third Quarter Report
The Rockets fell flat on their face towards the Timberwolves on Friday, however reminiscence of that harsh loss does not appear to have tripped them up immediately. The Rockets have a little bit of a cushion as they at present lead the Bucks 89-73.
The Rockets got here into the contest with some further motivation after the defeat they had been dealt the final time these two groups confronted off. We’ll see in the event that they’re in a position to flip the script or if it’s going to simply be extra of the identical.
Who’s Taking part in
Milwaukee Bucks @ Houston Rockets
Present Data: Milwaukee 25-10, Houston 17-16
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
- The place: Toyota Middle — Houston, Texas
- TV: Bally Sports activities Wisconsin
- Observe: CBS Sports activities App
- On-line streaming: fuboTV (Attempt without spending a dime. Regional restrictions might apply.)
- Ticket Price: $25.27
What to Know
The Milwaukee Bucks’ highway journey will proceed as they head out to face the Houston Rockets at 8:00 p.m. ET on January sixth at Toyota Middle. The Rockets took a loss of their final contest and shall be seeking to flip the tables on the Bucks, who are available in off a win.
The Bucks and the Spurs could not fairly dwell as much as the 248-over/underneath that the consultants had forecasted. Milwaukee snuck previous San Antonio with a 125-121 win on Thursday.
Giannis Antetokounmpo continued his behavior of posting loopy stat traces, dropping a double-double on 44 factors and 14 rebounds. He has been scorching lately, having posted ten or extra rebounds the final six occasions he is performed. The crew additionally obtained some assist courtesy of Damian Lillard, who dropped a double-double on 25 factors and ten assists.
In the meantime, it is laborious to win when you do not work as a unit and publish 13 fewer assists than your opponent, a reality the Rockets discovered the laborious means on Friday. 2024 welcomed they with a 122-95 beatdown courtesy of Minnesota.
Milwaukee is on a roll these days: they’ve received 20 of their final 26 matchups, which supplied a pleasant bump to their 25-10 report this season. As for Houston, their loss dropped their report all the way down to 17-16.
As for his or her recreation on Saturday, the Bucks are the favourite on this one, because the consultants count on to see them win by 6.5 factors. This contest shall be their twenty first straight because the favorites (to date over this stretch they’re 9/11 towards the unfold).
This contest is one the place the variety of possessions is more likely to be a giant issue: The Bucks have not given up the ball simply this season, having solely averaged 13.1 turnovers per recreation. Nevertheless, it is not just like the Rockets battle in that division as they have been averaging solely 12.5 turnovers per recreation. Given these competing strengths, it’s going to be fascinating to see how their conflict performs out.
Odds
Milwaukee is a strong 6.5-point favourite towards Houston, in accordance with the newest NBA odds.
The road has drifted a bit in direction of the Bucks, as the sport opened with the Bucks as a 5-point favourite.
The over/underneath is about at 237.5 factors.
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Collection Historical past
Milwaukee has received 7 out of their final 10 video games towards Houston.
- Dec 17, 2023 – Milwaukee 128 vs. Houston 119
- Dec 11, 2022 – Houston 97 vs. Milwaukee 92
- Oct 22, 2022 – Milwaukee 125 vs. Houston 105
- Dec 22, 2021 – Milwaukee 126 vs. Houston 106
- Dec 10, 2021 – Milwaukee 123 vs. Houston 114
- Could 07, 2021 – Milwaukee 141 vs. Houston 133
- Apr 29, 2021 – Houston 143 vs. Milwaukee 136
- Aug 02, 2020 – Houston 120 vs. Milwaukee 116
- Oct 24, 2019 – Milwaukee 117 vs. Houston 111
- Mar 26, 2019 – Milwaukee 108 vs. Houston 94
