Milwaukee Bucks vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 2/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Spectrum Center is the location where the Charlotte Hornets (12-35) will take on the Milwaukee Bucks (26-22) on Wednesday.

The Bucks faced off with the Thunder and ended up losing by a score of 125-96 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Bucks finished with 12 while the Thunder accumulated 18 fouls. They knocked down 16 out of their 41 attempts from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City finished the game at 87.5% at the charity stripe by making 7 of their 8 tries. Furthermore, Oklahoma City snagged 55 boards (14 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Oklahoma City doled out 28 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. In reference to defense, Milwaukee allowed their opponent to shoot 51.5% from the field on 51 of 99 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 17 turnovers and having 12 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they earned 37 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bucks buried 13 of 21 attempts for a rate of 61.9%. Milwaukee ended with a 37.6% field goal percentage (35 out of 93) and knocked down 13 of their 39 shots from distance.

Ryan Rollins is one player who came through for this contest. He had 16 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 18 minutes played but concluded the game with no rebounds. Rollins finished the game shooting 55.6% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Milwaukee will enter this matchup with a mark of 26-22 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.5 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Milwaukee is collecting 43.9 boards per game and has earned 1,216 assists on the season, which has them ranked 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing. The Bucks are connecting on 38.6% on three-point shots (682 of 1,768) and 73.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 114.3 points per game (12th in basketball) on 48.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bucks are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 15th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (112.8). The Bucks defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.3% (1,972 of 4,358) and they relinquish 45.8 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 8th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,245 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Hornets went home defeated by a final of 124-114 when they played the Wizards. In the matter of how they rebounded, Charlotte allowed Washington to collect 54 in total (18 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from 3-point land by hitting 17 out of 51 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 23 from the charity stripe (82.6%). The Hornets permitted the Wizards to convert 44 of 99 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.4% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Hornets walked away from this one shooting 39 for 89 from the floor which had them at 43.8%. Concerning shooting from distance, Charlotte made 11 out of their 29 attempts (37.9%). They were able to convert 25 of those for a clip of 89.3%. The Wizards had 21 fouls for the matchup which got the Hornets to the free throw line for 28 shots. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Hornets earned 37 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in the matchup.

Miles Bridges was important for the Hornets in this contest. He converted 9 of 21 in the game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and had 10 rebounds. Bridges earned 24 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 10 assists in this game.

Charlotte has a mark of 12-35 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Hornets are hitting on 43.0% from the floor, which is 30th in basketball. Charlotte has totaled 5,029 points so far this year (107.0 per game) and they average 46.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 23.9 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.5 times per contest. The Hornets are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.8% from the free throw line.

The Charlotte defense gives up 34.3% on 3-pointers (620 of 1,809) and their opposition knocks down 78.0% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 26.3 dimes and 44.3 boards per contest, which is 13th and 16th in the NBA. The Hornets on the defensive end are ranked 11th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.2. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (15th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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