Milwaukee Bucks vs. Houston Rockets odds, tips and betting trends
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
- 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).
- 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.
- 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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