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Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee Bucks odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Tuesday’s Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee Bucks odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Los Angeles Lakers (39-32) take on the Milwaukee Bucks (46-25) Tuesday with tip-off from Fiserv Forum set for 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Lakers vs. Bucks odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Lakers lead 1-0

The Lakers might be hitting their stride with 3 wins in a row, and the last of which was an impressive 150-145 W over the Indiana Pacers Sunday. F Anthony Davis (36), F LeBron James (26), G Spencer Dinwiddie (26) and G Austin Reaves (25) all had 25+ points. With 11 games to go, they sit in the 9th spot among the play-in teams and are 3 games from getting out of that purgatory.

The Bucks sit firmly in the 2nd spot in the East, 2 1/2 games up on the Cleveland Cavaliers. They’ve won 2 in a row after a 118-93 strike on the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday. F Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 19 boards as the Bucks covered as 2.5-point favorites.

Lakers at Bucks odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:01 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Lakers +340 (bet $100 to win $340) | Bucks -450 (bet $450 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Lakers +9.5 (-110) | Bucks -9.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 231.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Lakers at Bucks key injuries

Lakers

F Anthony Davis (Achilles) questionable
F LeBron James (ankle) questionable
F Jarred Vanderbilt (foot) out
G Gabe Vincent (knee) out
F Christian Wood (knee) out

Bucks

F Giannis Antetokounmpo (hamstring) probable
F Khris Middleton (ankle) probable

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Lakers at Bucks and predictions

Prediction

Bucks 119, Lakers 117

Moneyline

Barring some sort of load-management scenario, I see the Bucks taking this one, but I see a competitive game. The Lakers pulled off a 123-122 victory at home against the Bucks March 8. Instead of the hot air balloon that is the Bucks’ ML, SGP the BUCKS -2.5 + GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO OVER 45 POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS (-121).

Against the spread

I like the Lakers here. As mentioned, they are heating up down the stretch and just beat the Bucks in LA. They have far more to play for than Milwaukee does, so I think this spread is bloated.

Take the LAKERS +9.5 (-110).

Over/Under

The Lakers are 7-3 O/U over the last 10, and the Bucks are 5-4-1. Three of the last 4 meetings went Over.

Again, unless someone sits due to load management, I like OVER 231.5 (-110).

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Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee Bucks odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Friday’s Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee Bucks odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Los Angeles Lakers (8-12) and Milwaukee Bucks (15-5) meet Friday at Fiserv Forum. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Lakers vs. Bucks odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

The Lakers covered the spread as 6-point home favorites in a 128-109 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday. F LeBron James scored a game-high 31 points on 6 of 8 shooting from the 3-point line.

Los Angeles is 6-2 against the spread (ATS) in its last 8 games.

The Bucks pushed as 6-point favorites 109-103 at the New York Knicks Wednesday. F Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with a game-high 37 points and team-high 13 rebounds after fouling out with a minute left.

Milwaukee is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 head-to-head meetings vs. the Lakers.

All-Star F Khris Middleton (wrist) is expected to make his season debut Friday.

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Lakers at Bucks odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:08 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Lakers +350 (bet $100 to win $350) | Bucks -425 (bet $425 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Lakers +8.5 (-110) | Bucks -8.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 230.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Lakers at Bucks key injuries

Lakers

F/C Anthony Davis (back) probable
F LeBron James (groin) probable
G Dennis Schröder (personal) out
G Lonnie Walker IV (foot) probable

Bucks

F/C Serge Ibaka (illness) out
F Khris Middleton (wrist) probable

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Lakers at Bucks picks and predictions

Prediction

Bucks 118, Lakers 105

Moneyline

PASS.

I expect the Bucks (-425) to win, but there is no need to risk more than 4 times your potential profit on the ML when Milwaukee should take it by double digits. Bet the spread or the total instead.

Against the spread

BET BUCKS -8.5 (-110).

While I don’t think bringing Middleton back is a huge deal in this game particularly, it definitely won’t hurt the Bucks as the 3-time All-Star is easy to re-insert into the offense and won’t mess with Milwaukee’s chemistry. The Lakers are being slightly overvalued due to recent success and the Bucks are a team that Los Angeles has struggled against in past meetings. Lay the points.

Over/Under

BET UNDER 230.5 (-110).

The Under is 5-0 in the last 5 head-to-head meetings in Milwaukee and I expect this trend to continue Friday with such a high number. The Over is 4-0 in the Bucks’ last 4 home games, but all those totals closed below 225. Both teams should play a slower-paced, defensive-minded game as they look to get a statement win on national television.

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Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee Bucks odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Wednesday’s Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee Bucks odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks (6-8) hosts the Los Angeles Lakers (8-7) Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. ET tip-off at Fiserv Forum. Below, we look at the Lakers vs. Bucks odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions, and bets.

L.A. is just 3-4 overall and ATS over the past two weeks which includes a 121-103 beatdown suffered at the hands of the Chicago Bulls Monday. The Lakers are 5-10 ATS and 8-6-1 O/U with the 23rd-ranked net rating (minus-2.6).

Milwaukee finally gets two-time All-Star wing Khris Middleton back who missed the past eight games after landing on the NBA’s COVID list. The Bucks have lost four of their last six games. Milwaukee is 6-8 ATS and 4-10 O/U with the 22nd-best net rating (minus-1.8).

These teams split last year’s season series 1-1 with the road team winning and covering in each meeting. However, LeBron James and Anthony Davis both missed the Lakers-Bucks game which L.A. lost and were active in the game L.A. won.

Lakers at Bucks odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 1 p.m. ET.

Money line: Lakers +340 (bet $100 to win $340) | Bucks -475 (bet $475 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Lakers +8.5 (-107) | Bucks -8.5 (-115)
Over/Under (O/U): 221.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)

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Lakers at Bucks key injuries

Lakers

PF Anthony Davis (thumb) probable
SF LeBron James (abdomen) out

Bucks

PG George Hill (back) probable
SG Khris Middleton (health and safety protocols) probable
SG Donte DiVincenzo (ankle) out
C Brook Lopez (back) out

Lakers at Bucks odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Bucks 114, Lakers 103

Money line

PASS because I only “lean” to Milwaukee covering its huge spread and wouldn’t lay it with the Bucks (-475).

Even though the Lakers have been shaky at best without LeBron in the lineup, L.A. still has a couple of eventual Hall of Famers including AD who is entering his prime.

Against the spread

“LEAN” to the BUCKS -8.5 (-115) for a half unit because the Lakers should be a popular underdog in this spot considering it’s Middleton’s first game back from a hiatus and the Bucks have lost four straight home games.

However, L.A. is just 7-11 ATS as a road underdog since the beginning of last season with a minus-8.5 margin of victory and minus-2.5 ATS margin.

Furthermore, Milwaukee hustles a lot more than L.A. and, now that Middleton is back in the lineup, I expect the Bucks to start stacking wins.

For instance, the Bucks lead the Association in contested shots per game and recover the third-most loose balls per game. Whereas the Lakers recover the third-fewest loose balls per game and contest the eighth-fewest shots per game.

That said, my “LEAN” to the BUCKS -8.5 (-115) is due to this being Middleton’s first game back so perhaps he’ll have to knock off some rust and this being a huge number for a Milwaukee team that hasn’t played well thus far.

Over/Under

PASS with a slight “lean” to the Under 221.5 (-112) only because 80-plus-percent of the action is on the Over, according to the Yahoo! Sports app. My instinct is to fade such lopsided markets in sports betting.

However, both teams get out in transition at a top-five frequency and L.A.’s 3-point defense has been atrocious this season. Milwaukee attempts the fourth-most 3-pointers per game and has the 10th-best 3-point percentage.

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