Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 10/22/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

The Houston Rockets are en route to Fiserv Forum on Saturday where they will play the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the Hawks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-107 in their last game. Houston wrapped up the game with a 42.9% FG percentage (42 out of 98) and knocked down 9 out of their 35 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 14 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 93.3%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 54 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 25 dimes in this matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning defending, Houston allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 45 of 90 shooting. Atlanta totaled 30 dimes and had 12 steals in this game. In addition, Atlanta grabbed 38 boards (4 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Atlanta walked away from this one shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 24 tries. They also knocked down 7 of their 25 shots from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 20 and the Hawks accumulated 18 personal fouls.

Kevin Porter Jr. is someone who played a role for the matchup. Porter Jr. went 47.4% from the floor and totaled 7 dimes. He was on the court for 34 mins played and snagged 7 rebounds. He was able to score 21 points on 9 out of 19 shooting.

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Houston will enter this contest with a record of 0-1 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Houston is pulling down 54.0 boards per game and has accumulated 25 assists so far this year, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing. The Rockets are connecting on 25.7% on 3-point shots (9 of 35) and 93.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 107.0 pts per contest (20th in the league) while hitting 42.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Rockets are forcing 9.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 28.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 26th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (117.0). The Rockets are allowing a field goal percentage of 50.0% (45 of 90) and they surrender 38.0 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 26th in the NBA in giving up assists with 30 conceded so far this season.

When they last played, the Bucks got the victory with a final of 90-88 when they faced the 76ers. In reference to rebounding, Milwaukee permitted Philadelphia to get 44 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 20.8% from three-point range by going 5 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). The Bucks allowed the 76ers to knock down 36 of their 83 tries from the floor which had them at 43.4% in the matchup. Overall, the Bucks went 34 out of 84 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.5%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Milwaukee converted 13 out of 42 attempts (31.0%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 64.3%. The 76ers earned 14 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Bucks corralled 41 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in this contest.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was important for the Bucks for this game. He buried 9 out of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and had 13 rebounds. Antetokounmpo accumulated 21 points in his 36 mins of playing time and accumulated 8 assists in this matchup.

Milwaukee has a win-loss record of 1-0 so far this year. The Bucks commit 16.0 fouls per game and they hit 64.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 24.0 times per game (15th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per game. Milwaukee has scored 90 points so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bucks are shooting 40.5% from the field, which has them ranked 24th in basketball.

The Milwaukee defense concedes 20.8% on shots from beyond the arc (5 of 24) and their opponents are connecting on 84.6% of their foul shots. They have conceded 17.0 assists and 44.0 boards per contest, ranking them 2nd and 15th in the league. The Bucks on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the league in PPG surrendered with 88.0. They are able to force 10.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the field (12th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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