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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
The fans at Fiserv Forum will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Bucks as -4.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
The Bucks were a 120-116 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Mavericks. They failed to cover the -10.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (236) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 105-102 loser as they battled the Pacers on the road. The Lakers failed to cover in the match as a -1-point favorite, while 207 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 24-4 SU,16-12 ATS
LA Lakers is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Lakers's last 13 games
LA Lakers is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Milwaukee:
Team record: 24-4 SU,15-13 ATS
Milwaukee is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Milwaukee is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Denver Sunday, December 22
Milwaukee at New York Saturday, December 21