Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 10/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+2.5)

Wells Fargo Center is where the Philadelphia 76ers (47-35 last year) will take on the Milwaukee Bucks (49-33 last season) on Wednesday. Milwaukee opens as 2.5-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 224.5.

The Bucks took the court against the Pacers and went home with a loss by a final score of 120-98 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Bucks walked away with 26 while the Pacers accumulated 18 personal fouls. They also made 13 out of their 40 tries from three-point range. Indiana finished shooting 88.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 17 tries. On top of that, Indiana pulled down 40 boards (15 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Indiana dished out 19 assists and had 4 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 54.1% from the field on 46 of 85 shooting. They also dished out 33 assists for this contest while creating 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 44 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Bucks buried 21 of their 32 attempts for a rate of 65.6%. Milwaukee ended the game with a 42.2% field goal percentage (35 out of 83) and knocked down 7 of 27 3-point shots.

Damian Lillard is a guy who came through in the matchup. Lillard went 43.8% from the field and totaled 4 dimes. He was on the court for 35 mins and collected 2 boards. He ended up scoring 28 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Milwaukee will enter this matchup after finishing with a mark of 49-33 last season. They turned the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 19.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Milwaukee pulled in 44.2 boards per game and accumulated 2,176 dimes last year, which had them ranked 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Bucks hit on 37.3% on three-point attempts (1,163 of 3,122) and 77.4% from the free throw line. They had an average of 119.0 points per contest (4th in the league) while hitting 48.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bucks forced 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They surrendered 35.6% on 3-point attempts and they were 21st in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (116.4). The Bucks defensively gave up a FG percentage of 47.0% (3,543 of 7,537) and they conceded 44.0 boards per contest as a unit. They were ranked 13th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,169 relinquished last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the 76ers took a loss by a final score of 118-115 when they faced the Knicks. The 76ers were able to pull down 28 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 for the game. They also turned it over 9 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Knicks committed 22 fouls for the matchup which took the 76ers to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 95.7%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Philadelphia converted 17 of their 40 tries (42.5%). When the final whistle blew, the 76ers went 38 for 87 from the floor which had them at 43.7%. The 76ers permitted the Knicks to make 43 of 93 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.2% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 45.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 14 out of 31 and ended up going 18 of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). When talking about rebounding, Philadelphia allowed New York to get 46 in total (16 on the offensive glass).

Joel Embiid ended up being a major contributor for the 76ers in this contest. He buried 12 of 25 in the matchup giving him a rate of 48.0%, and tallied 13 rebounds. Embiid recorded 39 points in his 40 mins on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for the contest.

Philadelphia had a win-loss record of 47-35 last season. On the offensive side of the court, the 76ers shot 46.4% from the field, which ranked them 23rd in the league. Philadelphia earned 9,397 pts last season (114.6 per game) and they grabbed 43.0 rebounds per contest. They earned an assist 24.9 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they turned it over 12.0 times per contest. The 76ers committed 20.3 personal fouls every game and they went 82.6% from the free throw line.

The Philadelphia defense surrendered 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (979 of 2,765) and their opposition knocked down 79.1% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 26.1 dimes and 44.5 rebounds every game, which was ranked 10th and 22nd in those defensive categories. The 76ers defensively were ranked 9th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 111.5. They were able to force 14.6 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (11th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-2.5)

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