Milwaukee Bucks at Los Angeles Lakers odds, picks and prediction
The Milwaukee Bucks (29-17) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (30-17) at Staples Center Wednesday for a 10 p.m. ET tip-off. Below, we analyze the Bucks at Lakers odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.
The Bucks are licking their wounds after a 129-105 beatdown in this very building against the Clippers on Monday. Milwaukee is on a three-game swoon, and they have failed to cover in four straight. The offense has had a power outage, averaging just 100.5 PPG across the past two.
The Lakers are obviously struggling with Anthony Davis and LeBron James on the shelf. They have scored 101 or fewer points in three straight and five of the past six. L.A. has won two in a row, but that's because they faced Cleveland and Orlando, two horrible teams.
Bucks at Lakers: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports' betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:35 a.m. ET.
- Money line : Bucks -375 (bet $375 to win $100) | Lakers +300 (bet $100 to win $300)
- Against the spread/ATS : Bucks -8.5 (-110) | Lakers +8.5 (-110)
- Over/Under : 221.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Bucks at Lakers: Key injuries
Bucks
- SF Rodions Kurucs (health and safety protocols) out
- PF Bobby Portis (health and safety protocols) out
- SF P.J. Tucker (calf) out
Lakers
- PF Anthony Davis (calf) out
- SF Jared Dudley (knee) out
- SF LeBron James (ankle) out
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Bucks at Lakers: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Bucks 108, Lakers 104
Money line (ML)
The Bucks (-375) are way too expensive for a team that will limp in on a three-game losing streak. There is no way to justify risking nearly four times your return, even though the Lakers (+300) are beat up.
AVOID.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The LAKERS +8.5 (-110) are without their two biggest stars, of course, but they're a good value at home catching four buckets against the ice-cold Bucks -8.5 (-110). L.A. is risky, too, going just 1-5 ATS across the past six, so just go lightly.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 221.5 (-110) is the best play on the board. Milwaukee has had difficulty lately scoring the basketball, and L.A. is a shell of itself without its two biggest studs suited up. The Under is 3-0 in the past three for the Lakers, and 6-1 across the past seven.
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