Utah Jazz vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Monday, January 8, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Utah (+12)

The Utah Jazz (17-20) are on their way to Fiserv Forum on Monday where they will take on the Milwaukee Bucks (25-11). Milwaukee opens this game as 12-point favorites. The total has been set at 246.5.

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and earned the victory with a final of 120-109 in their last game. Utah walked away from the contest having earned a 57.5% FG percentage (46 out of 80) and knocked down 8 of their 30 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Jazz buried 20 of their 24 shots for a rate of 83.3%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 48 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 30 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 40.4% from the field on 42 of 104 shooting. Philadelphia distributed 30 dimes and had 12 steals for the game. Moreover, Philadelphia collected 34 boards (15 offensive, 19 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Philadelphia finished shooting 78.3% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of 23 shots. They made 7 out of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 18 and the 76ers accounted for 20 fouls.

Lauri Markkanen is someone who played a role in this matchup. Markkanen shot 63.2% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 35 minutes and grabbed 13 rebounds. He recorded 33 points on 12 out of 19 shooting.

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Utah enters this game with a record of 17-20 for the year. They are turning it over 16.5 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Utah is grabbing 46.4 boards per contest and has 1,018 dimes on the year, which is 4th in basketball in terms of passing. The Jazz are connecting on 34.7% on 3-pointers (478 of 1,376) and 81.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 114.6 points per contest (16th in basketball) while hitting 46.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Jazz are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 fouls. They relinquish 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 23rd in the NBA in PPG allowed (118.7). The Jazz are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.8% (1,624 of 3,394) and they surrender 42.5 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 29th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,049 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Bucks took a loss by a final score of 112-108 when they faced the Rockets. In relation to team rebounding, Milwaukee allowed Houston to get 46 overall (7 offensive). They shot 38.2% from three-point range by going 13 out of 34 and ended up shooting 27 of 32 from the charity stripe (84.4%). The Bucks allowed the Rockets to convert 36 out of 83 attempts from the field which had them at 43.4% for this contest. In all, the Bucks finished shooting 35 for 76 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.1%. Concerning shots from downtown, Milwaukee converted 9 of their 34 attempts (26.5%). They were able to make 29 of those for a clip of 69.0%. The Rockets were called for 24 fouls in this matchup which took the Bucks to the free throw line for 42 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Bucks were able to corral 37 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in the game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was important for the Bucks for this contest. Antetokounmpo racked up 48 points in his 39 mins of playing time and tallied 2 assists for this game. He buried 16 of 25 for this contest for a field goal rate of 64.0%, and tallied 17 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a mark of 25-11 this season. The Bucks are committing 20.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 26.2 times per contest (13th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest. Milwaukee has 4,475 points so far this year (124.3 per contest) and they collect 44.3 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Bucks are connecting on 50.0% from the field, which is ranked 3rd in the league.

The Milwaukee defense allows 33.3% on 3-point shots (414 of 1,242) and their opponents are making 82.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 26.5 assists and 44.0 rebounds every game, which is ranked 16th and 20th in the league. The Bucks on defense are ranked 24th in basketball in PPG given up with 119.5. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (16th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-12)

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