San Antonio Spurs vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Milwaukee Bucks (18-16) will play the San Antonio Spurs (18-18) at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday.

The Spurs stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and ended up losing by a score of 114-110 in their last contest. San Antonio finished with a 46.3% FG percentage (44 of 95) and converted 15 of 46 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Spurs buried 7 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 58.3%. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 49 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 31 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In relation to the defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 43.1% from the field on 44 out of 102 shooting. Chicago earned 25 assists and had 12 steals for the contest. In addition, Chicago grabbed 47 rebounds (14 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 12 rejections. Chicago finished the game at 86.7% from the free throw line by burying 13 of 15 shots. They made 13 out of their 39 tries from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Spurs ended up walking away with 18 and the Bulls had 9 fouls.

Victor Wembanyama is one player who came through in the matchup. He totaled 23 points on 9 of 22 shooting. He played 35 minutes played and pulled down 14 boards. Wembanyama shot 40.9% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes.

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San Antonio comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 18-18 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per game and as a group are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Antonio is pulling in 45.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,036 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 6th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Spurs are shooting 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (489 of 1,432) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They average 111.4 pts per contest (18th in the league) while connecting on 45.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Spurs are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are giving up 34.8% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 13th in basketball in opponents points per game (111.5). The Spurs defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.3% (1,508 of 3,331) and they surrender 45.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 15th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 920 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Bucks walked away with a victory by a final of 128-104 when they faced the Raptors. The Bucks corralled 39 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 21 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Raptors were called for 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. In relation to shots from downtown, Milwaukee converted 22 of 44 tries (50.0%). Overall, the Bucks went 47 out of 82 from the floor which had them sitting at 57.3%. The Bucks allowed the Raptors to make 41 of 91 tries from the field which left them shooting 45.1% in the game. They finished shooting 25.7% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 35 and finished the contest at 13 out of 21 at the free throw line (61.9%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Milwaukee permitted Toronto to get 35 in total (10 offensive).

Damian Lillard was important for the Bucks in the game. He made 7 out of 12 in this game for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. Lillard scored 25 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and added 3 assists in this matchup.

Milwaukee has a win-loss mark of 18-16 for the season. The Bucks commit 18.5 fouls per game and they connect on 73.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.8 times per contest (24th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest. Milwaukee has scored 3,833 pts on the season (112.7 per game) and they average 43.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bucks are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which is 7th in basketball.

The Bucks are ranked 11th in the NBA in points given up per game with 111.0. They have forced 13.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (7th in basketball). The Milwaukee defense gives up 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (464 of 1,296) and their opponents are knocking down 79.9% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 25.4 assists and 45.2 total rebounds per game, which is 9th and 23rd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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