Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 3/28/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The New Orleans Pelicans (44-28) will play the Milwaukee Bucks (46-26) at Smoothie King Center on Thursday.

The Bucks faced off with the Lakers and took a loss by a score of 128-124 in their last game. Milwaukee finished with a 41.2% FG percentage (49 out of 119) and knocked down 15 of their 51 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bucks buried 11 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 64.7%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned 61 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 37 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning defending, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 38.9% from the field on 42 out of 108 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 30 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Los Angeles collected 69 rebounds (15 offensive, 54 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Los Angeles finished 93.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 30 of their 32 shots. They buried 14 out of their 44 tries from long range. Regarding personal fouls, the Bucks ended up walking away with 26 and the Lakers totaled 13 personal fouls.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is someone who played a role for the contest. Antetokounmpo finished the contest at 56.0% from the field and distributed 11 assists. He was on the hardwood for 46 mins and pulled down 21 boards. He scored 29 points on 14 out of 25 shooting.

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Milwaukee will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 46-26 so far this year. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per game and as a team they commit 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Milwaukee is grabbing 44.2 rebounds per game and has earned 1,924 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 13th in basketball in terms of passing. The Bucks are hitting 37.7% on 3-pointers (1,038 of 2,754) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They average 120.6 points per game (3rd in the league) while hitting 49.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bucks are forcing 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They are 18th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,921 relinquished so far this year. The Bucks are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (3,129 of 6,654) and they relinquish 44.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 35.9% on shots from downtown while they are 22nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pelicans took a loss by a final score of 119-112 against the Thunder. Regarding how they attacked the glass, New Orleans permitted Oklahoma City to grab 45 in total (7 offensive). They finished 44.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 15 out of 34 and finished the game at 12 out of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Pelicans allowed the Thunder to make 46 out of their 86 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 53.5% for the contest. Overall, the Pelicans finished the game shooting 39 for 86 from the field which had them shooting 45.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, New Orleans made 14 of 38 tries (36.8%). They were able to knock down 20 of those for a rate of 87.0%. The Thunder were called for 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Pelicans were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the game.

Zion Williamson was important for the Pelicans for the contest. He converted 10 of 17 in this game giving him a rate of 58.8%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Williamson had 29 points in his 39 minutes on the court and tallied 10 assists for the matchup.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 44-28 for the campaign. The Pelicans are committing 18.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 27.1 times per contest (11th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per contest. New Orleans has totaled 8,329 points on the campaign (115.7 per game) and they snag 44.4 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Pelicans are hitting on 48.9% from the floor, which is 8th in the league.

The Pelicans defensively are ranked 8th in the league in points allowed per game with 110.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (6th in basketball). The New Orleans defense gives up 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (965 of 2,797) and their opposition makes 78.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 26.6 dimes and 42.3 total boards per game, which is 13th and 8th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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