Milwaukee Bucks vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 2/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Phoenix Suns (29-21) are welcoming the Milwaukee Bucks (33-17) at Footprint Center on Tuesday.

The Bucks took the court against the Jazz and took a loss by a score of 123-108 in their last contest. Milwaukee finished the game with a 46.4% field goal percentage (39 out of 84) and buried 15 of their 41 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bucks made 15 of 25 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 32 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 27 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to the defense, Milwaukee allowed their opponent to shoot 48.3% from the field on 43 of 89 shooting. Utah earned 31 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. Furthermore, Utah totaled 52 rebounds (12 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Utah walked away from this one shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by burying 20 of 24 shots. They converted 17 of their 44 shots from three-point range. Concerning fouls, the Bucks finished with 21 and the Jazz totaled 24 fouls.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is someone who was important in this matchup. Antetokounmpo shot 73.3% from the field and recorded 13 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and also snagged 7 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 33 points on 11 of 15 shooting.

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Milwaukee will enter this matchup with a mark of 33-17 so far this year. They average 123.7 points per outing (2nd in the league) while going 49.8% from the field. The Bucks are connecting on 37.8% from downtown (710 of 1,880) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Milwaukee is pulling in 44.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,335 assists so far this year, which is 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.3 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bucks are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers every game while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They rank 18th in the league in giving up assists with 1,332 conceded on the year. The Bucks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.5% (2,227 of 4,692) and they concede 44.0 boards per game as a group. They give up 35.1% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 24th in the league in opponents points per game (119.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Suns got the victory with a final of 140-112 when they played the Wizards. In relation to rebounds, Phoenix permitted Washington to grab 35 in total (13 offensive). They finished the game shooting 21.9% from distance by going 7 out of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). The Suns permitted the Wizards to knock down 47 of their 96 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Suns went 54 for 88 from the floor which had them shooting 61.4%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Phoenix buried 11 out of their 25 attempts (44.0%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.8%. The Wizards were called for 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 13 steals for this game. The Suns were able to corral 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in the game.

Bradley Beal ended up being a major contributor for the Suns in the matchup. He buried 16 out of 21 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 76.2%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. Beal earned 43 points in his 31 minutes on the court and added 6 assists for the contest.

Phoenix has a mark of 29-21 this year. The Suns are committing 18.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 81.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.7 times per game (15th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per game. Phoenix has accumulated 5,867 points for the year (117.3 per contest) and they pull in 43.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Suns are shooting 49.8% from the field, which ranks 3rd in the NBA.

The Suns defensively are ranked 15th in the NBA in PPG given up with 114.6. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (11th in basketball). The Phoenix defense gives up 36.8% on three-point shots (653 of 1,773) and opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 26.1 assists and 40.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 12th and 2nd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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