Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 3/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Los Angeles Lakers (39-32) are hitting the road to Fiserv Forum on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Milwaukee Bucks (46-25).

The Lakers took the court against the Pacers and walked away with a win by a score of 150-145 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the game with a 56.2% FG percentage (50 out of 89) and buried 12 out of their 25 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Lakers made 38 of 43 tries for a percentage of 88.4%. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled 41 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 28 assists for the game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 55.1% from the floor on 59 out of 107 shooting. Indiana dished out 39 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Additionally, Indiana totaled 40 boards (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Indiana ended up shooting 56.3% at the free throw line by converting 9 of 16 tries. They converted 18 of their 36 attempts from long range. When talking about fouls, the Lakers ended up with 14 and the Pacers accumulated 31 fouls.

Anthony Davis is one guy who came through for this game. He recorded 36 points on 15 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and also totaled 16 boards. Davis finished shooting 71.4% from the field and earned 3 dimes.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a mark of 39-32 on the campaign. They average 117.7 points per contest (9th in the NBA) while going 50.0% from the floor. The Lakers are connecting on 37.9% on shots from 3-point land (828 of 2,187) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 42.7 boards per contest and has racked up 2,027 dimes so far this season, which ranks 6th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.6 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.8 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 fouls. They are surrendering 37.4% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG allowed (117.6). The Lakers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.4% (3,158 of 6,662) and they relinquish 44.2 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 28th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,017 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Bucks went home victorious with a score of 118-93 when they played the Thunder. With respect to rebounding, Milwaukee permitted Oklahoma City to grab 37 in all (10 offensive). They shot 23.3% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 10 out of 43 and ended up going 17 out of 22 at the charity stripe (77.3%). The Bucks allowed the Thunder to make 33 out of 89 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.1% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bucks shot 49 for 92 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Milwaukee knocked down 11 of their 34 tries (32.4%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 64.3%. The Thunder committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Bucks to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Bucks were able to corral 42 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 57 in this matchup.

Giannis Antetokounmpo pitched in for the Bucks in the matchup. He made 13 out of 18 for the matchup for a rate of 72.2%, and accumulated 19 rebounds. Antetokounmpo recorded 30 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in this game.

Milwaukee has a win-loss record of 46-25 so far this season. The Bucks commit 19.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.6 times per contest (15th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per contest. Milwaukee has 8,560 points on the year (120.6 per game) and they collect 44.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bucks are shooting 49.2% from the field, which has them ranked 7th in basketball.

The Bucks are ranked 21st in basketball in points per game surrendered with 116.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (15th in the NBA). The Milwaukee defense surrenders 35.9% from downtown (900 of 2,505) and opponents are converting on 80.2% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.6 dimes and 43.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 16th and 18th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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