Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 11/20/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Fiserv Forum is where the Milwaukee Bucks (5-9) will attempt to defeat the Chicago Bulls (6-9) on Wednesday.

The Bulls took the court against the Pistons and went home with a win by a final score of 122-112 in their last game. Chicago ended the game with a 48.4% field goal percentage (44 of 91) and converted 23 of 46 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Bulls converted 11 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 46 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 28 assists for the game while creating 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. Concerning the defense, Chicago allowed 42.9% from the floor on 42 out of 98 shooting. Detroit recorded 27 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. In addition, Detroit snagged 48 rebounds (16 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Detroit finished 68.4% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of 19 tries. They also converted 15 out of their 44 tries from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulls ended up with 16 while the Pistons accumulated 19 personal fouls.

Nikola Vucevic is someone who came through for the contest. Vucevic shot 61.1% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes. He saw the court for 35 mins played and also pulled down 12 boards. He was able to score 29 points on 11 out of 18 shooting.

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Chicago comes into this game with a mark of 6-9 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 16.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Chicago is snagging 45.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 426 assists on the season, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are shooting 37.7% on 3-pointers (240 of 637) and 77.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 116.0 pts per game (10th in the league) while hitting 45.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulls are able to force 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 30th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 449 surrendered on the season. The Bulls defense is giving up a FG percentage of 48.3% (695 of 1,439) and they relinquish 46.9 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 34.1% on shots from distance and they rank 29th in basketball in opponents PPG (122.9).

The last time they took the court, the Bucks got the win with a final of 101-100 when they played the Rockets. When discussing team rebounding, Milwaukee permitted Houston to collect 53 in total (16 offensive). They finished 28.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 out of 32 and ended up shooting 11 out of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Bucks permitted the Rockets to convert 40 out of their 100 tries from the field which left them shooting 40.0% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Bucks shot 38 out of 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Milwaukee converted 13 out of their 33 tries (39.4%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 63.2%. The Rockets committed 15 fouls for the contest which took the Bucks to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Bucks pulled down 39 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for the game.

Brook Lopez ended up having an impact for the Bucks for the contest. He knocked down 11 out of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 73.3%, and accounted for 10 rebounds. Lopez recorded 27 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest.

Milwaukee has a record of 5-9 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Bucks are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which is ranked 10th in the league. Milwaukee has earned 1,547 points for the campaign (110.5 per game) and they grab 43.6 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 22.7 times per game (27th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per contest. The Bucks commit 18.9 fouls per game while shooting 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Bucks are ranked 16th in the league in PPG given up with 112.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the floor (6th in the league). The Milwaukee defense allows 37.3% on three-point shots (204 of 547) and their opponents are knocking down 82.6% of their free throw attempts. They allow 25.6 dimes and 46.7 boards every game, which is 13th and 27th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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