Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 08/03/2024, 07:09  by Kennedy Kechula in NBA Predictions

The Lakers will be at home to welcome the Milwaukee Bucks with both teams seeking to get back to winning ways. LA are currently 10th in the Western Conference while the Bucks are second in the East. The Lakers are coming off a 130-120 defeat at home by the Kings. Their second defeat in the last three matches saw them drop to four games above .500. Darvin Ham’s men are locked in a tight race to avoid playing two rounds in the play-in during the playoffs. They are 1.5 games from the top eight. LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Cam Reddish are questionable for this game. The Lakers are averaging 117.2 points a game which is the 10th best record. LA have managed just one win in the last five matchups with Milwaukee.

The Bucks are coming off a hammering as they lost by 35 away to the Warriors. This was the first match of a four-game trip to the West. They will seek to immediately put it behind them with a win here. Doc Rivers' men had won six straight matches since the All-Star break before going to San Francisco. Despite the loss, they still are the second-best team in the East and have compiled a 41-22 record. A second successive loss could however see them drop in the standings as they are only half a game above Cleveland in third. Giannis Antentokounmpo is questionable for this match while Khris Middleton remains sidelined. The Bucks have dropped to third place in the offence rankings as they have sacrificed their output for some defensive solidity. Averaging 120.9 for the season, the Bucks have scored on average 105.3 points over their last three outings.