Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/2/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Fiserv Forum is the site where the Milwaukee Bucks (16-14) will meet the Brooklyn Nets (12-20) on Thursday.

The Nets faced off with the Magic and took a loss by a score of 102-101 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Nets walked away with 19 while the Magic had 23 personal fouls. They also converted 12 of their 36 tries from beyond the arc. Orlando shot 64.0% from the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 25 attempts. On top of that, Orlando pulled down 42 boards (16 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Orlando dished out 30 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. When discussing the defense, Brooklyn allowed 44.6% from the floor on 37 out of 83 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists for this game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Nets knocked down 24 of 28 tries for a rate of 85.7%. Brooklyn finished having earned a 43.8% FG percentage (32 of 73) and made 13 of their 30 shots from downtown.

Cam Thomas is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He walked away with 25 points on 6 out of 18 shooting. He played for 25 mins and also totaled 6 rebounds. Thomas finished 33.3% from the floor and totaled 6 dimes.

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Brooklyn will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-20 for the campaign. They average 107.8 pts per game (26th in the league) while hitting 45.2% from the field. The Nets are shooting 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc (470 of 1,260) and 80.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling in 39.2 boards per contest and has tallied 808 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 17th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 15.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Nets are able to force 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 37.5% on shots from distance and they are 16th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.8). The Nets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.4% (1,286 of 2,659) and they concede 42.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 24th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 862 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Bucks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-111 when they played the Bulls. Regarding attacking the glass, Milwaukee permitted Chicago to snag 52 in total (11 offensive). They finished shooting 38.9% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 14 out of 36 and ended up going 12 of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Bucks allowed the Bulls to convert 45 of 95 tries from the floor which had them at 47.4% for this contest. In all, the Bucks ended up going 41 for 102 from the field which had them shooting 40.2%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Milwaukee converted 15 out of 45 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 100.0%. The Bulls committed 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Bucks corralled 37 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in the matchup.

Damian Lillard ended up being important for the Bucks for this contest. Lillard tallied 29 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 12 dimes for this game. He buried 8 out of 19 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 42.1%, and had 6 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a record of 16-14 on the season. As an offensive team, the Bucks are shooting 47.8% from the field, which is 7th in basketball. Milwaukee has totaled 3,373 pts for the campaign (112.4 per contest) and they pull in 43.1 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.4 times per game (23rd in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.3 times per game. The Bucks are responsible for committing 18.4 fouls every game while shooting 73.4% from the free throw line.

The Milwaukee defense gives up 36.3% on 3-pointers (417 of 1,149) and their opponents are converting on 81.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 25.5 dimes and 44.9 boards per contest, which is ranked 10th and 22nd in the league. The Bucks on defense are ranked 12th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 111.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (6th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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