The Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers are both expected to compete for the NBA championship this season. But both teams have had their share of problems early in the year, with injuries and poor play resulting in both teams vastly underperforming through the first month of the season. Our NBA picks for Wednesday night focus on the Lakers vs Bucks showdown, as both teams look to prove that they still have what it takes to get back up the standings.
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Lakers vs Bucks Betting Pick
This game will be played at Fiserv Forum at 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
Why Bet The Bucks:
✅ The Bucks are finally starting to get healthy, which should help them in a big way heading into this game. Khris Middleton is slated to return from the COVID-19 list for this matchup, which will give the Bucks a scoring punch that the Lakers may not be able to match at this point in time without LeBron James.
✅ Somehow, the Lakers have played just three road games this season, playing 12 of their first 15 games at home on the year. On the road, the Lakers are 1-2 so far this season, dropping games to the Trail Blazers and Thunder while beating the Spurs away from LA. Against the defending champions on the road, the Lakers will continue to struggle in away games.
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✅ Through 15 games, the Los Angeles Lakers are 5-10 against the spread in the 2021-2022 season. That is tied for the third worst mark in the NBA on the year, with only the Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic posting worse records against the number.
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers were embarrassed at home in their last game, getting crushed by the Chicago Bulls. Former Laker Lonzo Ball hit seven three-point shots against his former team, as the Lakers looked ill-equipped to slow down Ball and DeMar DeRozan. In this game, things aren’t likely to get much easier for the defense of the Lakers.
The saving grace for the Lakers heading into this game is the notion that Anthony Davis could guard Giannis Antetokounmpo in this game. While the Bucks still have plenty of other weapons that could impact this game, the Lakers at least have a player who is uniquely equipped to make things difficult on the reigning NBA Finals MVP.
Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee has lost two straight games coming into this contest, falling to 6-8 on the season. The Bucks closed out their recent five-game road trip with losses to the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks. But the Bucks should have multiple key players back in their lineup for this game against the Lakers, which has made them the favorite to win this matchup.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is back in the lineup for the Bucks, after he missed Friday’s loss to the Celtics. And Khris Middleton is expected to make his return to the Bucks after having to sit out due to COVID-19 over the last couple of weeks. Against a Lakers team missing LeBron James, the Bucks should have a big advantage coming into this game as long as Middleton is healthy.