Milwaukee Bucks vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 3/18/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Milwaukee Bucks (38-29) are headed to Chase Center on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Golden State Warriors (39-28).

The Bucks played the Thunder and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 121-105 in their last game. Milwaukee ended having earned a 39.8% field goal percentage (33 of 83) and buried 13 of 34 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Bucks buried 26 of 33 shots for a rate of 78.8%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected 34 with 9 of them being offensive. They also distributed 21 dimes for the contest while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to defense, Milwaukee allowed their opponent to shoot 51.7% from the field on 46 out of 89 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 30 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. In addition, Oklahoma City snagged 50 rebounds (8 offensive, 42 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Oklahoma City ended up going 76.0% at the free throw line by making 19 of 25 tries. They made 10 of 29 tries from distance. In regard to fouls, the Bucks ended up with 23 while the Thunder accumulated 20 fouls.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one guy who came through for this game. Antetokounmpo finished the game shooting 46.7% from the field and also dished out 10 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins played and snagged 12 boards. He walked away with 21 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Milwaukee will enter this contest with a mark of 38-29 on the campaign. They cough up possession 13.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Milwaukee is collecting 44.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,690 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 24th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Bucks are connecting on 38.4% on three-point attempts (950 of 2,475) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 114.8 pts per game (12th in the league) while shooting 48.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Bucks are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They concede 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 13th in the league in points per game from their opponents (112.7). The Bucks are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.4% (2,772 of 6,101) and they surrender 45.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 11th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,740 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Warriors got the victory with a final of 97-94 against the Knicks. The Warriors were able to corral 35 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Knicks committed 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a percentage of 81.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Golden State knocked down 13 out of 41 tries (31.7%). Overall, the Warriors ended up going 33 for 83 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.8%. The Warriors permitted the Knicks to knock down 37 of 86 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.0% for this contest. They went 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 9 out of 24 and ended up shooting 11 out of 13 from the charity stripe (84.6%). In the matter of team rebounding, Golden State allowed New York to snag 49 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Stephen Curry ended up being a major contributor for the Warriors for the contest. Curry totaled 28 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 5 assists in this contest. He knocked down 8 of 20 in this game for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Golden State has a mark of 39-28 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Warriors are connecting on 45.0% from the floor, which is 26th in basketball. Golden State has tallied 7,608 pts so far this year (113.6 per game) and they collect 45.9 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 29.2 times per contest (3rd in basketball) and they turn it over 13.9 times per contest. The Warriors commit 19.5 fouls per game while shooting 75.5% from the free throw line.

The Golden State defense surrenders 36.0% on 3-point shots (880 of 2,446) and opponents are knocking down 77.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 25.8 assists and 44.3 boards per contest, which is 10th and 17th in basketball. The Warriors on defense are ranked 8th in the league in points given up per game with 110.9. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the field (11th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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