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Milwaukee Bucks vs. Houston Rockets
The Milwaukee Bucks and the Houston Rockets will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bucks as -5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 240.
The Rockets were a 122-95 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Timberwolves. They failed to cover the +4-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (217) made winners of OVER bettors.
Milwaukee won its last outing, a 125-121 result against the Spurs on January 04. The Bucks failed to cover in that game as a -11-point favorite, while the 246 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Milwaukee:
Team record: 25-10 SU,15-20 ATS
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Milwaukee's last 18 games
Houston:
Team record: 17-16 SU,19-12-2 ATS
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Next up:
Milwaukee home to Utah Monday, January 8
Houston at Miami Monday, January 8