Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 11/9/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Fiserv Forum is the site where the Milwaukee Bucks (5-3) will attempt to defeat the Houston Rockets (5-2) on Sunday.

The Rockets played the Grizzlies and went home with a win by a final score of 124-109 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Rockets ended up with 21 and the Grizzlies totaled 19 fouls. They made 13 of their 39 tries from long range. Memphis walked away from this one shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 28 of 35 tries. Moreover, Memphis pulled down 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Memphis doled out 25 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defense, Houston let their opponent shoot 38.2% from the field on 34 out of 89 shooting. They also doled out 29 dimes in this game while creating 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled 54 with 15 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Rockets knocked down 15 of 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Houston ended having earned a 47.5% field goal percentage (48 out of 101) and knocked down 13 of 30 3-point attempts.

Amen Thompson is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. Thompson walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 7 dimes. He saw the court for 39 minutes and also snagged 10 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 13 of 26 shooting.

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Houston will enter this game with a win-loss record of 5-2 on the year. They are averaging 124.7 points per contest (1st in the league) while hitting 49.3% from the floor. The Rockets are connecting on 42.7% on three-point attempts (90 of 211) and 77.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Houston is snagging 50.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 184 assists this year, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 16.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.0 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Rockets have forced 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 25.3 personal fouls. They give up 34.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 5th in basketball in opponents points per game (111.7). The Rockets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.3% (286 of 646) and they surrender 38.3 boards per game as a group. They rank 5th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 185 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Bucks took a defeat with a final score of 128-100 against the Raptors. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Milwaukee permitted Toronto to grab 50 in all (10 on the offensive side). They finished 44.7% from downtown by shooting 17 out of 38 and finished the contest at 23 of 29 at the free throw line (79.3%). The Bucks allowed the Raptors to make 44 of their 91 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 48.4% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Bucks walked away from this one shooting 37 for 86 from the field which had them at 43.0%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Milwaukee made 11 of their 38 attempts (28.9%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a clip of 71.4%. The Raptors had 23 personal fouls in the game which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They coughed it up 15 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Bucks recorded 32 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 41 in the game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was important for the Bucks for the contest. He made 9 of 14 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 8 rebounds. Antetokounmpo earned 22 points in his 24 mins on the court and tallied 3 assists for the contest.

Milwaukee has a win-loss mark of 5-3 this season. The Bucks commit 24.4 fouls per game and they go 69.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.6 times per game (13th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.8 times per game. Milwaukee has scored 959 pts on the campaign (119.9 per contest) and they pull down 40.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Bucks are shooting 50.7% from the floor, which is ranked 2nd in basketball.

The Milwaukee defense allows 35.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (101 of 286) and their opponents are converting on 79.3% of their foul shots. They have conceded 25.6 assists and 45.4 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 10th and 20th in the NBA. The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 119.1. They are forcing 14.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the floor (10th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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