Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 3/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Clippers (40-21) will compete against the Milwaukee Bucks (41-22) at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday.

The Bucks took the court against the Warriors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 125-90 in their last game. Milwaukee walked away from the game with a 38.2% field goal percentage (34 of 89) and converted 11 of their 39 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bucks made 11 of their 15 shots for a rate of 73.3%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 36 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. In terms of the defense, Milwaukee allowed 56.0% from the field on 51 of 91 shooting. Golden State earned 37 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. On top of that, Golden State grabbed 50 boards (8 offensive, 42 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Golden State shot 57.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 4 of 7 attempts. They made 19 of 39 attempts from downtown. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bucks ended up with 10 while the Warriors accounted for 13 personal fouls.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. Antetokounmpo finished the game at 53.3% from the field and distributed 6 assists. He played 33 minutes and collected 7 rebounds. He scored 23 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Milwaukee comes into this one with a mark of 41-22 this year. They turn the ball over 12.8 times per game and as a group they commit 19.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Milwaukee is collecting 44.2 boards per game and is sitting with 1,664 assists for the campaign, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Bucks are connecting on 37.5% on shots from downtown (899 of 2,398) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 120.9 points per game (3rd in the league) while hitting 49.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bucks are forcing 12.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.6% from 3-point land while they are 19th in basketball in points per game allowed (117.0). The Bucks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.0% (2,740 of 5,828) and they relinquish 44.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 20th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,670 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Clippers took home the win by a final score of 122-116 against the Rockets. When it comes to rebounds, Los Angeles permitted Houston to get 38 in all (13 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 43.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 16 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 17 at the free throw line (58.8%). The Clippers allowed the Rockets to bury 45 of their 94 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 47.9% for this contest. Overall, the Clippers went 44 for 80 from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.0%. Regarding shots from downtown, Los Angeles knocked down 12 out of their 29 attempts (41.4%). They were able to bury 22 of those for a clip of 84.6%. The Rockets committed 21 personal fouls in this game which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 26 shots. They also coughed it up 9 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Clippers snagged 33 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 41 for this game.

Kawhi Leonard ended up being a factor for the Clippers for the contest. Leonard had 28 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes for this game. He converted 11 of 18 in this contest giving him a rate of 61.1%, and added 6 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a mark of 40-21 this season. As an offensive unit, the Clippers are shooting 49.2% from the field, which is 6th in basketball. Los Angeles has earned 7,152 points on the year (117.2 per game) and they snag 42.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.8 times per contest (21st in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. The Clippers are responsible for committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 81.5% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense allows 35.9% on 3-point shots (772 of 2,151) and their opponents are making 77.9% of their foul shots. They have conceded 26.4 dimes and 42.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 13th and 5th in basketball. The Clippers on defense are ranked 10th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.6. They have forced 13.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (9th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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