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(34-13) Houston Rockets vs. Milwaukee Bucks (20-23)
Date: Monday January 23
Time: 8:00PM EST
Venue: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee Wisconsin
NBA Moneyline Odds: Off
NBA Betting Odds: Houston -4.5
NBA Betting Total: 223
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The Houston Rockets earned one of their biggest wins of the season after they beat the Grizzlies 119-95 in their last outing, while out in the Eastern Conference the Bucks weren’t as lucky as they came up with one if not their worst losses of the season after they gave up 109 points to the Heat.
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets were able to dish out some payback in their last game, after they beat the Memphis Grizzlies 119-95. Houston is known for its offense, but this game their defensive efforts were what set them apart.
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They held Memphis to just 37.1% shooting from the field, and just 26.5% from three-point territory.
Those shooting percentages stalled the Grizzlies offensive attack because the team couldn’t get the lid off the basket all night.
Now Houston has got to replicate that same defensive effort if they’re to beat the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks are just 20-23 on the season, but they’re record doesn’t show the type of team they really are.
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Milwaukee tends to play down to its competition. But this game they’re going to be playing one of the Elite teams in the West, so look for them to be more focused and engaged right from the opening tip.
That means Houston can’t be taking them lightly or less Milwaukee can pull away ahead.
The Rockets need to bring that same defensive energy from the Memphis game, for them to beat Milwaukee, because the Bucks are going to be a tough out if Houston hopes to just outscore them.
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks had one of the worst games of the season last outing, after they gave up a game to the lowly Miami Heat. Despite the fact that Miami has trouble scoring, Milwaukee still allowed them to get things going offensively.
The Heat shot a stellar 53.2% from the field, and 43.3% from deep. That was Miami’s shooting percentages even with key players being out of the line-up, so that’s just unacceptable on the Bucks behave.
You can’t allow teams like Miami to see the ball go through the basket, or else you’re going to start to have trouble, and that’s just what happened to Milwaukee.
So next game they’ve got to learn from that, and hope that doesn’t happen again, because this time they’re going to be going up against one of the elite offenses in the NBA.
Houston is going to pounce on a weak defensive team like Milwaukee if they don’t bring the effort, so they need to key in defensively in order to beat a strong opposition like the Houston Rockets.
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Holding James Harden in check, and forcing Houston to take contested three-pointers will help sway this game towards Milwaukee’s side.
So if they can play sound, shutdown defense they’ll be able to beat a tough Rockets team.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Rockets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. NBA Central.
- Rockets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Rockets are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
- Bucks are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Bucks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss.
Free Houston Rockets vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA Prediction:
The Rockets high-power offensive attack seems like it might be too much to overcome for the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks just aren’t good enough at scoring the ball; so don’t be surprised if Houston starts pulling away ahead at the start of the second half.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: -4.5
Houston just does a great job attacking the rim, and finding open shooters on the perimeter. So because of that, the Rockets offensive attack seems like it might be too much for the Milwaukee Bucks.
NBA Free Score Prediction: Houston 115 – Milwaukee 100
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