Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 3/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Friday, March 8, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Milwaukee Bucks (41-22) are traveling to Crypto.com Arena on Friday where they will meet the Los Angeles Lakers (34-30).

The Bucks faced off with the Warriors and went home with a loss by a final score of 125-90 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bucks finished with 10 and the Warriors finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also converted 19 of 39 attempts from long range. Golden State finished 57.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 4 of 7 shots. Moreover, Golden State grabbed 50 rebounds (8 offensive, 42 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Golden State dished out 37 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. Regarding the defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to shoot 56.0% from the field on 51 out of 91 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists for this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bucks converted 11 of 15 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. Milwaukee finished having earned a 38.2% field goal percentage (34 of 89) and converted 11 out of their 39 shots from downtown.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one guy who was important in the matchup. Antetokounmpo finished the game at 53.3% from the floor and recorded 6 assists. He was on the court for 33 mins played and also totaled 7 rebounds. He finished with 23 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Milwaukee enters this game with a win-loss mark of 41-22 on the season. They have an average of 120.9 points per contest (4th in basketball) while hitting 49.1% from the floor. The Bucks are connecting on 37.5% on three-point shots (899 of 2,398) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling down 44.2 boards per game and has 1,664 dimes for the season, which ranks 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bucks are forcing 12.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.8 fouls. They give up 35.6% on 3-pointers while they are 19th in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.0). The Bucks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.0% (2,740 of 5,828) and they concede 44.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 20th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,670 relinquished so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Lakers took a loss by a final score of 130-120 when they played the Kings. In reference to team rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Sacramento to get 46 in total (9 offensive). They finished 38.7% from downtown by going 12 out of 31 and ended up shooting 10 out of 12 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Lakers allowed the Kings to convert 54 of 97 tries from the floor which had them shooting 55.7% for this contest. When the game finished, the Lakers finished shooting 42 for 81 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Los Angeles buried 15 of their 32 tries (46.9%). They were able to make 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 84.0%. The Kings earned 23 personal fouls in this contest which got the Lakers to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Lakers were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this game.

LeBron James ended up having an impact for the Lakers in this matchup. James recorded 31 points in his 36 mins on the court and accounted for 13 assists for this contest. He buried 10 out of 16 in the matchup for a rate of 62.5%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 34-30 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Lakers are connecting on 49.7% from the field, which is ranked 3rd in the NBA. Los Angeles has accumulated 7,498 pts on the season (117.2 per game) and they grab 42.4 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 28.5 times per game (7th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per contest. The Lakers have committed 16.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.3% from the charity stripe.

The Lakers on the defensive end are ranked 20th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 117.6. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (19th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense allows 37.6% on 3-point shots (904 of 2,407) and their opposition makes 80.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 28.2 assists and 44.5 boards per game, which is ranked 25th and 20th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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