Milwaukee Bucks vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 12/11/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Houston Rockets

Date: Sunday, December 11, 2022

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest

The Milwaukee Bucks are en route to Toyota Center on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Houston Rockets.

The Bucks took the court against the Kings and went home with a win by a final score of 126-113 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Bucks ended up walking away with 15 and the Kings racked up 17 fouls. They knocked down 12 out of their 38 attempts from three-point range. Sacramento ended up shooting 93.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 16 tries. On top of that, Sacramento collected 40 boards (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Sacramento doled out 19 dimes and had 2 steals for the game. When discussing defense, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 47.3% from the floor on 43 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 34 assists in this contest while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 50 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bucks knocked down 20 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Milwaukee wrapped up the game having earned a 47.9% FG percentage (46 of 96) and converted 14 out of their 33 shots from beyond the arc.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one player who played a role for this game. Antetokounmpo finished the contest at 63.2% from the floor and dished out 7 assists. He saw the court for 33 mins played and also snagged 6 boards. He ended up with 35 points on 12 of 19 shooting.

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Milwaukee heads into this game with a record of 18-6 on the campaign. They are averaging 113.1 points per game (14th in the NBA) while going 46.1% from the field. The Bucks are hitting 35.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (316 of 894) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Milwaukee is snagging 48.3 boards per game and has accumulated 607 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 17th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.7 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Bucks are forcing 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 fouls. They surrender 34.7% on shots from downtown while they are 3rd in the league in points per game from their opponents (108.0). The Bucks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (963 of 2,160) and they surrender 43.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 1st in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 510 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Rockets took a loss by a score of 118-109 against the Spurs. The Rockets were able to snag 26 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. The Spurs had 19 fouls for the contest which got the Rockets to the free throw line for 15 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Houston knocked down 10 out of 29 tries (34.5%). In all, the Rockets finished the game shooting 44 for 98 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.9%. The Rockets allowed the Spurs to make 46 out of their 83 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 55.4% for the contest. They shot 36.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 13 of 36 and finished the contest at 13 of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Houston allowed San Antonio to snag 38 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Jabari Smith Jr. ended up being a factor for the Rockets in the matchup. He buried 9 out of 13 in this matchup giving him a rate of 69.2%, and added 4 rebounds. Smith Jr. racked up 23 points in his 34 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Houston has a mark of 7-18 for the season. The Rockets commit 21.0 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.4 times per contest (29th in the league) and they cough up possession 17.8 times per contest. Houston has earned 2,770 points on the campaign (110.8 per contest) and they pull down 45.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Rockets are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which is ranked 30th in the league.

The Houston defense concedes 37.4% on shots from distance (350 of 937) and opponents are connecting on 77.1% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 26.6 assists and 41.4 boards per game, which ranks them 26th and 3rd in the NBA. The Rockets defensively are ranked 28th in the league in PPG given up with 117.2. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.6% from the floor (28th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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