Milwaukee Bucks vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 12/17/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Milwaukee Bucks (14-11) are headed to Paycom Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (20-5).

The Bucks took the court against the Hawks and notched a win by a score of 110-102 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bucks ended up walking away with 27 and the Hawks racked up 20 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of their 24 tries from 3-point land. Atlanta finished the game shooting 64.7% when shooting free throws by converting 22 of their 34 attempts. Moreover, Atlanta had 44 rebounds (7 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 8 rejections. Atlanta doled out 23 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defense, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 42.7% from the field on 35 of 82 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists in the game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they compiled 47 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bucks converted 18 of 27 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Milwaukee finished the contest with a 45.3% FG percentage (39 out of 86) and converted 14 of their 45 3-point attempts.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one player who played a role in this game. He racked up 32 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes and totaled 14 boards. Antetokounmpo ended up going 66.7% from the floor and also earned 9 dimes.

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Milwaukee enters this game with a mark of 14-11 on the season. They have an average of 113.3 points per outing (14th in basketball) while hitting 48.4% from the field. The Bucks are shooting 38.9% on shots from 3-point land (358 of 921) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling down 42.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 601 assists for the campaign, which ranks 24th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.9 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Bucks are forcing 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 19.8 fouls. They currently rank 6th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 630 surrendered for the campaign. The Bucks are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.1% (1,013 of 2,244) and they surrender 44.6 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 36.1% on 3-point shots and they rank 12th in basketball in opponents PPG (111.9).

In their last game, the Thunder took home the win by a final score of 111-96 when they played the Rockets. The Thunder were able to pull down 39 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 43 for this game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 12 steals for the game. The Rockets were called for 25 personal fouls in this contest which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to bury 28 of the free throws for a clip of 87.5%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Oklahoma City buried 11 of 30 tries (36.7%). When all was said and done, the Thunder went 36 out of 80 from the field which had them sitting at 45.0%. The Thunder permitted the Rockets to knock down 35 out of 96 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.5% in the game. They finished 23.9% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 11 of 46 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 25 from the free throw line (60.0%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Oklahoma City permitted Houston to collect 49 in total (19 on the offensive side).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was important for the Thunder for the contest. He made 8 of 21 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 38.1%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander totaled 32 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 6 assists in this game.

Oklahoma City has a record of 20-5 so far this season. The Thunder are responsible for committing 21.1 fouls per game while shooting 81.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.7 times per game (18th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game. Oklahoma City has scored 2,890 points for the year (115.6 per game) and they average 43.7 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Thunder are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in the NBA.

The Oklahoma City defense concedes 33.1% on shots from 3-point land (315 of 951) and opponents are making 73.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 24.0 assists and 48.0 rebounds every game, which ranks 4th and 29th in basketball. The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the NBA in PPG given up with 103.5. They are forcing their opponents into 19.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (1st in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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