Milwaukee Bucks vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 3/30/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-7)

State Farm Arena is the location where the Atlanta Hawks (34-39) will try to beat the Milwaukee Bucks (46-27) on Saturday. Atlanta is 7-point dogs. The over/under is set at 226.

The Bucks took the court against the Pelicans and went home with a loss by a final score of 107-100 in their last contest. Milwaukee ended the game having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (38 out of 82) and converted 14 of 39 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bucks made 10 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 52.6%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 46 with 5 of them being offensive. They also dished out 21 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 1 steal. With respect to defending, Milwaukee allowed the other team to shoot 39.6% from the floor on 36 of 91 shooting. New Orleans doled out 22 assists and had 11 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, New Orleans snagged 48 boards (11 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 4 rejections. New Orleans shot 79.4% from the charity stripe by burying 27 of their 34 shots. They also converted 8 of their 32 attempts from three-point range. Concerning fouls, the Bucks finished with 25 while the Pelicans recorded 19 fouls.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is someone who played a role in this game. He notched 35 points on 15 out of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes played and grabbed 14 rebounds. Antetokounmpo finished the contest at 68.2% from the field and also distributed 4 assists.

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Milwaukee will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 46-27 this season. They currently have an average of 120.3 points per game (4th in the league) while connecting on 49.0% from the field. The Bucks are shooting 37.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,052 of 2,793) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Milwaukee is collecting 44.2 boards per game and is sitting with 1,945 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.6 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Bucks are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 fouls. They are giving up 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 22nd in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (116.9). The Bucks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.9% (3,165 of 6,745) and they surrender 44.2 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 17th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,943 relinquished for the season.

For their last game, the Hawks took home the win by a final score of 123-122 when they faced the Celtics. With respect to rebounds, Atlanta allowed Boston to snag 43 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They went 38.9% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 36 and ended up going 18 of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Hawks allowed the Celtics to knock down 45 out of their 94 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 47.9% in this matchup. In all, the Hawks shot 51 out of 104 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.0%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Atlanta converted 15 out of 44 attempts (34.1%). They were able to bury 6 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. The Celtics were called for 15 fouls for this contest which took the Hawks to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Hawks were able to pull down 36 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 53 for this game.

Dejounte Murray ended up having an impact for the Hawks for this game. Murray recorded 44 points in his 47 minutes of playing time and earned 7 assists for the game. He converted 18 out of 44 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 40.9%, and had 7 rebounds.

Atlanta has a mark of 34-39 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Hawks are shooting 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 20th in the NBA. Atlanta has totaled 8,705 pts so far this year (119.2 per game) and they pull in 44.8 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 26.4 times per game (17th in the league) and they turn it over 13.2 times per contest. The Hawks are responsible for committing 18.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.2% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks are ranked 27th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 120.5. They have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.4% from the field (28th in the league). The Atlanta defense gives up 38.4% on shots from distance (1,020 of 2,657) and their opposition makes 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They give up 28.3 dimes and 44.2 boards per contest, which is 25th and 18th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-7)

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