Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 10/28/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: MY24

The Houston Rockets (4-0) are hitting the road to Fiserv Forum on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Milwaukee Bucks (1-3).

The Rockets took the court against the Hawks and went home with a win by a final score of 120-110 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 22 and the Hawks accounted for 25 personal fouls. They also converted 11 of their 39 attempts from beyond the arc. Atlanta finished the contest at 71.4% when shooting free throws by making 15 of 21 attempts. In addition, Atlanta pulled down 35 boards (13 offensive, 22 defensive) and added 9 rejections. Atlanta dished out 26 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. In the matter of the defense, Houston let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the field on 42 of 98 shooting. They also distributed 31 assists in the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 52 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 26 of 32 attempts for a rate of 81.3%. Houston walked away from the contest having earned a 53.1% field goal percentage (43 out of 81) and made 8 out of their 27 3-pointers.

Alperen Sengun is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He racked up 29 points on 11 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and also pulled down 9 boards. Sengun ended up shooting 73.3% from the floor and dished out 9 dimes.

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Houston enters this contest with a win-loss record of 4-0 for the season. They are giving up possession 17.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 21.0 fouls per game. As a team, Houston is pulling in 45.3 rebounds per game and has 115 assists this year, which ranks 3rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Rockets are hitting 39.0% from downtown (48 of 123) and 83.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 120.8 pts per contest (6th in the league) while connecting on 50.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Rockets have forced 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 24.0 personal fouls. They are 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 102 conceded so far this year. The Rockets are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (166 of 360) and they surrender 37.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 29.0% on shots from distance and they are 11th in the league in PPG allowed (111.0).

In their last game, the Bucks got the victory with a final of 110-102 when they faced the Pacers. When it comes to how they rebounded, Milwaukee permitted Indiana to grab 48 in all (14 offensive). They shot 27.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 13 of 48 and ended up shooting 11 out of 18 at the charity stripe (61.1%). The Bucks allowed the Pacers to knock down 39 out of 96 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.6% for this game. When the game finished, the Bucks went 41 for 95 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.2%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Milwaukee made 13 of their 44 attempts (29.5%). They were able to bury 15 of those for a rate of 71.4%. The Pacers were called for 19 personal fouls for this game which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. The Bucks pulled down 45 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 61 for the game.

Tyler Herro ended up being a factor for the Bucks for the contest. He made 7 of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and tallied 10 rebounds. Herro earned 23 points in his 32 mins on the court and tallied 7 assists in this matchup.

Milwaukee has a win-loss record of 1-3 for the season. The Bucks are committing 26.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.0 times per game (13th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 17.5 times per game. Milwaukee has totaled 467 pts on the campaign (116.8 per contest) and they grab 52.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Bucks are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks them 15th in the NBA.

The Milwaukee defense surrenders 30.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (50 of 165) and their opponents are connecting on 80.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 27.5 dimes and 44.0 rebounds per game, which is 22nd and 15th in the league. The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 25th in the league in points given up per game with 122.3. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (14th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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