Phoenix Suns vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 3/17/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Sunday, March 17, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Milwaukee Bucks (43-24) are hosting the Phoenix Suns (38-28) at Fiserv Forum on Sunday.

The Suns faced the Celtics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-112 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Suns ended up walking away with 12 and the Celtics accumulated 13 personal fouls. They knocked down 25 of 50 attempts from three-point range. Boston finished the contest at 72.7% from the charity stripe by making 8 of 11 tries. In addition, Boston snagged 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Boston totaled 31 dimes and had 12 steals in this contest. In reference to the defense, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 52.8% from the field on 47 out of 89 shooting. They also dished out 27 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 51 with 19 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Suns buried 7 of 10 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Phoenix finished the game with a 47.5% field goal percentage (47 out of 99) and buried 11 of their 31 three-point shots.

Devin Booker is one guy who came through in this contest. Booker shot 45.0% from the field and also totaled 7 dimes. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and snagged 2 rebounds. He walked away with 23 points on 9 out of 20 shooting.

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Phoenix will enter this contest with a mark of 38-28 so far this season. They are averaging 116.9 points per outing (12th in the NBA) while hitting 49.3% from the field. The Suns are hitting 37.6% on shots from 3-point land (791 of 2,103) and 80.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Phoenix is snagging 44.1 boards per game and has racked up 1,749 assists on the year, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.9 times per game and as a team they commit 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Suns are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.6 fouls. They rank 12th in the league in allowing assists with 1,728 surrendered so far this season. The Suns defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.4% (2,795 of 6,018) and they surrender 41.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 36.6% on 3-point shots and they are 16th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (114.5).

The last time they took the court, the Bucks walked away with a victory by a final of 114-105 when they played the 76ers. With respect to rebounding, Milwaukee allowed Philadelphia to grab 30 in total (6 offensive). They finished shooting 48.6% from three-point range by shooting 17 of 35 and finished the contest at 10 of 14 from the charity stripe (71.4%). The Bucks allowed the 76ers to make 39 out of their 79 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.4% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Bucks walked away from this one shooting 39 for 72 from the floor which had them shooting 54.2%. With respect to 3-pointers, Milwaukee buried 16 out of their 36 attempts (44.4%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a clip of 83.3%. The 76ers had 18 fouls in this matchup which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Bucks were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the matchup.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was important for the Bucks in the matchup. He made 9 out of 12 for the game giving him a rate of 75.0%, and had 11 rebounds. Antetokounmpo had 32 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 7 dimes for the contest.

Milwaukee has a mark of 43-24 this year. As an offense, the Bucks are shooting 49.0% from the field, which is 7th in the NBA. Milwaukee has scored 8,068 points for the season (120.4 per game) and they snag 44.0 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 26.4 times per contest (16th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per game. The Bucks commit 19.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Bucks on the defensive side of the court are 20th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 117.1. They are able to force 12.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (15th in basketball). The Milwaukee defense concedes 36.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (845 of 2,345) and opponents are making 80.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 26.6 assists and 44.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 14th and 18th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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