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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Fiserv Forum.
Oddsmakers opened the Bucks as -5-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 227.5.
Milwaukee lost its last outing, a 115-114 result against the Pacers on March 11. The Bucks covered in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 229 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 111-108 loser on the road against the Nets. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (219) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 40-23 SU,35-27-1 ATS
LA Lakers is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games
LA Lakers is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Lakers's last 11 games
Milwaukee:
Team record: 37-28 SU,31-33-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Milwaukee is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Milwaukee is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Denver Friday, March 14
Milwaukee home to Indiana Saturday, March 15