Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 10/28/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics

Date: Monday, October 28, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+9.5)

The Boston Celtics (3-0) welcome the Milwaukee Bucks (1-1) at TD Garden on Monday. Boston is 9.5-point favorites. The total is set at 233.5.

The Bucks faced the Bulls and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 133-122 in their last contest. Milwaukee wrapped up the game having earned a 49.5% field goal percentage (46 of 93) and buried 13 out of their 40 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Bucks converted 17 of their 25 tries for a rate of 68.0%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 53 with 22 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 24 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of defending, Milwaukee allowed the other team to shoot 47.9% from the field on 46 out of 96 shooting. Chicago dished out 30 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. On top of that, Chicago grabbed 39 rebounds (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Chicago shot 87.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 23 attempts. They made 21 out of their 47 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bucks walked away with 14 while the Bulls racked up 17 personal fouls.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a player who was important for the contest. He notched 38 points on 15 out of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and also grabbed 11 rebounds. Antetokounmpo shot 65.2% from the field and totaled 5 assists.

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Milwaukee will play this game with a mark of 1-1 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.5 times per game and as a group are committing 18.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling in 46.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 51 dimes this year, which ranks 21st in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Bucks are shooting 37.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (29 of 77) and 69.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 123.0 points per game (4th in the NBA) while hitting 51.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bucks have forced 10.0 turnovers per game and they draw 22.5 personal fouls. They rank 7th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 48 surrendered on the season. The Bucks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.8% (87 of 194) and they surrender 47.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 37.2% on three-point shots while they are 25th in the league in points per game from their opponents (121.0).

In their last game, the Celtics took home the win by a final score of 124-118 when they played the Pistons. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Boston allowed Detroit to pull down 34 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 35.9% from downtown by shooting 14 of 39 and ended up shooting 18 out of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). The Celtics allowed the Pistons to convert 43 of 88 attempts from the floor which had them at 48.9% for this game. In all, the Celtics ended up going 38 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.2%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Boston knocked down 22 out of 48 tries (45.8%). They were able to make 26 of them for a rate of 86.7%. The Pistons earned 22 fouls in this matchup which took the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. The Celtics were able to collect 39 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in the game.

Jayson Tatum pitched in for the Celtics for the game. He buried 12 of 26 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 4 rebounds. Tatum earned 37 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in this matchup.

Boston has a record of 3-0 this year. The Celtics commit 16.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 83.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.3 times per contest (21st in basketball) and they turn the ball over 9.3 times per contest. Boston has accumulated 378 pts for the year (126.0 per game) and they pull in 42.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Celtics are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in the NBA.

The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 9th in the NBA in PPG given up with 109.7. They have forced 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.7% from the floor (25th in the NBA). The Boston defense gives up 30.5% on three-point shots (32 of 105) and opponents are making 76.8% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 24.7 dimes and 39.3 rebounds per game, which is ranked 12th and 5th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (-9.5)

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