Milwaukee Bucks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Milwaukee Bucks (42-23) are hitting the road to Golden 1 Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Sacramento Kings (36-27).

The Bucks faced off with the Clippers and notched a win by a score of 124-117 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Bucks walked away with 15 and the Clippers had 23 fouls. They converted 14 out of their 47 tries from beyond the perimeter. Los Angeles ended up shooting 90.0% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 10 attempts. Moreover, Los Angeles snagged 52 rebounds (17 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Los Angeles doled out 30 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. Concerning defense, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 45.2% from the field on 47 of 104 shooting. They also distributed 28 assists in this game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 41 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bucks converted 21 of their 27 tries for a rate of 77.8%. Milwaukee finished having earned a 49.4% FG percentage (43 out of 87) and made 17 out of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Damian Lillard is a player who was a contributor in this contest. Lillard finished 57.9% from the floor and dished out 11 assists. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and collected 7 rebounds. He finished with 35 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Milwaukee will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 42-23 this season. They currently have an average of 120.9 points per contest (2nd in the league) on 49.1% from the field. The Bucks are shooting 37.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (932 of 2,477) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Milwaukee is snagging 44.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,720 dimes so far this year, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.6 times per game and as a group are committing 19.5 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Bucks are able to force 12.1 turnovers every game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They are 20th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,727 conceded for the year. The Bucks are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.1% (2,834 of 6,022) and they relinquish 44.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 19th in basketball in points per game allowed (117.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kings took a loss by a final score of 112-104 when they played the Rockets. Regarding rebounds, Sacramento permitted Houston to pull down 42 in total (6 on the offensive side). They went 41.4% from beyond the arc by going 12 of 29 and ended up shooting 22 of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). The Kings permitted the Rockets to bury 39 of 84 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.4% in this game. Overall, the Kings went 39 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.3%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Sacramento made 6 out of their 32 tries (18.8%). They were able to make 20 of those for a percentage of 87.0%. The Rockets were called for 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 10 steals in this contest. The Kings pulled down 37 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the matchup.

Domantas Sabonis pitched in for the Kings for this contest. He made 10 of 11 for the contest for a rate of 90.9%, and had 15 rebounds. Sabonis accumulated 25 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and totaled 8 dimes in the game.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 36-27 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Kings are hitting on 48.4% from the floor, which is 10th in the NBA. Sacramento has scored 7,448 pts for the year (118.2 per contest) and they average 43.4 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 28.7 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. The Kings have committed 20.0 fouls per game while shooting 73.6% from the charity stripe.

The Sacramento defense surrenders 39.8% on 3-pointers (841 of 2,111) and opponents are connecting on 81.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 27.9 assists and 42.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 22nd and 8th in basketball. The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in the league in points per game surrendered with 117.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (23rd in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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