Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 11/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Milwaukee Bucks (2-8) are welcoming the Detroit Pistons (4-7) at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday.

The Pistons played the Rockets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 101-99 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Pistons ended up with 21 while the Rockets accumulated 21 personal fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 34 tries from long range. Houston ended up going 75.0% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of 24 shots. On top of that, Houston pulled down 53 rebounds (17 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Houston doled out 19 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. When discussing defense, Detroit let their opponent shoot 40.9% from the field on 38 of 93 shooting. They also recorded 21 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 46 with 11 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Pistons made 16 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 69.6%. Detroit ended with a 42.9% field goal percentage (36 of 84) and converted 11 of their 34 3-pointers.

Cade Cunningham is someone who was a major factor in the game. Cunningham finished 47.6% from the field and also distributed 9 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins played and pulled down 8 boards. He left the arena with 26 points on 10 of 21 shooting.

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Detroit steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 4-7 so far this year. They are turning it over 17.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Detroit is pulling in 45.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 263 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 19th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are hitting 33.9% on three-point attempts (129 of 381) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. They average 107.1 pts per game (26th in the league) while hitting 46.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Pistons are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They rank 19th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 273 conceded for the campaign. The Pistons defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.4% (435 of 959) and they relinquish 40.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 35.1% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 8th in the league in PPG from their opponents (109.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Bucks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 113-107 against the Celtics. The Bucks snagged 36 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Celtics earned 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.2%. Concerning three-point shots, Milwaukee knocked down 13 out of their 32 tries (40.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bucks walked away from this one shooting 39 for 81 from the floor which had them shooting 48.1%. The Bucks permitted the Celtics to make 35 out of 86 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7% for the game. They finished shooting 38.0% from 3-point land by going 19 of 50 and walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 27 from the free throw line (88.9%). When talking about attacking the glass, Milwaukee permitted Boston to pull down 42 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Giannis Antetokounmpo was important for the Bucks in this matchup. Antetokounmpo racked up 43 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and added 5 dimes in the matchup. He made 18 out of 29 in this contest for a field goal rate of 62.1%, and had 13 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a record of 2-8 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Bucks are connecting on 47.5% from the field, which has them ranked 10th in the NBA. Milwaukee has accounted for 1,106 pts for the season (110.6 per contest) and they collect 43.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 21.5 times per contest (27th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 13.8 times per game. The Bucks have committed 19.8 fouls per contest while shooting 72.2% from the charity stripe.

The Bucks on the defensive side of the court are 20th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 115.7. They have forced 12.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (17th in the NBA). The Milwaukee defense gives up 37.3% on 3-point shots (153 of 410) and opponents are converting on 82.8% of their free throw shots. They concede 26.6 assists and 44.9 boards per game, which is 23rd and 18th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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