Milwaukee Bucks vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, January 29, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Milwaukee Bucks (32-14) are hitting the road to Ball Arena on Monday where they will compete against the Denver Nuggets (32-15).

The Bucks faced the Pelicans and walked away with a win by a score of 141-117 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Bucks walked away with 25 and the Pelicans recorded 17 fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 23 attempts from beyond the arc. New Orleans finished 77.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 28 of their 36 attempts. On top of that, New Orleans snagged 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. New Orleans recorded 20 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. When it comes to defending, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the field on 40 out of 85 shooting. They also dished out 30 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bucks knocked down 19 of 25 tries for a percentage of 76.0%. Milwaukee finished having earned a 56.0% field goal percentage (51 of 91) and knocked down 20 of their 45 3-pointers.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one player who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up walking away with 30 points on 11 out of 16 shooting. He played 29 mins played and also grabbed 12 boards. Antetokounmpo finished the contest at 68.8% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Milwaukee comes into this contest with a record of 32-14 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Milwaukee is grabbing 44.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,223 dimes so far this season, which is 11th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Bucks are shooting 37.9% on three-point attempts (654 of 1,724) and 78.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 124.4 pts per contest (2nd in basketball) while shooting 49.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bucks have forced 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 20.4 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.8% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 24th in the NBA in points per game allowed (120.1). The Bucks defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.3% (2,051 of 4,339) and they surrender 43.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 18th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,224 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 111-105 against the 76ers. With respect to cleaning the glass, Denver permitted Philadelphia to grab 39 in total (6 offensive). They finished shooting 27.3% from distance by connecting on 6 of 22 and ended up going 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). The Nuggets allowed the 76ers to convert 43 of their 81 tries from the field which had them sitting at 53.1% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Nuggets shot 37 for 82 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Denver converted 13 out of 37 attempts (35.1%). They were able to make 24 of those for a rate of 63.2%. The 76ers were called for 29 fouls in the matchup which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for 38 attempts. They turned it over 7 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. The Nuggets were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 44 for the matchup.

Nikola Jokic pitched in for the Nuggets for this contest. He converted 8 out of 16 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 16 rebounds. Jokic earned 26 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 7 assists in this contest.

Denver has a mark of 32-15 for the campaign. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 18.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 74.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 28.8 times per contest (4th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest. Denver has scored 5,409 pts on the season (115.1 per contest) and they pull in 43.9 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Nuggets are connecting on 49.6% from the field, which is 4th in basketball.

The Denver defense gives up 36.0% from downtown (529 of 1,471) and their opponents are converting on 78.6% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 25.6 dimes and 41.7 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 9th and 6th in the NBA. The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 5th in basketball in points allowed per game with 111.0. They are able to force 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (13th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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