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

A pair of the NBA’s best scorers — Giannis Antetokounmpo (third, 32.2 points per game) and LeBron James (seventh, 30.2) — take the court when the Milwaukee Bucks (37-17) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (25-30) on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET on TNT and SportsNet LA.

The Bucks hit the court as 5.5-point favorites against the Lakers. The matchup’s point total is set at 239.5.

Bucks vs. Lakers Betting Odds

• Spread: Milwaukee -5.5
• Total: 239.5
• Moneyline: Milwaukee -231, Los Angeles +188

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Bucks at Lakers odds, spread, & more

Prediction

• Pick ATS: Lakers (+ 5.5)
• Pick OU:

  Under (239.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Bucks 116 – Lakers 115

• Milwaukee has come away with 33 wins in the 42 contests it has been listed as the favorite in this season.
• This year, Milwaukee has won 18 of 22 games when listed as at least -231 or better on the moneyline.
• Milwaukee has an implied victory probability of 69.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

• Los Angeles has been the moneyline underdog 40 total times this season. LA has gone 16-24 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +188 or longer, Los Angeles has gone 5-13 (27.8%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, Los Angeles has an implied win probability of 34.7%.

• The Bucks score 114.5 points per game, only 4.1 fewer points than the 118.6 the Lakers allow.
• Milwaukee has an 18-3 record against the spread and a 20-1 record overall when putting up more than 118.6 points.
• Los Angeles has a 12-8 record against the spread and a 12-8 record overall when allowing fewer than 114.5 points.
• The Lakers put up an average of 117.3 points per game, 5.5 more points than the 111.8 the Bucks allow.
• When it scores more than 111.8 points, Los Angeles is 24-15-1 against the spread and 24-16 overall.
• Milwaukee’s record is 23-14-3 against the spread and 31-9 overall when it gives up fewer than 117.3 points.
• The Bucks are the league’s 14th-ranked scoring team (114.5 PPG), while the Lakers allow the rank 27th in points per game (118.6) in NBA play.
• Los Angeles is the NBA’s seventh-ranked offense (117.3 PPG), while Milwaukee is the seventh-ranked defense (111.8).
• The Bucks have out-scored their opponents by a total of 147 points this season (2.7 points per game on average), and opponents of the Lakers have out-scored them by 71 more points on the year (1.3 per game).

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• Milwaukee has an average implied point total of 115.4 this year, which is 7.6 points lower than its implied total in Thursday’s game (123).
• So far this season, Milwaukee has recorded more than 123 points in 19 games.
• The average implied point total on the year for Los Angeles (119.1) is 2.1 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (117).

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How to watch Bucks vs. Lakers

• Game Day: Thursday, February 9, 2023
• Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: TNT and SportsNet LA
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Arena: Crypto.com Arena
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