Milwaukee Bucks vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 2/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, February 7, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Milwaukee Bucks (27-22) are en route to State Farm Arena on Friday where they will take on the Atlanta Hawks (23-28).

The Bucks stepped onto the hardwood against the Hornets and walked away with a win by a score of 112-102 in their last game. Milwaukee wrapped up the game with a 50.6% field goal percentage (41 of 81) and converted 18 out of their 42 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Bucks made 12 of their 13 shots for a rate of 92.3%. In regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 44 with 6 of them being offensive. They also dished out 26 assists for this contest while forcing 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about defending, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 43.2% from the floor on 38 of 88 shooting. Charlotte doled out 21 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Furthermore, Charlotte snagged 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Charlotte ended up shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 20 attempts. They also knocked down 11 out of their 34 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Bucks finished with 16 and the Hornets totaled 14 personal fouls.

Damian Lillard is a player who came through for the game. Lillard went 50.0% from the floor and distributed 12 assists. He saw the court for 31 minutes and pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 29 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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Milwaukee will enter this game with a mark of 27-22 this season. They have an average of 114.2 pts per game (12th in the NBA) while going 48.2% from the field. The Bucks are shooting 38.7% on shots from distance (700 of 1,810) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Milwaukee is snagging 43.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,242 assists this season, which is 24th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Bucks are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They give up 35.5% on shots from distance and they are 14th in the league in opponents points per game (112.6). The Bucks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.2% (2,010 of 4,446) and they surrender 45.7 boards per game as a team. They are 8th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,266 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the Hawks took a defeat with a final score of 126-125 when they played the Spurs. The Hawks collected 37 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 45 in this game. They also turned it over 20 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Spurs were called for 20 fouls for this game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. In terms of three-point attempts, Atlanta buried 16 of their 42 tries (38.1%). Overall, the Hawks finished 48 for 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.7%. The Hawks allowed the Spurs to convert 51 out of their 101 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.5% in this matchup. They finished 32.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 12 out of 37 and ended up going 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Atlanta permitted San Antonio to grab 41 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Trae Young was important for the Hawks for the game. He made 10 out of 21 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and had 2 rebounds. Young tallied 32 points in his 43 mins on the hardwood and had 12 assists for this game.

Atlanta has a mark of 23-28 for the campaign. The Hawks are committing 18.6 fouls per game while shooting 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 29.1 times per game (4th in basketball) and they are turning it over 16.2 times per contest. Atlanta has accounted for 5,920 pts for the campaign (116.1 per game) and they average 45.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Hawks are shooting 46.1% from the field, which is ranked 17th in the league.

The Atlanta defense concedes 37.1% on 3-pointers (728 of 1,963) and their opponents are making 80.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 28.7 assists and 44.8 boards per game, which is ranked 28th and 22nd in basketball. The Hawks defensively are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 119.2. They are forcing their opponents into 16.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (27th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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