The Los Angeles Lakers (39-32) take on the Milwaukee Bucks'(46-25) Tuesday with tip-off from Fiserv Forum set for 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Lakers vs. Bucks odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Season series: Lakers lead 1-0
The Lakers might be hitting their stride with 3 wins in a row, and the last of which was an impressive 150-145 W over the Indiana Pacers Sunday. F Anthony Davis (36), F LeBron James (26), G Spencer Dinwiddie (26) and G Austin Reaves (25) all had 25+ points. With 11 games to go, they sit in the 9th spot among the play-in teams and are 3 games from getting out of that purgatory.
The Bucks sit firmly in the 2nd spot in the East, 2 1/2 games up on the Cleveland Cavaliers. They’ve won 2 in a row after a 118-93 strike on the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday. F Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 19 boards as the Bucks covered as 2.5-point favorites.