Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 10/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Friday, October 25, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+9.5)

Fiserv Forum is the location where the Milwaukee Bucks (49-33 last year) will attempt to defeat the Chicago Bulls (39-43 last season) on Friday. Milwaukee opens this matchup as 9.5-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 231.

The Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against the Pelicans and took a loss by a final of 123-111 in their last game. Chicago wrapped up the game having earned a 48.8% FG percentage (42 of 86) and converted 10 of 34 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 17 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 68.0%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 56 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 21 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 46.4% from the field on 45 out of 97 shooting. New Orleans dished out 25 assists and had 12 steals in this contest. Furthermore, New Orleans snagged 43 rebounds (16 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. New Orleans ended up going 90.5% when shooting free throws by burying 19 of 21 tries. They also knocked down 14 of their 37 attempts from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulls ended up with 32 while the Pelicans totaled 20 personal fouls.

Zach LaVine is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. LaVine ended up shooting 58.8% from the field and dished out 3 assists. He played 37 mins and also snagged 5 boards. He ended up with 27 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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Chicago will take the court after finishing with a mark of 39-43 last season. They had an average of 112.3 points per contest (22nd in the NBA) while shooting 47.0% from the field. The Bulls shot 35.8% on shots from downtown (941 of 2,630) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. As a group, Chicago grabbed 43.8 rebounds per game and earned 2,048 dimes over the course of last year, which was 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lost possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest and as a team committed 18.8 fouls per game.

When they were on defense, the Bulls forced their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.8 fouls. They relinquished 37.0% on shots from downtown and they ranked 16th in basketball in opponents PPG (113.7). The Bulls defense gave up an opponent FG percentage of 47.3% (3,370 of 7,131) and they relinquished 43.4 rebounds per game as a team. They were 23rd in the league in allowing assists 2,287 relinquished last season.

In their last game, the Bucks went home victorious with a score of 124-109 when they played the 76ers. When discussing cleaning the glass, Milwaukee permitted Philadelphia to snag 38 in total (14 offensive). They wrapped up this game 25.8% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 31 and finished the contest at 19 of 27 at the free throw line (70.4%). The Bucks allowed the 76ers to knock down 41 out of their 98 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.8% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Bucks shot 43 out of 80 from the field which had them at 53.8%. In terms of three-point attempts, Milwaukee knocked down 16 of 37 attempts (43.2%). They were able to bury 22 of those for a rate of 71.0%. The 76ers had 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 31 shots. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Bucks snagged 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this matchup.

Damian Lillard ended up being a major contributor for the Bucks for the contest. Lillard accumulated 30 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 6 assists for this game. He made 9 out of 19 for this contest for a rate of 47.4%, and tallied 9 rebounds.

Milwaukee had a win-loss mark of 49-33 last year. As an offensive team, the Bucks hit 48.7% from the floor, which was ranked 7th in basketball. Milwaukee totaled 9,756 points last season (119.0 per game) and they collected 44.2 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists was at 26.5 times per game (17th in basketball) and they coughed up possession 12.9 times per game. The Bucks committed 19.2 fouls per game and they shot 77.4% from the free throw line.

The Bucks defensively were ranked 21st in basketball in points allowed per game with 116.4. They forced 12.0 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (14th in the NBA). The Milwaukee defense gave up 35.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,032 of 2,897) and opponents connected on 80.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allowed 26.5 assists and 44.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which was ranked 13th and 18th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+9.5)

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