Milwaukee Bucks vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 3/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Chase Center is where the Golden State Warriors (32-28) will attempt to beat the Milwaukee Bucks (40-21) on Wednesday.

The Bucks played the Clippers and earned the victory with a final of 113-106 in their last game. Milwaukee ended with a 47.4% field goal percentage (37 of 78) and buried 15 of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Bucks made 24 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 46 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 20 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to defending, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 44.0% from the floor on 37 out of 84 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 25 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Additionally, Los Angeles grabbed 38 boards (5 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Los Angeles finished 64.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 25 shots. They also buried 16 of 40 shots from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Bucks walked away with 20 and the Clippers recorded 21 personal fouls.

Damian Lillard is someone who was a factor in this contest. Lillard finished the contest at 54.5% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He played 42 mins played and also collected 4 boards. He finished with 41 points on 12 out of 22 shooting.

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Milwaukee will take the court with a mark of 40-21 for the campaign. They average 121.5 pts per contest (2nd in the NBA) while shooting 49.3% from the floor. The Bucks are hitting 37.6% on shots from downtown (873 of 2,321) and 77.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Milwaukee is pulling down 44.3 boards per game and has totaled 1,625 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 12th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.8 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Bucks are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 fouls. They are ranked 17th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,608 conceded so far this season. The Bucks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.9% (2,652 of 5,653) and they relinquish 44.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 35.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG allowed (117.1).

The last time they took the court, the Warriors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 140-88 against the Celtics. The Warriors snagged 34 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while earning 2 steals in this matchup. The Celtics had 19 fouls in this matchup which took the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Golden State knocked down 7 of their 41 tries (17.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Warriors shot 36 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.1%. The Warriors allowed the Celtics to make 53 out of 96 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 55.2% in this game. They went 51.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 25 of 49 and finished the contest at 9 out of 11 at the charity stripe (81.8%). In regard to rebounding, Golden State permitted Boston to pull down 51 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Lester Quinones was important for the Warriors in this contest. Quinones accumulated 17 points in his 33 minutes on the court, but didn't get an assist. He buried 7 out of 16 for this game for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 5 rebounds.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 32-28 on the campaign. The Warriors are committing 20.0 fouls every game and they go 78.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.0 times per game (5th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per game. Golden State has scored 7,115 points on the year (118.6 per game) and they grab 46.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Warriors are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which is 17th in basketball.

The Warriors are ranked 19th in the league in points per game surrendered with 117.2. They are able to force 12.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (11th in the league). The Golden State defense concedes 35.6% on shots from distance (789 of 2,218) and their opponents are knocking down 79.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 26.6 assists and 43.3 boards per contest, which is 15th and 14th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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