Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/17/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Friday, January 17, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Toronto Raptors (10-31) are headed to Fiserv Forum on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (22-17).

The Raptors faced the Celtics and walked away with a win by a score of 110-97 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Raptors finished with 19 and the Celtics finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They made 16 of their 46 attempts from distance. Boston finished the game at 50.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of 18 attempts. Additionally, Boston pulled down 45 boards (13 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Boston doled out 24 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. In reference to defense, Toronto allowed the other team to go 39.6% from the field on 36 out of 91 shooting. They also recorded 35 dimes for the contest while creating 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 56 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Raptors buried 9 of 15 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. Toronto ended the contest having earned a 50.6% field goal percentage (45 of 89) and made 11 out of their 34 3-point attempts.

RJ Barrett is someone who had an impact in this contest. Barrett ended up going 55.6% from the floor and also distributed 8 dimes. He was on the court for 36 minutes and collected 10 boards. He ended up with 22 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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Toronto will take the court with a record of 10-31 on the season. They are averaging 111.0 points per game (19th in basketball) while shooting 46.7% from the floor. The Raptors are connecting on 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (473 of 1,358) and 74.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Toronto is snagging 44.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,181 assists for the year, which ranks 5th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 16.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.5 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Raptors are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.9% from 3-point land while they are 27th in the league in PPG allowed (118.2). The Raptors defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.3% (1,718 of 3,635) and they surrender 43.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 24th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,104 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Bucks went home victorious with a score of 122-93 when they faced the Magic. The Bucks were able to pull down 46 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 49 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 21 times, while earning 10 steals for this game. The Magic were called for 24 fouls in this matchup which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 35 shots. They were able to knock down 25 of them for a clip of 71.4%. In reference to shooting from distance, Milwaukee made 7 of their 12 attempts (58.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bucks finished shooting 45 out of 72 from the field which had them at 62.5%. The Bucks permitted the Magic to knock down 33 out of 95 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 34.7% in the game. They shot 26.1% from downtown by hitting 12 of 46 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 21 at the charity stripe (71.4%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Milwaukee allowed Orlando to snag 32 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Damian Lillard ended up being a major contributor for the Bucks in the game. Lillard earned 30 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 dimes in this game. He converted 13 of 19 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 68.4%, and had 5 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a win-loss record of 22-17 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Bucks are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 6th in the NBA. Milwaukee has accounted for 4,421 points for the campaign (113.4 per game) and they grab 44.1 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 24.7 times per contest (24th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per contest. The Bucks are responsible for committing 18.5 personal fouls per contest and they hit 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The Milwaukee defense gives up 35.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (543 of 1,517) and opponents are connecting on 79.5% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 25.3 assists and 45.0 boards per game, which ranks 7th and 23rd in basketball. The Bucks defensively are ranked 10th in basketball in points given up per game with 111.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (4th 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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