Memphis Grizzlies vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 4/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Bucks (47-27) welcome the Memphis Grizzlies (24-50) at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday.

The Grizzlies played the Magic and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-88 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Grizzlies ended up finishing with 19 and the Magic recorded 16 fouls. They also knocked down 22 out of their 44 attempts from distance. Orlando finished shooting 87.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 23 attempts. Additionally, Orlando pulled down 43 rebounds (5 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 7 rejections. Orlando distributed 28 assists and had 8 steals for this game. With respect to defense, Memphis allowed the other team to shoot 48.7% from the field on 38 of 78 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for the contest while forcing 15 turnovers and having 11 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 45 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Grizzlies made 14 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. Memphis walked away from the game with a 36.0% field goal percentage (31 out of 86) and knocked down 12 of their 36 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jordan Goodwin is one guy who came through in this game. He accounted for 16 points on 6 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 27 mins and grabbed 11 boards. Goodwin finished the contest at 40.0% from the floor and earned 3 dimes.

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Memphis will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 24-50 on the campaign. They cough up possession 15.2 times per game and as a group they commit 19.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Memphis is collecting 42.2 rebounds per game and has 1,844 dimes for the campaign, which is 25th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Grizzlies are shooting 34.7% on 3-point shots (989 of 2,850) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 105.9 pts per contest (30th in basketball) while connecting on 43.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Grizzlies are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 15th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,968 surrendered so far this season. The Grizzlies are allowing a FG percentage of 47.4% (3,063 of 6,457) and they surrender 45.8 boards per game as a team. They give up 38.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 13th in the league in points per game allowed (113.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bucks walked away with a victory by a final of 122-113 when they played the Hawks. In the matter of rebounding, Milwaukee allowed Atlanta to get 39 overall (9 offensive). They finished shooting 40.0% from three-point range by connecting on 14 of 35 and finished the game at 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Bucks permitted the Hawks to bury 42 of their 92 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 45.7% for the contest. Overall, the Bucks went 43 for 78 from the floor which had them at 55.1%. When talking about 3-point shots, Milwaukee knocked down 8 out of 28 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 28 of those for a rate of 80.0%. The Hawks committed 26 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 35 tries. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 7 steals for the matchup. The Bucks were able to pull down 34 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 40 for this game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being a factor for the Bucks for the game. Antetokounmpo earned 36 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 8 assists in the matchup. He converted 12 out of 22 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and accumulated 16 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a record of 47-27 this year. The Bucks have committed 19.5 personal fouls per game and they go 77.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.6 times per contest (15th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest. Milwaukee has totaled 8,906 points on the season (120.4 per contest) and they collect 44.2 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Bucks are connecting on 49.1% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in the league.

The Bucks are ranked 21st in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 116.8. They are able to force 12.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (11th in the NBA). The Milwaukee defense gives up 35.8% on shots from distance (936 of 2,616) and opponents are connecting on 80.5% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 26.6 dimes and 44.2 total rebounds per game, ranking them 15th and 18th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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