Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 11/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Milwaukee Bucks (2-7) will take on the Toronto Raptors (2-8) at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday in the NBA Cup.

The Raptors stepped onto the hardwood against the Lakers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-103 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Raptors walked away with 23 and the Lakers finished the game with 15 fouls. They also knocked down 12 out of their 37 attempts from three-point range. Los Angeles ended up going 82.1% at the charity stripe by burying 23 of their 28 shots. Furthermore, Los Angeles pulled down 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. Los Angeles recorded 30 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. Concerning defense, Toronto allowed the other team to shoot 51.2% from the field on 44 out of 86 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists in this contest as well as forcing 5 turnovers and having 2 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 40 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Raptors converted 19 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 86.4%. Toronto walked away from the game with a 45.1% field goal percentage (37 of 82) and made 10 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc.

RJ Barrett is someone who played a role for the game. Barrett finished the contest at 33.3% from the floor and also totaled 4 dimes. He saw the court for 36 minutes and grabbed 7 boards. He left the arena with 18 points on 5 out of 15 shooting.

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Toronto enters this contest with a record of 2-8 so far this year. They are giving up possession 16.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 25.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Toronto is pulling in 44.2 boards per contest and has accounted for 301 dimes this year, which has them ranked 4th in basketball in terms of passing. The Raptors are shooting 32.9% on three-point shots (108 of 328) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 116.5 pts per game (6th in basketball) while hitting 46.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Raptors are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 20.7 fouls. They are 24th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 260 relinquished this year. The Raptors are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.2% (421 of 873) and they surrender 42.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 36.0% from 3-point land and they are 29th in basketball in opponents PPG (122.7).

The last time they took the court, the Bucks went home defeated by a final of 113-107 against the Celtics. In reference to rebounding, Milwaukee allowed Boston to snag 42 overall (8 offensive). They finished 38.0% from 3-point land by going 19 of 50 and ended up shooting 24 of 27 from the charity stripe (88.9%). The Bucks permitted the Celtics to make 35 of 86 tries from the floor which had them at 40.7% in this contest. When the game finished, the Bucks ended up going 39 for 81 from the field which had them shooting 48.1%. In regard to shots from downtown, Milwaukee knocked down 13 of their 32 tries (40.6%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.2%. The Celtics were called for 16 personal fouls in the game which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Bucks were able to collect 36 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in the matchup.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was important for the Bucks in this game. He buried 18 out of 29 in this game for a rate of 62.1%, and added 13 rebounds. Antetokounmpo racked up 43 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 assists in this contest.

Milwaukee has a mark of 2-7 on the year. The Bucks commit 20.0 fouls per game and they connect on 71.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 21.6 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per game. Milwaukee has 999 points so far this year (111.0 per contest) and they grab 43.7 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Bucks are shooting 47.5% from the floor, which ranks them 9th in basketball.

The Milwaukee defense concedes 37.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (134 of 360) and opponents are making 81.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 26.6 assists and 45.2 boards per game, which is ranked 22nd and 20th in basketball. The Bucks on defense are ranked 21st in basketball in PPG given up with 116.0. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.0% from the floor (20th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto

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