The Los Angeles Lakers (34-30) will face the Milwaukee Bucks (41-22) at 10 p.m. ET on Friday, March 8, 2024 on ESPN, SportsNet LA and WMLW.
The Lakers face the Bucks in a game that should be close. The Lakers are favored by just 1.5 points against the Bucks. The game offers a total of 235.5 points.
Lakers vs. Bucks Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sports Betting. Odds updated Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET. For a complete list of sports betting odds, go to USA TODAY Sports Betting Score Odds Center.
- Spread: Los Angeles -1.5
- Total: 235.5
- Money line: Los Angeles -113, Milwaukee -107
Bucks to Lakers odds, spread and more
Prediction
- Choose ATS: Dollars (+1.5)
- Choose the organizational unit:
More (235.5)
- Prediction: –
Bucks 119 – Lakers 118
Money line
- Los Angeles has won 22, or 64.7%, of the 34 contests in which it was favored this year.
- This year, Los Angeles won 22 of 34 games while being ranked at least -113 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this match implies that Los Angeles has a 53.1% chance of securing a victory in the competition.
- Milwaukee has won two of the nine games it has been the moneyline underdog this season (22.2%).
- When playing as an underdog on the moneyline with odds of -107 or higher, Milwaukee has a record of 2-7 (22.2%).
- The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives Milwaukee a 51.7% chance of winning.
Against the spread
- The Lakers average just 0.2 more points per game (117.2) than the Bucks give up (117).
- Los Angeles is 16-11 against the spread and 21-6 overall when scoring more than 117 points.
- When scoring more than 117.6 points, Milwaukee is 21-17 ATS and 34-4 overall.
- Los Angeles has a 23-13 ATS record and a 27-9 overall record when opponents score fewer than 120.9 points.
- The Lakers are the 10th scoring team in the NBA (117.2 PPG), while the Bucks rank 19th in points per game allowed (117) in the league.
- Milwaukee is the NBA’s fourth-ranked offense (120.9 PPG), while Los Angeles is the 20th-ranked defense (117.6).
- The Lakers have a point differential of -31 points on the season (-0.4 per game). The Bucks have outscored their opponents by 242 points this season (3.9 more per game).
- Los Angeles’ average implied point total this season is 0.1 point lower than its implied total in Friday’s game (118.9 implied points on average compared to 119 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Los Angeles has scored more than 119 points 27 times.
- Milwaukee’s season average implied total of 122.1 points is 5.1 points more than the team’s implied total of 117 points in this game.
How to watch the Lakers vs. Bucks
- Match day: Friday March 8, 2024
- Game time: 10:00 p.m. ET
- TV channel: ESPN, SportsNet LA and WMLW
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Arena: Crypto.com Arena
- TV channel: ESPN
- Direct: Watch on Fubo!
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