The Los Angeles Lakers will be in Wisconsin on Saturday night as they take on the Milwaukee Bucks in NBA betting action.
The Lakers had won six games in a row against Milwaukee until the Bucks beat them in Los Angeles when they last met in December 2010. The Lakers are just 2-8 ATS in their 10 most recent meetings.
View LA Lakers vs Milwaukee Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Bucks installed as 5-point underdogs in this particular matchup. The over-under number was listed by most sportsbooks at 182.
Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 22-rated Bucks and the No. 1-ranked Lakers, according to the NBA Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring formulas run on this game indicate a potential 95-91 result in favor of the Lakers.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Milwaukee's No. 17-ranked offense (93.4 PPG) against a Lakers defense that ranks No. 5 at 90.5 PPG. The Bucks have averaged 42.7% from the field per game, less than the Lakers have managed so far this season (45% on average).
In comparing how the teams stack up statistically, the Lakers own the league's No. 19-rated mark, allowing 97.9 points per game when on the road. Milwaukee, on the other hand, rates No. 12 in home scoring.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 96-91 Sportsbook as they battled the Clippers at home. The Lakers covered in the match as a 4-point favorite, while 187 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Lakers grabbed a 96-91 win over the Clippers on Wednesday, behind a 24-point effort from Kobe Bryant at STAPLES Center.
The Bucks were a 107-100 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Bulls. They covered the 11-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (207) made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. Milwaukee got 25 points from Brandon Jennings en route to a 107-100 loss against Chicago on Friday at United Center.
Los Angeles Lakers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Minnesota are 8-2
After playing LA Clippers are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
Milwaukee Bucks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Detroit are 4-6
After playing Chicago are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6
A few Lakers at Bucks trends to consider:
LA Lakers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
LA Lakers are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
Next up:
LA Lakers at Minnesota, Sunday, January 29
Milwaukee home to Detroit, Monday, January 30
