the year (113.4 per contest) and they average 42.7 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Bucks are hitting on 48.5% from the floor, which ranks 8th in the NBA.

The Milwaukee defense gives up 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (329 of 914) and their opponents are connecting on 83.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 25.3 dimes and 44.7 boards every game, which is ranked 9th and 23rd in the league. The Bucks are ranked 13th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.3. They have forced 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (6th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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