New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 2/27/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Friday, February 27, 2026

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Milwaukee Bucks (25-31) will play the New York Knicks (37-22) at Fiserv Forum on Friday.

The Knicks took the court against the Cavaliers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 109-94 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 22 and the Cavaliers finished the game with 18 fouls. They also converted 13 of 35 tries from beyond the arc. Cleveland went 73.3% from the free throw line by converting 22 of 30 tries. In addition, Cleveland had 44 boards (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Cleveland recorded 23 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 42.5% from the field on 37 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 44 with 11 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Knicks converted 14 of 21 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. New York finished the game with a 40.7% FG percentage (35 out of 86) and made 10 of their 37 shots from downtown.

Jalen Brunson is someone who was a major factor for this game. Brunson walked away from this one shooting 31.6% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes. He was on the court for 36 mins played and snagged 1 board. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 6 out of 19 shooting.

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New York will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 37-22 for the year. They are averaging 117.1 points per outing (9th in basketball) while shooting 47.1% from the floor. The Knicks are shooting 37.4% from downtown (870 of 2,328) and 78.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is collecting 45.9 boards per game and has 1,595 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Knicks are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They give up 35.8% on shots from distance and they rank 6th in the league in opponents PPG (111.7). The Knicks are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.9% (2,349 of 5,122) and they concede 41.9 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 6th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,454 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Bucks got the victory with a final of 128-117 when they played the Heat. The Bucks were able to snag 36 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for this contest. They gave up possession 11 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. The Heat were called for 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.2%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Milwaukee made 16 of 39 attempts (41.0%). Overall, the Bucks ended up going 48 out of 97 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.5%. The Bucks permitted the Heat to convert 40 out of their 94 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6% for this contest. They finished 33.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 16 out of 48 and ended up shooting 21 out of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). With respect to rebounds, Milwaukee permitted Miami to snag 51 overall (14 offensive).

Kevin Porter Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Bucks for this contest. He made 11 out of 20 in this contest for a field goal rate of 55.0%, and added 7 rebounds. Porter totaled 32 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 7 assists for this game.

Milwaukee has a record of 25-31 on the year. The Bucks are responsible for committing 19.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 26.0 times per contest (17th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per game. Milwaukee has 6,286 points for the campaign (112.3 per game) and they grab 41.3 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bucks are hitting on 48.2% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in the NBA.

The Milwaukee defense surrenders 36.5% on three-point shots (799 of 2,191) and their opposition knocks down 78.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 27.2 assists and 44.6 boards every game, which ranks them 19th and 17th in the NBA. The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 16th in basketball in PPG allowed with 115.4. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the field (11th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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