Houston at Milwaukee

The Milwaukee Bucks have been a surprise in the early going as most thought this team was ready to make a move upward but that hasn't materialized yet. The losses keep mounting and they come into this one at 8-13. They have lost some of the zest on the defensive end because of it. The Bucks, through their first 14 games, were holding teams to under 90 ppg (excluding OT) and have since allowed 98 ppg in their last seven, almost a ten point swing. The Bucks therefore are enjoying no pointspread success as they have claimed one win vs the number in their last 12 games. The Rockets are an uptempo team with a good offense, having topped the 110 mark eight times already on the season. To put that in perspective, Golden State is always playing to big totals and has topped the 110 mark just five times! The Rockets are playing their "A" game of late with four straight covers and at 12-5 to the OVER as a dog in their last 17. I like Houston and OVER in this one.