Golden State Warriors vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Golden State Warriors (17-20) are on their way to Fiserv Forum on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (25-12).

The Warriors played the Pelicans and ended up losing by a score of 141-105 in their last game. Golden State walked away from the contest having earned a 43.8% field goal percentage (39 of 89) and converted 12 out of their 39 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Warriors knocked down 15 of their 18 tries for a rate of 83.3%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 43 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 dimes for the game while creating 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to defending, Golden State let their opponent shoot 57.4% from the field on 54 out of 94 shooting. New Orleans distributed 37 assists and had 11 steals for this contest. In addition, New Orleans snagged 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 4 blocks. New Orleans finished shooting 73.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 19 attempts. They buried 19 of 40 tries from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Warriors finished with 19 and the Pelicans recorded 19 personal fouls.

Moses Moody is one player who came through for the game. He left the arena with 21 points on 8 of 18 shooting. He played for 25 mins and pulled down 2 boards. Moody walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Golden State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 17-20 this year. They have an average of 116.8 pts per game (10th in basketball) on 46.2% from the floor. The Warriors are shooting 36.7% from downtown (544 of 1,482) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Golden State is pulling in 46.3 rebounds per game and has 1,036 assists this season, which ranks 8th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.7 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Warriors are forcing 12.5 turnovers every game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They give up 35.4% from 3-point land and they are ranked 22nd in basketball in points per game allowed (117.6). The Warriors defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 47.4% (1,581 of 3,336) and they surrender 43.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 10th in basketball in giving up assists with 953 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Bucks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 132-116 when they faced the Jazz. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Milwaukee allowed Utah to collect 47 overall (10 offensive). They finished the game shooting 45.5% from distance by going 20 of 44 and ended up going 18 of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Bucks allowed the Jazz to convert 47 of their 90 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.2% in the game. When the game finished, the Bucks shot 42 for 94 from the floor which had them shooting 44.7%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Milwaukee converted 17 of 36 tries (47.2%). They were able to make 15 of those for a percentage of 78.9%. The Jazz had 15 fouls for the game which took the Bucks to the free throw line for 19 tries. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Bucks recorded 27 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this matchup.

Giannis Antetokounmpo pitched in for the Bucks for this contest. Antetokounmpo accumulated 25 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 11 dimes in this contest. He made 10 out of 20 in the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 10 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a mark of 25-12 for the season. The Bucks are responsible for committing 20.4 fouls per contest and they go 77.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 26.4 times per contest (13th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per game. Milwaukee has earned 4,591 pts on the year (124.1 per game) and they grab 44.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Bucks are shooting 49.8% from the field, which ranks them 3rd in basketball.

The Milwaukee defense allows 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (434 of 1,286) and opponents are connecting on 82.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 26.7 assists and 44.1 boards per game, which ranks them 15th and 19th in basketball. The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 24th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 119.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (15th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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