Milwaukee Bucks vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 12/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Little Caesars Arena is where the Detroit Pistons (9-13) will take on the Milwaukee Bucks (10-9) on Tuesday.

The Bucks faced off with the Wizards and walked away with a win by a score of 124-114 in their last contest. Milwaukee finished the game having earned a 51.2% field goal percentage (44 of 86) and made 16 out of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bucks made 20 of their 25 tries for a rate of 80.0%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 38 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 31 assists in this matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the field on 41 out of 87 shooting. Washington recorded 24 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Washington grabbed 41 boards (8 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Washington finished 95.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 23 of 24 tries. They also knocked down 9 of 32 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Bucks walked away with 18 and the Wizards accounted for 26 fouls.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. Antetokounmpo finished the game shooting 62.5% from the field and dished out 11 assists. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and also snagged 12 rebounds. He walked away with 42 points on 15 out of 24 shooting.

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Milwaukee will play this contest with a win-loss record of 10-9 this season. They have an average of 113.3 points per contest (15th in the league) while shooting 48.1% from the floor. The Bucks are hitting 38.4% on shots from downtown (269 of 700) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Milwaukee is collecting 43.7 rebounds per contest and has totaled 455 dimes on the year, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Bucks are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They rank 5th in the NBA in allowing assists with 486 surrendered this year. The Bucks defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.0% (771 of 1,712) and they surrender 45.3 boards per contest as a group. They are surrendering 36.8% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 15th in the league in points per game from their opponents (112.4).

When they last played, the Pistons went home defeated by a final of 111-96 when they played the 76ers. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Detroit permitted Philadelphia to collect 50 in all (12 on the offensive side). They went 35.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Pistons allowed the 76ers to knock down 42 of 85 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% for the matchup. Overall, the Pistons ended up going 35 for 91 from the floor which had them at 38.5%. Concerning shots from distance, Detroit converted 11 out of 40 tries (27.5%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a clip of 83.3%. The 76ers earned 21 personal fouls in the game which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Pistons recorded 32 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the matchup.

Malik Beasley was important for the Pistons for the game. Beasley tallied 19 points in his 27 mins on the court and tallied 4 dimes in the matchup. He buried 6 out of 9 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Detroit has a record of 9-13 for the year. As an offensive team, the Pistons are connecting on 45.9% from the field, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA. Detroit has accounted for 2,416 points on the year (109.8 per game) and they grab 46.2 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.3 times per contest (18th in basketball) and they turn it over 16.4 times per game. The Pistons have committed 20.0 fouls every game and they go 76.3% from the charity stripe.

The Detroit defense concedes 36.6% on 3-point shots (296 of 808) and opponents are connecting on 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 24.6 dimes and 42.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is 6th and 8th in the NBA. The Pistons defensively are ranked 12th in the league in PPG given up with 111.7. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the floor (10th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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