Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks prediction

Result

Final: Houston Rockets 132, Milwaukee Bucks 100 (Houston Rockets won). Mel’s pick (Houston Rockets win 58% of the time) was right. On the total, Mel’s lean was right.

Mel’s pick

Houston Rockets win 58% of the time in Mel’s Playbook’s default simulation of this game, saved before it started.

• Houston Rockets: 58%
• Milwaukee Bucks: 42%

Projected score

Houston Rockets 120, Milwaukee Bucks 111. 7% of the simulations finished as one-score games.

Mel vs the betting line

Mel’s margin (Houston Rockets by about 8.4) is close to the line (Houston Rockets −8.5), so there’s no real lean against the spread.

The total is 225.5; Mel projects 231.1 points, a lean to the over.

Recent form

Houston Rockets (4-0) scored 119.8 and allowed 106.6 points a game over their last 5.

Milwaukee Bucks (1-3) scored 119 and allowed 123.2 points a game over their last 5.

Based on this season’s stats, injuries, rest, travel and the betting market. Updated Oct 28, 9:11 AM ET.

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