Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 3/2/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Monday, March 2, 2026

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Peacock

The Boston Celtics (39-20) are hitting the road to Fiserv Forum on Monday where they will take on the Milwaukee Bucks (26-32).

The Celtics faced the Nets and took home the win by a score of 148-111 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Celtics ended up with 17 and the Nets finished the game with 25 personal fouls. They also made 14 of their 34 tries from beyond the perimeter. Brooklyn ended up going 68.8% at the free throw line by burying 11 of 16 shots. In addition, Brooklyn collected 25 rebounds (9 offensive, 16 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Brooklyn earned 29 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In terms of defense, Boston allowed their opponent to shoot 48.9% from the floor on 43 of 88 shooting. They also distributed 38 dimes for the matchup while creating 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Celtics knocked down 22 of 27 tries for a percentage of 81.5%. Boston ended the contest with a 66.7% FG percentage (52 of 78) and knocked down 22 of 34 three-point attempts.

Jaylen Brown is a guy who came through for the matchup. He had 28 points on 9 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes played and also pulled down 7 rebounds. Brown finished shooting 75.0% from the floor and distributed 9 dimes.

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Boston heads into this game with a mark of 39-20 for the year. They cough up possession 12.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Boston is grabbing 45.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,438 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 28th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Celtics are hitting 36.5% on shots from distance (909 of 2,492) and 79.3% from the free throw line. They average 115.0 points per outing (19th in the league) while connecting on 46.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Celtics are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 5th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,475 relinquished this season. The Celtics are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.2% (2,263 of 5,119) and they surrender 41.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 36.0% on shots from downtown while they are 1st in basketball in PPG allowed (107.5).

The last time they took the court, the Bucks went home defeated by a final of 127-98 when they played the Knicks. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Milwaukee permitted New York to get 44 in all (7 offensive). They shot 50.0% from distance by going 21 out of 42 and finished the game at 14 out of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Bucks permitted the Knicks to bury 46 out of their 88 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.3% for the matchup. In all, the Bucks went 33 for 77 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Milwaukee made 16 of their 42 tries (38.1%). They were able to convert 16 of those for a rate of 72.7%. The Knicks earned 20 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Bucks were able to collect 30 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 34 for the contest.

Myles Turner was important for the Bucks in this game. He made 5 of 8 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 4 rebounds. Turner accumulated 19 points in his 25 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Milwaukee has a win-loss mark of 26-32 so far this season. The Bucks are committing 19.9 fouls per contest while shooting 73.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.0 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.5 times per contest. Milwaukee has totaled 6,502 pts for the season (112.1 per game) and they average 41.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Bucks are hitting on 48.2% from the field, which ranks them 5th in the NBA.

The Bucks defensively are ranked 16th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 115.6. They are forcing 13.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (12th in the league). The Milwaukee defense allows 36.6% on three-point shots (832 of 2,273) and their opponents are knocking down 78.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 27.3 assists and 44.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 20th and 17th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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