Los Angeles Clippers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 3/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Monday, March 4, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Los Angeles Clippers (38-20) are traveling to Fiserv Forum on Monday where they will go up against the Milwaukee Bucks (40-21).

The Clippers faced the Wizards and notched a win by a score of 140-115 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Clippers ended up with 13 and the Wizards accumulated 17 fouls. They made 12 out of their 34 tries from beyond the perimeter. Washington ended up shooting 73.3% at the free throw line by burying 11 of 15 tries. Moreover, Washington had 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Washington doled out 29 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In terms of the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 46.9% from the floor on 46 of 98 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned 49 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Clippers buried 19 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 76.0%. Los Angeles ended the game with a 57.4% field goal percentage (54 of 94) and knocked down 13 out of their 32 shots from 3-point land.

James Harden is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. Harden walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the floor and also totaled 8 assists. He saw the court for 25 mins played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He scored 28 points on 9 out of 13 shooting.

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Los Angeles will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 38-20 for the season. They turn the ball over 13.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 43.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,510 dimes for the season, which is 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Clippers are hitting 39.0% on shots from beyond the arc (752 of 1,926) and 81.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 117.8 points per game (9th in the NBA) while going 49.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Clippers are able to force 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 fouls. They concede 35.8% on shots from downtown and they are 10th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (112.9). The Clippers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.9% (2,426 of 5,177) and they surrender 41.8 boards per game as a group. They rank 8th in the league in giving up assists with 1,534 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Bucks went home victorious with a score of 113-97 when they faced the Bulls. When it comes to team rebounding, Milwaukee allowed Chicago to grab 44 in all (7 on the offensive side). They shot 40.7% from beyond the arc by going 11 out of 27 and finished the game at 14 of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Bucks allowed the Bulls to knock down 36 of their 86 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.9% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Bucks ended up going 37 out of 86 from the floor which had them shooting 43.0%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Milwaukee knocked down 15 of their 46 tries (32.6%). They were able to make 24 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. The Bulls had 21 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 32 shots. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Bucks snagged 38 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this contest.

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being a major contributor for the Bucks in the game. He knocked down 16 of 22 in this game giving him a rate of 72.7%, and had 16 rebounds. Antetokounmpo accumulated 46 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists for this contest.

Milwaukee has a record of 40-21 so far this year. As an offense, the Bucks are hitting on 49.3% from the field, which is ranked 7th in the league. Milwaukee has 7,411 points for the campaign (121.5 per contest) and they snag 44.3 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 26.6 times per game (13th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per contest. The Bucks have committed 19.8 fouls every game while shooting 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Bucks on defense are ranked 19th in the league in points allowed per contest with 117.1. They are forcing 12.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (12th in the NBA). The Milwaukee defense allows 35.3% from downtown (745 of 2,110) and opponents are making 80.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 26.4 dimes and 44.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 12th and 19th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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