Milwaukee Bucks vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Thursday, January 4, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

Frost Bank Center is the location where the San Antonio Spurs (5-28) will try to beat the Milwaukee Bucks (24-9) on Thursday.

The Bucks played the Pacers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 122-113 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Bucks ended up finishing with 26 and the Pacers recorded 24 fouls. They converted 5 of 35 attempts from 3-point land. Indiana shot 81.6% at the free throw line by burying 31 of 38 attempts. Moreover, Indiana grabbed 52 rebounds (14 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 8 blocks. Indiana earned 23 assists and had 7 steals in the game. In the matter of defense, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 44.3% from the floor on 43 of 97 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists for the game while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 46 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Bucks converted 21 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 80.8%. Milwaukee finished the game having earned a 44.1% FG percentage (41 out of 93) and converted 10 of their 40 shots from downtown.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a guy who was a factor in this matchup. Antetokounmpo finished 55.0% from the field and also totaled 11 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and also collected 18 rebounds. He was able to score 30 points on 11 out of 20 shooting.

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Milwaukee heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 24-9 this year. They cough up possession 13.4 times per game and as a group they commit 20.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Milwaukee is grabbing 44.5 rebounds per game and has 867 assists so far this year, which is 12th in basketball in terms of passing. The Bucks are shooting 38.0% on shots from downtown (473 of 1,246) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 124.6 pts per contest (2nd in basketball) while connecting on 50.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bucks are forcing 12.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.8 fouls. They are 17th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 868 conceded on the campaign. The Bucks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (1,473 of 3,143) and they relinquish 44.0 boards per contest as a team. They give up 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 24th in the NBA in points per game allowed (119.0).

The last time they took the court, the Spurs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 106-98 when they played the Grizzlies. In the matter of team rebounding, San Antonio allowed Memphis to snag 46 in total (8 offensive). They shot 31.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 out of 38 and ended up going 20 out of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Spurs permitted the Grizzlies to knock down 37 of 80 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.3% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Spurs went 36 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.4%. In relation to shots from distance, San Antonio buried 10 of 31 tries (32.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 69.6%. The Grizzlies were called for 23 fouls in this contest which took the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Spurs snagged 34 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the matchup.

Victor Wembanyama ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs for the matchup. Wembanyama totaled 20 points in his 26 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the contest. He made 8 out of 16 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 5-28 for the season. The Spurs have committed 19.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 29.0 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 15.4 times per game. San Antonio has accounted for 3,661 pts on the year (110.9 per game) and they pull in 43.0 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Spurs are hitting on 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 27th in the NBA.

The Spurs defensively are ranked 28th in the league in points given up per game with 122.8. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.0% from the field (24th in the NBA). The San Antonio defense gives up 39.0% on three-point shots (475 of 1,218) and their opposition makes 77.3% of their foul shots. They have conceded 28.2 dimes and 46.8 boards every game, which is ranked 27th and 29th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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