Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 2/9/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Sunday, February 9, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Philadelphia 76ers (20-30) are traveling to Fiserv Forum on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (27-22).

The 76ers faced the Heat and took a loss by a score of 108-101 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the 76ers left the arena with 15 while the Heat recorded 13 personal fouls. They also converted 14 of 34 attempts from 3-point range. Miami finished the game at 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of 20 attempts. Additionally, Miami had 54 rebounds (13 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Miami distributed 25 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. Pertaining to defending, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 47.0% from the floor on 39 of 83 shooting. They also distributed 22 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 22 turnovers and having 14 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the 76ers converted 15 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Philadelphia walked away from the game with a 38.5% FG percentage (37 of 96) and made 12 out of their 40 three-point attempts.

Tyrese Maxey is one player who played a role in this game. He scored 31 points on 11 out of 28 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and also collected 3 rebounds. Maxey walked away from this one shooting 39.3% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists.

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Philadelphia comes into this one with a record of 20-30 this year. They currently have an average of 109.1 points per contest (25th in the NBA) while shooting 45.5% from the field. The 76ers are connecting on 35.1% on shots from distance (638 of 1,816) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Philadelphia is pulling down 38.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,141 dimes for the campaign, which is 29th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.4 times per game and as a team are committing 19.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the 76ers have forced 16.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 23rd in the league in giving up assists with 1,372 relinquished for the season. The 76ers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 48.9% (2,055 of 4,203) and they concede 44.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 36.8% on 3-pointers and they are 15th in the league in PPG allowed (112.6).

The last time they took the court, the Bucks took home the win by a final score of 112-102 when they faced the Hornets. When discussing rebounding, Milwaukee allowed Charlotte to get 41 in total (9 on the offensive side). They went 32.4% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 34 and finished the game at 15 of 20 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Bucks allowed the Hornets to knock down 38 of 88 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.2% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Bucks finished 41 for 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.6%. When it comes to shots from distance, Milwaukee converted 18 of their 42 attempts (42.9%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 92.3%. The Hornets earned 14 fouls for the contest which took the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Bucks earned 38 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 44 in this contest.

Damian Lillard ended up being a major contributor for the Bucks in this matchup. He converted 9 out of 18 for the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. Lillard earned 29 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 12 dimes in this matchup.

Milwaukee has a record of 27-22 this season. The Bucks commit 18.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.3 times per contest (20th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per game. Milwaukee has accumulated 5,598 points this season (114.2 per contest) and they snag 43.9 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Bucks are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which is 6th in the NBA.

The Milwaukee defense surrenders 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (685 of 1,927) and opponents are connecting on 79.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 25.8 assists and 45.7 rebounds every game, ranking them 10th and 26th in the league. The Bucks defensively are ranked 14th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.6. They have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (4th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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