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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Fiserv Forum.
Oddsmakers opened the Bucks as -2.5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 229.5.
In their last action, Milwaukee was a 125-123 loser on the road against the Nets. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (248) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles was a 115-113 loser in its last match at home against the Warriors. They failed to cover the -8.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 228 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 11-4 SU,8-7 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Lakers's last 13 games
Milwaukee:
Team record: 9-5 SU,6-8 ATS
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Chicago Saturday, January 23
Milwaukee home to Atlanta Sunday, January 24