Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 3/21/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Fiserv Forum is where the Milwaukee Bucks (44-24) will take on the Brooklyn Nets (26-43) on Thursday.

The Nets faced off with the Pelicans and went home with a loss by a final score of 104-91 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Nets finished with 13 and the Pelicans totaled 19 personal fouls. They converted 10 of 34 shots from 3-point land. New Orleans finished the contest at 76.9% when shooting free throws by making 10 of 13 shots. Moreover, New Orleans had 48 rebounds (11 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. New Orleans earned 29 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defending, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 50.6% from the floor on 42 of 83 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 42 with 14 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Nets converted 17 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. Brooklyn ended the contest with a 36.9% field goal percentage (31 of 84) and made 12 out of their 40 3-point attempts.

Cam Thomas is someone who was a major contributor in this game. Thomas ended up going 42.1% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes. He played for 34 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. He recorded 25 points on 8 out of 19 shooting.

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Brooklyn heads into this one with a win-loss record of 26-43 so far this year. They currently have an average of 111.4 pts per contest (25th in the league) while hitting 45.7% from the floor. The Nets are shooting 36.6% on three-point attempts (937 of 2,563) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling down 43.7 boards per game and has accounted for 1,813 dimes for the year, which is 14th in basketball in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Nets are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 37.5% on 3-point shots while they are 15th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.9). The Nets defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.2% (2,867 of 6,074) and they concede 44.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 8th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,751 conceded so far this year.

For their last game, the Bucks walked away with a victory by a final of 140-129 against the Suns. In the matter of rebounding, Milwaukee allowed Phoenix to grab 39 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 42.4% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 14 of 33 and ended up going 13 out of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). The Bucks permitted the Suns to knock down 51 out of 87 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 58.6% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Bucks ended up going 51 for 94 from the field which gave them a rate of 54.3%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Milwaukee converted 24 of their 41 tries (58.5%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a rate of 100.0%. The Suns committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for 14 shots. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. The Bucks collected 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the matchup.

Damian Lillard ended up being a factor for the Bucks for the matchup. Lillard totaled 31 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and earned 16 dimes in the game. He buried 10 of 19 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a record of 44-24 for the year. The Bucks commit 19.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.6 times per game (15th in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.6 times per game. Milwaukee has totaled 8,208 pts for the season (120.7 per game) and they snag 43.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bucks are shooting 49.1% from the field, which ranks them 6th in the NBA.

The Milwaukee defense allows 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (859 of 2,378) and their opponents are knocking down 80.2% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 26.7 dimes and 44.0 total boards per game, which is 16th and 18th in the NBA. The Bucks defensively are ranked 21st in the NBA in points given up per game with 117.3. They are able to force 12.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (17th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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