Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 11/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Indiana Pacers (6-9) are headed to Fiserv Forum on Friday where they will try to beat the Milwaukee Bucks (6-9).

The Pacers took the court against the Rockets and went home with a loss by a final score of 130-113 in their last contest. Indiana wrapped up the contest with a 53.0% FG percentage (44 of 83) and made 5 of their 22 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pacers buried 20 of 25 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled 36 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 19 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to defending, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 46.1% from the field on 47 out of 102 shooting. Houston totaled 25 assists and had 16 steals in this game. In addition, Houston had 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 9 rejections. Houston finished 72.7% from the free throw line by making 24 of their 33 tries. They made 12 of 36 attempts from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Pacers finished with 24 and the Rockets racked up 21 fouls.

Quenton Jackson is someone who came through in this contest. He ended up with 24 points on 10 out of 12 shooting. He played 27 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds. Jackson ended up going 83.3% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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Indiana will play this game with a win-loss mark of 6-9 this year. They lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 21.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Indiana is pulling down 39.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 411 assists for the season, which has them ranked 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Pacers are shooting 37.2% on three-point attempts (181 of 487) and 77.8% from the free throw line. They average 114.3 pts per game (13th in the NBA) while hitting 48.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They give up 35.1% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 25th in the league in opponents PPG (118.4). The Pacers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 47.2% (638 of 1,352) and they relinquish 44.4 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists with 360 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Bucks took home the win by a final score of 122-10 when they faced the Bulls. The Bucks were able to pull down 35 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in the game. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Bulls earned 23 personal fouls for the game which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for 31 shots. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 67.7%. In regard to shots from distance, Milwaukee buried 13 out of 36 tries (36.1%). When the game finished, the Bucks walked away from this one shooting 44 for 80 from the floor which had them sitting at 55.0%. The Bucks permitted the Bulls to bury 41 of 88 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.6% in the matchup. They went 37.8% from three-point range by hitting 17 of 45 and ended up shooting 7 out of 7 at the free throw line (100.0%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Milwaukee permitted Chicago to snag 33 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up having an impact for the Bucks in the matchup. He buried 17 of 24 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 70.8%, and had 9 rebounds. Antetokounmpo racked up 41 points in his 35 mins of playing time and added 8 assists in this matchup.

Milwaukee has a win-loss mark of 6-9 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bucks are connecting on 47.6% from the floor, which ranks 9th in the NBA. Milwaukee has totaled 1,669 pts this year (111.3 per contest) and they collect 43.7 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 23.2 times per contest (27th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.6 times per game. The Bucks are committing 18.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 71.1% from the free throw line.

The Bucks defensively are ranked 14th in basketball in PPG allowed with 112.2. They have forced 13.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (7th in the league). The Milwaukee defense surrenders 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc (221 of 592) and their opponents are knocking down 83.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 25.6 dimes and 45.8 boards every game, which has them ranked 12th and 25th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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