LA Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks Odds and Picks
- The Bucks are 4.5-point road favorites vs the Lakers on Tuesday night
- The Bucks are on a three-game winning streak
- A look at the odds and matchup can be found below with a prediction
The Milwaukee Bucks will look to keep their momentum going when the defending NBA champions visits the Los Angeles Lakers at 10pm ET Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena.
The Bucks (34-21, 15-12 road) have won three in a row, including routing the Clippers 137-113 in Los Angeles on Sunday. The Lakers (26-28, 17-12 home) rallied for a 122-115 victory in overtime over the visiting New York Knicks on Saturday for their second win in three games.
Both the Bucks and Lakers have won their last three games against the spread.
Bucks vs Lakers Odds
| Team | Moneyline | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Bucks | -190 | -4.5 (-110) | Over 230.5 (-110) |
| Los Angeles Lakers | +155 | +4.5 (-110) | Under 230.5 (-110) |
Odds as of February 7th at BetMGM.
The Bucks are 4.5-point favorites in a game that will be televised by TNT and have an implied win probability of 65.52% as -190 choices on the money line.
Bucks vs Lakers Injury Report
Grayson Allen (hip) and George Hill (neck) are both questionable for the Bucks. Allen was a late scratch from Saturday’s game and Hill has missed four straight games.
Brook Lopez (back) has a longer-term injury.
The Lakers’ Carmelo Anthony (hamstring) will miss his second game in a row and Dwight Howard (back) is questionable. Both missed Saturday’s game.
Spike Lee and Carmelo Anthony steal a moment in LA pic.twitter.com/ZkT8LjEqJt
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) February 7, 2022
Kendrick Nunn (knee) is out with longer-term injury.
Bucks Betting Outlook
The Bucks are 25-30 against the spread this season, including 14-13 on the road, while coming off one of their best offensive performances of 2021-22.
Milwaukee matched a season high with 137 points against the Clippers and had three players score at least 24 points for the first time this season. The Bucks also improved to 17-0 when scoring 120 or more points and 10-0 when shooting 50% or better.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 28 points, 10 rebounds and five assists while notching his 28th double-double in 45 games this season. He is second in the NBA in scoring with 28.9 points a game and seventh in rebounding with an 11.2 average.
His dad joke percentage is high.
I heard the Super Bowl was in town 🤣 pic.twitter.com/rPmWHxMAvK
— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) February 7, 2022
The Bucks shot 54.5% (48-of-88) from the field, including 50% (19-of-38) from three-point range.
Jrue Holiday finished with 27 points, 13 assists and five rebounds for his seventh double-double. He was 11-for-16 shooting.
PAT CONNAUGHTON.. BANGGGGG pic.twitter.com/avuRkcfjPK
— ata (@blockbyGiannis) February 7, 2022
Bobby Portis was 8-of-12 from the floor and 4-of-5 from distance as he scored 24 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. It was his 19th double-double.
Pat Connaughton started in Allen’s place and scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting from three-point range. Connaughton had 18 points total in his previous four games.
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Lakers Betting Outlook
The Lakers are 24-30 ATS, including 12-17 at home, after they rallied from a 21-point deficit in the second quarter to beat the Knicks. Los Angeles led throughout the overtime period as LeBron James opened the scoring by going the length of the court and dunking.
James had his fourth triple-double of the season after missing the previous five games with a knee injury, totaling 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. It was his 103rd career triple-double.
👑 103 Triple Doubles 👑
LeBron & @Lakers overcome a massive 21-point deficit as LBJ logs his 103rd career triple-double! #LakeShow@KingJames: 29 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST pic.twitter.com/yowGswcPCn
— NBA (@NBA) February 6, 2022
Malik Monk also had 29 points, his second-highest total of the season. He had 18 points in the third quarter when the Lakers went from being down 71-56 at halftime to being up 87-84 going into the fourth period.
Signed as a free agent in the offseason, Monk is shooting 40.6% from three-point range.
Anthony Davis scored 28 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, including a season-high seven off the offensive glass, for his third double-double in a row. Davis made 13-of-19 shots and played a strong defensive game with four blocked shots and three steals.
"Russell Westbrook pulls up from 18 feet" pic.twitter.com/FgcnLMFvvy
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) February 7, 2022
Russell Westbrook had a season-low five points on 1-of-10 shooting and did not play in overtime. He is shooting 11-for-40 (27.5%) in his last three games.
The Lakers held the Knicks to 39.8% (39-of-98) overall and 28.9% (11-of-38) from behind the arc.
Bucks vs Lakers Prediction
The teams met in Milwaukee on Nov. 17 and the Bucks won 109-102 behind a 47-point outburst by Antetokounmpo. It was the Bucks’ second straight win over the Lakers and 10th in the last 12 meetings.
Portis added 17 points for the Bucks and Khris Middleton had 16 points and six assists. Talen Horton-Tucker led the Lakers with 25 points and 12 rebounds and Westbrook had 19 points and 15 assists.
The talented Lakers have been spinning their wheels but their biggest comeback since 2015 will help them gain traction.
- The Pick: Lakers +4.5 (-110)
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John Perrotto has been covering and writing about sports for various outlets for over 40 years. His work has appeared in the likes of USA TODAY, ESPN.com, SI.com, Forbes.com, The Associated Press, Baseball Digest, and more. John is based out of Beaver Falls, PA.
