Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 11/09/25

The Houston Rockets will be trying to get back on the winning track when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday afternoon. Houston (5-3) had won 5 games in a row before falling at San Antonio during NBA Cup competition on Friday. Milwaukee (6-3) is also rolling along nicely in the early stages of the 2025-26 campaign. It has not yet lost back-to-back games. I don’t feel great about fading either team, so instead I’ll look to the game total. My Rockets vs Bucks pick is Over 231.5.

Bucks games are averaging 238.7 total points so far this season; Rockets games are producing 235.8 points. Milwaukee ranks in the top half of the NBA in pace of play (possessions per game); Houston is top 10 in that metric over the past 3 games. The main concern with Houston coming into the season was the point-guard position, as Fred VanVleet is out for the year with a torn ACL. Amen Thompson, however, has stepped up in a big way. The second-year PG is averaging 18.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 5.4 apg. With Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun obviously playing great, the Rockets are quite dangerous when Thompson is skillfully operating the offense. For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo is in MVP form and he is getting a surprising amount of help from Ryan Rollins (16.7 ppg).

Rockets vs Bucks prediction: Over 231.5 (-118) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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