Los Angeles Lakers vs. Milwaukee Bucks odds, tips and betting trends

The Los Angeles Lakers (34-30) square off against the Milwaukee Bucks (41-22) at 10:00 PM ET on Friday, March 8, 2024 on ESPN, SportsNet LA, and WMLW.

The Lakers take on the Bucks in a game expected to be a close matchup. The Lakers are favored by just 1.5 points against the Bucks. The game features a point total of 235.5.

Lakers vs. Bucks Betting Odds

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• Spread: Los Angeles -1.5
• Total: 235.5
• Moneyline: Los Angeles -113, Milwaukee -107

• Pick ATS: Bucks (+ 1.5)
• Pick OU:

  Over (235.5)
  

• Prediction: –
  Bucks 119 – Lakers 118

• Los Angeles has won 22, or 64.7%, of the 34 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
• This year, Los Angeles has won 22 of 34 games when listed as at least -113 or better on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Los Angeles has a 53.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

• Milwaukee has won two of the nine games it was the moneyline underdog this season (22.2%).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -107 or longer, Milwaukee has a record of 2-7 (22.2%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives Milwaukee a 51.7% chance to win.

• The Lakers average only 0.2 more points per game (117.2) than the Bucks give up (117).
• Los Angeles is 16-11 against the spread and 21-6 overall when scoring more than 117 points.
• When it scores more than 117.6 points, Milwaukee is 21-17 against the spread and 34-4 overall.
• Los Angeles has an ATS record of 23-13 and a 27-9 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 120.9 points.
• The Lakers are the NBA’s 10th-ranked scoring team (117.2 PPG), while the Bucks rank 19th in points per game allowed (117) in the league.
• Milwaukee is the NBA’s fourth-ranked offense (120.9 PPG), while Los Angeles is the 20th-ranked defense (117.6).
• The Lakers have a -31-point scoring differential on the season (-0.4 per game). The Bucks have out-scored opponents by 242 points on the season (3.9 more per game).

• Los Angeles’ average implied point total this season is 0.1 fewer points than its implied total in Friday’s game (118.9 implied points on average compared to 119 implied points in this game).
• So far this season, Los Angeles has put up more than 119 points 27 times.
• The 122.1-point average implied total on the season for Milwaukee is 5.1 more points than the team’s 117-point implied total in this matchup.

• Game Day: Friday, March 8, 2024
• Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: ESPN, SportsNet LA, and WMLW
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Arena: Crypto.com Arena
• TV Channel: ESPN
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