Luka Doncic and the Lakers are showing no signs of slowing down after their 6th win in a row against the Hawks on Monday. They’ve now dropped 120+ pts in 3 consecutive outings, they’re the team to beat in the Western Conference right now. Another easy game (at least on paper) is coming their way on Wednesday as they continue their road trip in Milwaukee vs the lowly Bucks. It’s hard to find a statistical category in which these two teams are similar right now, LA is 8% more efficient from the field and is scoring almost 14 ppg more, while also allowing 6 points less. The Lakers have suffered only one defeat so far on the road this season, as a favorite they’ve covered in 2 of 3 such games so far.
Milwaukee is once a massive underdog going into a game, not a surprise considering they just got smoked by the New York Knicks last night 117-85. Their best player Tyler Herro missed that game with a knee issue, his status remains uncertain ahead of Wednesday’s game. Scoring is the one problem the Bucks cannot seem to solve right now, their last 5 games have seen them crack the 102-point mark just once. Playing on a 2nd night of a back-to-back also won’t do them any favors, without a massive falloff offensively on the Lakers side I cannot imagine Milwaukee getting anything out of this game.
In all five home games the Bucks have been underdogs, covering just once. They should have a slightly easier time scoring the ball against a not-so-elite Lakers defense, but stopping Luka will be a tough ask here. I’ll take the Lakers to win by double-digits.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks Predictions: Lakers -12.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.
