Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 4/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Fiserv Forum is the location where the Milwaukee Bucks (47-31) will take on the Boston Celtics (62-16) on Tuesday.

The Celtics faced off with the Trail Blazers and took home the win by a score of 124-107 in their last game. Boston ended with a 56.3% field goal percentage (49 out of 87) and made 16 of their 38 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Celtics converted 10 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. In reference to rebounding, they earned a total of 40 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 34 assists in this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In regard to the defense, Boston allowed the other team to go 39.2% from the field on 40 of 102 shooting. Portland recorded 26 assists and had 8 steals in this game. Additionally, Portland snagged 53 boards (22 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 8 blocks. Portland walked away from this one shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by making 13 of 13 tries. They also buried 14 out of their 38 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Regarding personal fouls, the Celtics ended up finishing with 12 and the Trail Blazers totaled 12 personal fouls.

Jaylen Brown is a guy who played a role in this contest. Brown ended up going 58.8% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists. He played for 30 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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Boston enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 62-16 for the year. They have an average of 120.8 points per game (2nd in the league) while going 48.7% from the field. The Celtics are connecting on 38.9% on three-point attempts (1,288 of 3,315) and 80.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boston is pulling down 44.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 2,092 assists on the year, which has them ranked 14th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Celtics are forcing 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are 4th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,936 surrendered this year. The Celtics defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.1% (3,230 of 7,156) and they relinquish 41.6 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 5th in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.2).

The last time they took the court, the Bucks took a loss by a score of 122-109 when they played the Knicks. The Bucks pulled down 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this matchup. They coughed it up 14 times, while recording 3 steals in this game. The Knicks were called for 22 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Bucks to the free throw line for 32 attempts. They were able to bury 27 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.4%. When discussing three-point attempts, Milwaukee knocked down 12 out of their 34 tries (35.3%). When all was said and done, the Bucks finished 35 out of 75 from the floor which had them shooting 46.7%. The Bucks permitted the Knicks to knock down 45 of their 92 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.9% for the contest. They finished 48.3% from three-point range by going 14 out of 29 and ended up shooting 18 of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Milwaukee allowed New York to grab 41 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up having an impact for the Bucks for the contest. Antetokounmpo totaled 28 points in his 39 mins on the court and tallied 8 assists for the contest. He converted 10 of 20 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 15 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a mark of 47-31 so far this season. As an offense, the Bucks are shooting 48.8% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in basketball. Milwaukee has tallied 9,340 pts this season (119.7 per contest) and they grab 41.1 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 26.6 times per contest (16th in the NBA) and they turn it over 11.9 times per contest. The Bucks are committing 19.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.1% from the charity stripe.

The Milwaukee defense surrenders 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (980 of 2,742) and their opponents are converting on 80.6% of their foul shots. They relinquish 26.5 assists and 41.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 14th and 14th in basketball. The Bucks on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the league in PPG given up with 116.8. They are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (14th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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