Milwaukee Bucks at Houston Rockets 10/24/19 - NBA Betting Picks & Odds
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Houston Rockets
NBA: 8:00 PM EST
Oct. 24, 2019
TV: TNT
Latest Odds : HOU -2 Total 231.5
The Milwaukee Bucks are set to visit the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas for a cross-conference clash against the Houston Rockets. The Milwaukee Bucks will be looking to continue their success from the 2018-2019 season as they went 60-22 which landed them at 1st place in the Eastern Conference as well as in the playoffs. The Milwaukee Bucks will return one of the top players in the NBA in Giannis Antetokounmpo who put together an all-NBA performance last season as he averaged 27.7 PPG, 12.5 RPG, and 5.9 APG. The Bucks surrounded Antetokounmpo with a ton of shooters this offseason as they signed Wesley Matthews and Kyle Korver.
The Milwaukee Bucks were the best team in the NBA at scoring the basketball during the 2018-2019 season as they scored an average of 118.1 PPG. The Milwaukee Bucks were solid on the defensive side of the court last season as they held opponents to an average of 109.3 PPG which ranked 11th in the NBA.
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The Houston Rockets will be looking to continue their success form the 2018-2019 season as they went 53-29 which landed them at 4th place in the Western Conference as well as in the playoffs. The Houston Rockets will return the 2018-2019 MVP in James Harden who had one of the best seasons in NBA history as the guard averaged 36.1 PPG and 7.5 APG. Joining Harden in the backcourt is another MVP in the newly acquired Russell Westbrook who averaged a triple-double with the Oklahoma City Thunder last year (22.9 PPG, 11.1 RPG, and 10.7 APG).
The Houston Rockets were solid in scoring the basketball during the 2018-2019 season as they scored an average of 113.9 PPG which ranked 11th in the NBA. The Houston Rockets were solid on the defensive side of the court last season as they held opponents to an average of 109.1 PPG which ranked 10th in the NBA.
Recent Betting Trends:
Bucks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
Rockets are 18-37-1 ATS in their last 56 games after scoring more than 125 points in their previous game.
Over is 12-5 in Bucks last 17 vs. NBA Southwest.
Under is 4-0-1 in Rockets last 5 games following a straight up win.
Free Betting Pick: Houston Rockets -2
The Houston Rockets made a big addition by adding a former MVP in Russell Westbrook, and in my opinion, it makes this team the favorite in the Western Conference. The Bucks have one of the top players in the NBA with Antetokounmpo, but they will have to figure out how to cover Westbrook and Harden which is a tall task to ask. The Rockets have been traditionally bad on the defensive side of the court, but they can afford that as they can score the basketball at will. This can very well be a preview of the NBA Finals, but the Rockets have the advantage of playing on their homecourt in this one, and I expect the city of Houston to be rocking especially considering the success of their other teams at the moment.