Milwaukee Bucks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 2/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Milwaukee Bucks (38-21) are en route to Spectrum Center on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Charlotte Hornets (15-43).

The Bucks faced the Hornets and notched a win by a score of 123-85 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Bucks ended up with 17 and the Hornets totaled 16 personal fouls. They knocked down 11 out of their 40 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Charlotte finished shooting 82.4% at the charity stripe by burying 14 of 17 tries. Furthermore, Charlotte collected 37 rebounds (5 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Charlotte distributed 24 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In the matter of the defense, Milwaukee allowed their opponent to shoot 37.0% from the field on 30 out of 81 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists in this game while creating 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 51 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bucks buried 15 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Milwaukee walked away from the contest with a 51.7% field goal percentage (46 out of 89) and buried 16 of their 40 3-point attempts.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one guy who was a major factor in this game. Antetokounmpo finished the contest at 61.5% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He played 24 mins and collected 8 rebounds. He had 24 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Milwaukee comes into this game with a mark of 38-21 so far this season. They have an average of 121.8 pts per game (2nd in the league) on 49.5% from the field. The Bucks are shooting 37.7% on three-point shots (842 of 2,236) and 77.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Milwaukee is collecting 44.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,582 assists so far this year, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.9 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.9 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Bucks are able to force 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are 18th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,559 conceded so far this year. The Bucks defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.0% (2,580 of 5,485) and they concede 44.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 35.3% on shots from downtown while they are 22nd in basketball in points per game allowed (117.7).

For their last game, the Hornets went home defeated by a final of 123-85 when they played the Bucks. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Charlotte allowed Milwaukee to snag 51 overall (11 offensive). They shot 40.0% from distance by connecting on 16 of 40 and finished the contest at 15 out of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Hornets allowed the Bucks to convert 46 of their 89 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.7% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Hornets shot 30 for 81 from the field which had them shooting 37.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Charlotte made 11 of 40 tries (27.5%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 82.4%. The Bucks committed 17 fouls for the game which took the Hornets to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Hornets corralled 32 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the matchup.

Miles Bridges was important for the Hornets for this game. Bridges tallied 17 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 6 out of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 40.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Charlotte has a record of 15-43 on the campaign. As an offense, the Hornets are hitting on 45.7% from the field, which is ranked 27th in the league. Charlotte has scored 6,244 points on the campaign (107.7 per contest) and they snag 41.1 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 24.8 times per game (24th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per game. The Hornets commit 18.9 fouls per game while shooting 78.5% from the free throw line.

The Charlotte defense gives up 38.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (776 of 2,034) and their opposition makes 79.6% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 28.4 dimes and 45.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 27th and 26th in basketball. The Hornets defensively are ranked 24th in basketball in points allowed per game with 118.2. They are able to force 13.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 49.6% from the field (27th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte

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