The Milwaukee Bucks (18-7) bring a three-game win streak into a home contest versus the Houston Rockets (13-9), who have won five straight. It begins at 7:00 PM ET (on BSWI and Space City Home Network) on Sunday, December 17, 2023.
The Bucks enter their matchup against the Rockets as a 6.5-point favorite. The game features a point total of 230.
Bucks vs. Rockets Betting Odds
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- Spread: Milwaukee -6.5
- Total: 230
- Moneyline: Milwaukee -257, Houston +207
Rockets at Bucks odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Rockets (+ 6.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (230)
- Prediction:
Bucks 115 – Rockets 114
- Milwaukee has been the favorite in 24 games this season and has come away with the win 18 times (75%) in those contests.
- This season, Milwaukee has come away with a win nine times in 10 chances when named as a favorite of at least -257 or better on the moneyline.
- Milwaukee has an implied victory probability of 72% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Houston has put together a 7-9 record in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 43.8% of those games).
- Houston has gone 1-5 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +207 or longer (16.7%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives Houston a 32.6% chance to win.
- The 124.2 points per game the Bucks average are 19.1 more points than the Rockets allow (105.1).
- Milwaukee is 11-13 against the spread and 18-6 overall when scoring more than 105.1 points.
- Houston has put together a 3-1-1 ATS record and a 3-2 overall record in games it scores more than 119.2 points.
- Milwaukee has an ATS record of 1-3 and a 4-0 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 109.5 points.
- The Bucks are the league’s second-ranked scoring team (124.2 PPG), while the Rockets allow the fewest points per game (105.1) in NBA play.
- Houston is the NBA’s 27th-ranked offense (109.5 PPG), while Milwaukee is the 23rd-ranked defense (119.2).
- The Bucks have out-scored their opponents by a total of 125 points this season (five points per game on average), and the Rockets have put up 96 more points than their opponents on the year (4.4 per game).
Over/Under
- Milwaukee has an average implied point total of 121.7 this season, which is 3.7 points higher than its implied total in Sunday’s game (118).
- This season, Milwaukee has put up more than 118 points 18 times.
- The 112.5-point average implied total on the season for Houston is 0.5 more points than the team’s 112-point implied total in this matchup.
How to watch Bucks vs. Rockets
- Game Day: Sunday, December 17, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSWI and Space City Home Network
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Arena: Fiserv Forum
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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