Milwaukee Bucks @ Houston Rockets -2.5 (-107)
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
January 22, 2016, 5:00PM PST
We expect Houston to beat Milwaukee by about 5 when the Bucks come calling at Toyota Center this afternoon. Accordingly, we are comfortable suporting the home cover for this contest.
The Rockets are 7-7 as favorites of between one and four points, and 6-13 playing on their home floor this season.
Conversely, Milwaukee has covered in each of their last five out, and won four of those games straight up (the Bucks were underdogs in each contest). Of note though, Milwuakee is half way through a four game road trip. We think the combination of travel and an unwelcoming environment in Houston are likely to exact a toll on the young Bucks.
The Rockets covered in the last two games versus the Bucks, but this year's Houston team is a different animal entirely compared to last year. Zooming out a bit, these teams split the last ten games of the head-to-head series.
Happy betting!!
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