Our basketball betting expert offers up his three best Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks betting tips and predictions ahead of their huge NBA clash this Friday.
The LA Lakers continued their magnificent form by beating the Denver Nuggets 120-108 on Thursday, and there will be no danger of their momentum fading away as they welcome the Milwaukee Bucks just 24 hours later.
The Bucks have endured a disappointing season by their standards and things may not get any better in California on Friday morning.
LA Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks Betting Tips
- Los Angeles Lakers +3.5 spread @ 10/11 with bet365
- Luka Doncic over 31.5 points @ 20/23 with bet365
- Brook Lopez over 11.5 points @ 20/23 with bet365
Lakers look set for another strong performance
JJ Reddick’s in-form Lakers upset the odds to beat the Denver Nuggets on Thursday and there is reason to believe they can repeat the feat against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Back-to-back games can often be a burden for NBA sides but the Lakers have coped well with such situations this term, winning seven of their 10 games to have fallen a day after their last.
With that potential hurdle likely to be jumped, it should all come down to form and fitness, categories in which LA prevail again.
The Bucks have lost their last two games and have a woeful 14-18 record on the road this season. To make matters worse, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Gary Trent Jr are all nursing injuries and, while they should all feature, they may not be at their best.
A +3.0 spread for the Lakers looks generous given they have cleared that line in 17 straight home games and they can cover again, or even potentially secure a fourth consecutive win.
- LA Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks Tip 1: Los Angeles Lakers +3.5 spread @ 10/11 with bet365
Dangerous Doncic should be feared by the Bucks
Any pressure on Luka Doncic to perform in LA following his league-shattering trade to the Lakers has not been felt by the Slovenian, who has been electric since joining the team.
Doncic put up 31 points in Thursday’s win over the Nuggets and he could post a tally even higher than that on Friday, facing a team he loves to play.
The former Dallas Mavericks star has notched at least 33 points in each of his last four games against the Bucks – he scored 45 when the Lakers and Milwaukee met earlier this month – and Lillard, Trent and Taureun Prince are not defensively astute enough to stop the Slovenian from catching fire once again.
- LA Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks Tip 2: Luka Doncic over 31.5 points @ 20/23 with bet365
Lopez could make a splash in LA
While the Bucks look set for a tough night in California, one of their most in-form players, Brook Lopez, could enjoy himself in the City of Angels.
Splash Mountain has averaged 16 points across his last five matches and, with the Lakers defence focusing predominantly on stopping Antetokounmpo from getting to the basket, he could fly under the radar and clear a relatively low line of 11.5.
- LA Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks Tip 3: Brook Lopez over 11.5 points @ 20/23 with bet365
