Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 12/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Brooklyn Nets (10-13) are hosting the Milwaukee Bucks (11-10) at Barclays Center on Sunday.

The Bucks faced off with the Hawks and went home with a loss by a final score of 119-104 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Bucks ended up finishing with 22 while the Hawks racked up 25 fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 32 attempts from distance. Atlanta finished the contest at 90.9% when shooting free throws by making 20 of 22 attempts. Moreover, Atlanta collected 55 rebounds (16 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Atlanta earned 29 assists and had 16 steals in the game. When talking about defending, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 43.7% from the field on 45 out of 103 shooting. They also dished out 23 assists for this game while creating 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected 40 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Bucks buried 23 of their 35 shots for a percentage of 65.7%. Milwaukee walked away from the contest having earned a 42.3% field goal percentage (33 out of 78) and made 15 of 45 3-pointers.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is someone who came through in this game. He accounted for 31 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and also totaled 11 rebounds. Antetokounmpo finished shooting 57.1% from the field and totaled 5 dimes.

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Milwaukee enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 11-10 this year. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Milwaukee is snagging 43.1 boards per contest and has tallied 504 dimes for the campaign, which is 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Bucks are connecting on 39.1% on 3-point shots (307 of 786) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 113.6 points per contest (12th in the league) while hitting 48.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bucks are forcing 13.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.5 fouls. They concede 36.3% on shots from distance while they are 14th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.5). The Bucks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.0% (856 of 1,901) and they surrender 45.5 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 6th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 537 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the Nets walked away with a victory by a final of 99-90 against the Pacers. Regarding rebounding, Brooklyn permitted Indiana to grab 39 in all (5 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 24.2% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). The Nets permitted the Pacers to make 32 out of 75 tries from the floor which had them at 42.7% in the game. When all was said and done, the Nets shot 35 out of 81 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.2%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Brooklyn buried 12 of 36 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a clip of 73.9%. The Pacers had 19 fouls in this contest which took the Nets to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They also gave up possession 17 times, while earning 12 steals for the contest. The Nets were able to snag 36 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 43 for this game.

Cameron Johnson ended up being a major contributor for the Nets for the game. Johnson earned 26 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 7 of 18 for this game for a field goal rate of 38.9%, and added 7 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a mark of 10-13 this year. The Nets are responsible for committing 22.3 fouls every game and they connect on 80.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.9 times per game (15th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per contest. Brooklyn has 2,529 points this season (110.0 per contest) and they snag 38.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nets are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 19th in the league.

The Nets defensively are ranked 19th in the league in PPG given up with 113.7. They are forcing 15.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the floor (27th in the league). The Brooklyn defense gives up 36.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (298 of 815) and their opposition knocks down 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 26.7 assists and 43.0 boards per game, which is 22nd and 10th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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