Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 11/30/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Fiserv Forum is the site where the Milwaukee Bucks (9-9) will play the Washington Wizards (2-14) on Saturday.

The Wizards faced the Bulls and went home with a loss by a final score of 127-108 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Wizards finished with 18 while the Bulls recorded 22 personal fouls. They knocked down 14 of their 40 shots from beyond the arc. Chicago ended up going 86.4% at the free throw line by converting 19 of 22 tries. On top of that, Chicago snagged 50 rebounds (8 offensive, 42 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Chicago doled out 29 assists and had 6 steals in this game. With respect to the defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 47 of 94 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 43 with 5 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Wizards made 20 of their 31 shots for a rate of 64.5%. Washington wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (39 of 91) and made 10 of their 37 3-pointers.

Kyle Kuzma is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 7 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes and snagged 7 boards. Kuzma went 38.9% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Washington enters this contest with a mark of 2-14 on the season. They cough up possession 15.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 21.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Washington is pulling in 42.1 boards per game and has tallied 397 assists on the season, which is 26th in basketball in terms of passing. The Wizards are hitting 32.5% on shots from distance (190 of 585) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They average 108.5 pts per game (26th in the league) while shooting 44.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wizards are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They currently rank 9th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 436 relinquished so far this year. The Wizards are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.7% (702 of 1,471) and they surrender 48.4 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 36.8% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 30th in basketball in points per game allowed (123.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Bucks got the win with a final of 106-103 against the Heat. The Bucks earned 32 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the game. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Heat committed 14 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 82.4%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Milwaukee made 20 of 42 tries (47.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Bucks walked away from this one shooting 36 out of 77 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.8%. The Bucks allowed the Heat to convert 35 out of their 77 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.5% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 34.5% from distance by connecting on 10 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 30 from the free throw line (76.7%). In the matter of rebounding, Milwaukee permitted Miami to grab 38 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Damian Lillard was important for the Bucks in this game. Lillard earned 37 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and totaled 12 dimes for the contest. He buried 10 of 17 for the contest giving him a rate of 58.8%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a win-loss record of 9-9 so far this season. The Bucks have committed 18.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 23.6 times per game (26th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. Milwaukee has accumulated 2,029 pts on the campaign (112.7 per contest) and they average 44.0 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Bucks are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 7th in the league.

The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the NBA in points given up per game with 112.3. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (5th in the league). The Milwaukee defense surrenders 37.2% on shots from 3-point land (261 of 702) and opponents are making 82.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 25.7 dimes and 45.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 13th and 24th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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