New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 3/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Friday, March 28, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The New York Knicks (45-27) are en route to Fiserv Forum on Friday where they will meet the Milwaukee Bucks (40-32).

The Knicks played the Clippers and ended up losing by a score of 126-113 in their last contest. New York walked away from the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (42 out of 84) and converted 13 out of their 34 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Knicks knocked down 16 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned a total of 38 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 35 assists in the game while creating 5 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to defending, New York allowed the other team to go 51.1% from the field on 45 of 88 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 27 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. Moreover, Los Angeles collected 45 boards (13 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 1 block. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 83.3% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of their 24 shots. They also buried 16 out of their 30 shots from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Knicks ended up with 14 while the Clippers accounted for 21 personal fouls.

Karl-Anthony Towns is a player who played a role for this contest. Towns finished 55.0% from the floor and recorded 4 dimes. He saw the court for 39 minutes and also collected 14 boards. He left the arena with 34 points on 11 out of 20 shooting.

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New York will enter this contest with a mark of 45-27 this season. They turn it over 13.2 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.0 fouls every game. As a team, New York is pulling in 42.9 boards per contest and has racked up 1,983 assists for the season, which ranks 11th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are hitting 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (905 of 2,457) and 80.0% from the free throw line. They average 116.5 pts per contest (9th in the league) while going 48.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Knicks are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They surrender 37.5% on shots from downtown and they are 13th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.4). The Knicks are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.3% (3,005 of 6,355) and they relinquish 42.2 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 8th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,846 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Bucks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-117 against the Nuggets. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Milwaukee permitted Denver to snag 46 in total (8 offensive). They finished the game shooting 43.2% from three-point range by shooting 16 of 37 and finished the contest at 13 of 22 at the free throw line (59.1%). The Bucks allowed the Nuggets to knock down 49 out of their 90 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.4% in this matchup. In all, the Bucks walked away from this one shooting 46 out of 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.7%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Milwaukee converted 16 out of 37 tries (43.2%). They were able to convert 9 of them for a clip of 69.2%. The Nuggets had 12 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Bucks earned 31 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this matchup.

Brook Lopez pitched in for the Bucks in this matchup. Lopez earned 26 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for the contest. He converted 12 of 17 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 70.6%, and added 7 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a mark of 40-32 for the year. The Bucks are committing 18.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 75.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.1 times per game (23rd in basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.4 times per contest. Milwaukee has 8,239 pts for the campaign (114.4 per contest) and they grab 43.8 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bucks are shooting 48.1% from the floor, which ranks 6th in the NBA.

The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 12th in basketball in points allowed per game with 112.3. They are forcing 12.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (4th in the NBA). The Milwaukee defense surrenders 35.2% on shots from distance (986 of 2,803) and their opposition knocks down 78.6% of their foul shots. They give up 26.0 dimes and 45.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 12th and 26th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Milwaukee and under the total points

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