Cleveland Cavaliers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/24/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Bucks (30-13) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (26-15) at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers faced the Magic and notched a win by a score of 126-99 in their last game. Cleveland wrapped up the game with a 56.3% field goal percentage (45 of 80) and knocked down 20 of 38 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 16 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned 39 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 29 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Regarding defending, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 45.9% from the field on 34 out of 74 shooting. Orlando earned 25 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Moreover, Orlando grabbed 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Orlando walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by burying 20 of 30 shots. They knocked down 11 out of their 29 shots from 3-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 20 while the Magic racked up 17 personal fouls.

Sam Merrill is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. Merrill walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played for 31 mins played and snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Cleveland will play this contest with a record of 26-15 so far this year. They are averaging 114.0 pts per contest (20th in basketball) while hitting 47.8% from the floor. The Cavaliers are shooting 35.9% on shots from distance (541 of 1,508) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland is snagging 45.1 boards per game and is sitting with 1,101 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 19th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They currently rank 1st in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 989 surrendered for the year. The Cavaliers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.6% (1,633 of 3,581) and they concede 42.0 boards per game as a team. They give up 35.3% from 3-point land while they are 2nd in basketball in PPG allowed (109.7).

When they last played, the Bucks walked away with a victory by a final of 122-113 when they played the Pistons. In reference to how they rebounded, Milwaukee permitted Detroit to pull down 42 overall (6 offensive). They finished shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc by going 10 out of 30 and ended up shooting 23 of 29 from the free throw line (79.3%). The Bucks permitted the Pistons to convert 40 out of their 89 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.9% in the game. When the game finished, the Bucks ended up going 42 out of 94 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.7%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Milwaukee converted 10 of their 39 tries (25.6%). They were able to knock down 28 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 82.4%. The Pistons had 25 fouls in the matchup which got the Bucks to the free throw line for 34 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Bucks pulled down 39 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being a factor for the Bucks in this game. He converted 11 out of 25 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 44.0%, and had 17 rebounds. Antetokounmpo earned 31 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 10 dimes in this matchup.

Milwaukee has a mark of 30-13 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bucks are shooting 49.9% from the field, which ranks 3rd in the league. Milwaukee has scored 5,356 pts this year (124.6 per game) and they grab 44.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.7 times per contest (13th in the league) and they cough up possession 12.9 times per contest. The Bucks commit 20.2 fouls per contest and they go 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Milwaukee defense allows 34.7% on 3-pointers (518 of 1,493) and their opposition makes 81.8% of their free throw attempts. They allow 26.9 dimes and 43.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 19th and 17th in basketball. The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 25th in the league in PPG allowed with 120.5. They are forcing 11.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (16th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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