Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Lakers 2/8/2022 NBA Odds and Picks

Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Lakers 2/8/2022 – The Milwaukee Bucks are rising in the NBA Eastern Conference standings and they don’t plan to step on the pedal just yet. This team takes their act on the road and battles the Los Angeles Lakers next this coming Tuesday, February 8. The game begins at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time inside the halls of the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. TNT will take care of the television broadcast to be shared with NBA League Pass subscribers for the online live stream. It is forecasted by NBA game odds that the Los Angeles Lakers will lose to the visiting Milwaukee Bucks.

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Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Lakers 2/8/2022 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Milwaukee Bucks	-3.5 (-110)	230 o (-110)	-200
Los Angeles Lakers	+3.5 (-110)	230 u (-110)	+160

The Milwaukee Bucks made their way back to the top two in the NBA Eastern Conference standings after winning three consecutive matches. This team is showing why they are the defending champions as they look to be in playoff form at the moment. The Bucks trail the Miami Heat for the best record in the NBA Eastern Conference standings by just one game. The team’s last matchup was against the Los Angeles Clippers and they won that game by a wide margin, 137-113. Giannis Antetokoumpo has his usual high numbers of 28 points and 11 rebounds while Jrue Holiday is not far behind with 27 points.

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Players to watch: G. Antetokounmpo PF 45 GP 45 GS 32.5 MIN 28.9 PTS 1.8 OR 9.4 DR 11.2 REB 5.9 AST 1 STL 1.4 BLK 3.4 TO 3.2 PF 1.7 AST/TO 31.87 PER

K. Middleton SF 43 GP 43 GS 31.8 MIN 19.4 PTS 0.7 OR 4.9 DR 5.6 REB 5.3 AST 1.3 STL 0.3 BLK 3 TO 2.4 PF 1.8 AST/TO 18.87 PER

J. Holiday PG 42 GP 39 GS 32.7 MIN 18 PTS 1 OR 3.7 DR 4.6 REB 6.6 AST 1.5 STL 0.5 BLK 2.7 TO 1.8 PF 2.5 AST/TO 20.29 PER.

The Los Angeles Lakers are on their healthiest lineup this season so far and they are currently 9th place in the NBA Western Conference standings with their record of 26-28. This team has won two of their last three games and their most recent win was against the New York Knicks in overtime, 112-115. LeBron James tallied a triple-double of 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists while Malik Monk also had 29 points of his own. Anthony Davis had a strong game with 28 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks while Russell Westbrook shot only 10% from the field to finish with only five points.

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Players to Watch: L. James SF 37 GP 37 GS 36.7 MIN 29.1 PTS 1.1 OR 6.7 DR 7.8 REB 6.4 AST 1.6 STL 1.1 BLK 3.1 TO 2.2 PF 2.1 AST/TO 27.30 PER

A. Davis PF 33 GP 33 GS 35.4 MIN 23.7 PTS 2.9 OR 7.2 DR 10.2 REB 2.8 AST 1.3 STL 2.2 BLK 2.2 TO 2.6 PF 1.2 AST/TO 24.28 PER

R. Westbrook PG 54 GP 54 GS 34.7 MIN 18.4 PTS 1.4 OR 6.4 DR 7.8 REB 7.7 AST 1.1 STL 0.3 BLK 4.1 TO 3 PF 1.9 AST/TO 15.30 PER.

Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee’s last 5 games.
Milwaukee are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Milwaukee are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games against LA Lakers.
Bucks are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games against LA Lakers.
Milwaukee are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games on the road.
Milwaukee are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers.
Bucks are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games this season.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee’s last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Milwaukee are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.

Los Angeles Lakers

LA Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers’ last 5 games.
LA Lakers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers’ last 6 games against Milwaukee.
LA Lakers are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home.
Lakers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee.
LA Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games this season.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Lakers’ last 11 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers’ last 5 games against an opponent in the Central Division division.
LA Lakers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games played in February.

Injuries

Milwaukee Bucks

Brook Lopez C Back is out indefinitely
George Hill PG Neck is downgraded to OUT Tuesday vs LA Lakers
Grayson Allen SG Hip is upgraded to probable Tuesday vs LA Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

Dwight Howard C Back is “?” Tuesday vs Milwaukee
LeBron James SF Knee is probable Tuesday vs Milwaukee
Carmelo Anthony SF Hamstring is OUT Tuesday vs Milwaukee
Anthony Davis PF Wrist is probable Tuesday vs Milwaukee
Kendrick Nunn PG Knee is out indefinitely

Even with their big three back in action, the Los Angeles Lakers are not expected by the online sportsbook to win over the defending champions, Milwaukee Bucks. The game should be close as the spread will not be covered while the total should go under.

Moneyline: The ML given to the Lakers at home is at +160 while the Bucks if they pull a victory on the road is at -200.

ATS: It is as wide as 3.5 points separating both teams across on the ATS with the Bucks getting the -3.5 while the Lakers are on the other side of the fence with +3.5.

TOTALs: 230 points is the total for both teams in this game with the Lakers being the team under while the Bucks are over.

Score Prediction: 110 – 108, Bucks