Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 12/21/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (3-21) are hitting the road to Fiserv Forum on Saturday where they will go up against the Milwaukee Bucks (14-11).

The Wizards played the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 112-98 in their last contest. Washington walked away from the contest with a 40.4% field goal percentage (40 out of 99) and made 13 out of their 40 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Wizards converted 5 of 8 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 51 with 17 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 10 steals. Pertaining to defense, Washington allowed 43.0% from the field on 40 out of 93 shooting. Boston distributed 26 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Boston had 56 boards (16 offensive, 40 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Boston finished the game shooting 58.3% from the free throw line by converting 14 of their 24 tries. They buried 18 out of their 46 tries from 3-point land. When discussing fouls, the Wizards walked away with 25 while the Celtics accumulated 15 fouls.

Jordan Poole is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He left the arena with 21 points on 8 out of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and also pulled down 3 boards. Poole finished shooting 42.1% from the floor and distributed 7 assists.

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Washington enters this contest with a win-loss record of 3-21 on the season. They are averaging 107.1 points per game (25th in basketball) while hitting 43.9% from the field. The Wizards are shooting 31.4% on 3-pointers (273 of 869) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Washington is pulling in 43.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 582 dimes for the year, which is 28th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 16.2 times per game and as a group are committing 22.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Wizards are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.1% on 3-pointers and they are 30th in the league in points per game allowed (123.0). The Wizards defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.9% (1,054 of 2,199) and they surrender 48.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 16th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 673 relinquished so far this season.

When they last played, the Bucks took home the win by a final score of 110-102 when they faced the Hawks. The Bucks were able to corral 41 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 47 in the game. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. The Hawks had 20 fouls in this contest which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for 27 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Regarding shooting from distance, Milwaukee converted 14 of their 45 tries (31.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bucks ended up shooting 39 out of 86 from the floor which had them at 45.3%. The Bucks allowed the Hawks to convert 35 out of their 82 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.7% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 41.7% from downtown via 10 of 24 and ended up going 22 out of 34 at the free throw line (64.7%). With respect to rebounds, Milwaukee permitted Atlanta to pull down 44 in all (7 offensive).

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being a major contributor for the Bucks for the contest. He converted 10 of 15 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accounted for 14 rebounds. Antetokounmpo racked up 32 points in his 38 minutes on the court and totaled 9 assists in this game.

Milwaukee has a win-loss record of 14-11 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bucks are shooting 48.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 7th in the NBA. Milwaukee has scored 2,832 pts this year (113.3 per contest) and they snag 42.9 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.0 times per contest (24th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. The Bucks are committing 18.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 72.9% from the free throw line.

The Bucks are ranked 12th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 111.9. They are forcing 12.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.1% from the field (6th in basketball). The Milwaukee defense allows 36.1% on three-point shots (339 of 938) and opponents are converting on 81.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 25.2 dimes and 44.6 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 8th and 22nd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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