Los Angeles Clippers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 2/20/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Fiserv Forum is the site where the Milwaukee Bucks (28-24) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Clippers (29-23) on Thursday.

The Clippers took the court against the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 130-110 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the game with a 58.0% FG percentage (51 out of 88) and knocked down 11 of their 26 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Clippers made 17 of their 21 tries for a rate of 81.0%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 36 dimes for the contest while forcing 20 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 47.0% from the floor on 39 of 83 shooting. Utah recorded 26 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Utah pulled down 38 rebounds (12 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Utah finished 83.3% at the free throw line by converting 15 of their 18 shots. They also knocked down 17 out of their 43 tries from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Clippers finished with 20 while the Jazz totaled 21 personal fouls.

Norman Powell is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He finished with 26 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and snagged 1 board. Powell finished 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists.

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Los Angeles will play this game with a win-loss record of 29-23 on the campaign. They are turning it over 16.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 44.2 boards per contest and has tallied 1,281 assists for the year, which has them ranked 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers are connecting on 36.0% on three-point shots (632 of 1,754) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. They average 110.5 points per game (22nd in the league) while shooting 47.2% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Clippers are forcing 15.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.6% from 3-point land and they rank 4th in the NBA in PPG allowed (107.8). The Clippers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (2,038 of 4,480) and they concede 42.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 5th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,314 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Bucks took a loss by a final score of 125-111 when they played the Warriors. The Bucks earned 32 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 20 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. The Warriors were called for 23 fouls for this game which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 34 shots. They were able to make 25 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.5%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Milwaukee buried 10 of 33 attempts (30.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bucks finished 38 out of 76 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Bucks permitted the Warriors to make 41 of 93 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.1% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 28.9% from downtown by going 13 out of 45 and finished the contest at 30 of 38 from the free throw line (78.9%). When it comes to team rebounding, Milwaukee permitted Golden State to pull down 48 in total (15 offensive).

Damian Lillard was important for the Bucks for the contest. Lillard scored 38 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 assists in this matchup. He buried 12 of 20 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a mark of 28-24 this season. The Bucks are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.3 times per game (19th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest. Milwaukee has earned 5,954 pts for the season (114.5 per game) and they average 44.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Bucks are shooting 48.0% from the field, which is ranked 7th in basketball.

The Milwaukee defense allows 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (729 of 2,053) and their opposition makes 79.1% of their free throw attempts. They give up 26.0 dimes and 45.8 boards per game, ranking them 10th and 25th in the league. The Bucks are ranked 15th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 113.1. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.4% from the floor (5th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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