The Los Angeles Lakers will look to add to the woes of the downward-spiraling Milwaukee Bucks when these teams share the floor in Cream City. Then again, crazier things have happened in the league, so don’t just count out the Bucks from pulling off a shocker.
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Away: Los Angeles Lakers (10-2, 5-1 Away)
Projected Starting Five:
- Luka Doncic
- Austin Reaves
- Ziaire Williams
- Matisse Thybulle
- Walker Kessler
It has been smooth sailing for the Lakers, who are on a six-game winning streak. In their last outing, Luka Doncic returned from a one-game absence and blasted the Atlanta Hawks for 32 points in a 124-114 win on the road.
Austin Reaves sat out the Atlanta game with an illness, but he’s now off the injury report, so he should be good to go when the Lakers pay Milwaukee a visit. All things considered, the Lakers can be expected to have a cakewalk against the Bucks, who are on a nosedive.
Armed with the most lethal individual offensive weapon and a high-scoring attack, the Lakers should be able to take care of business against the Bucks, who are 28th in the league with a whopping average of 121.2 points allowed per outing. The Lakers, meanwhile, are No. 1 with 122.1 points per game, with Doncic pouring in an eye-popping average of 39.3 points a night.
Home: Milwaukee Bucks (1-10, 1-5 Home)
Projected Starting Five:
- Brayden Burries
- Ryan Rollins
- Jaime Jaquez Jr.
- Kyle Kuzma
- Myles Turner
The post-Giannis Antetokounmpo era has been a brutal one so far for the Bucks. They have just one win to show for three weeks of basketball, and that lone victory took place last month.
Since beating the Indiana Pacers, 110-102, at home on Oct. 27, the Bucks have won seven games in a row, including their 117-85 loss to the reigning NBA champions New York Knicks in the Big Apple on Wednesday.
It’s just difficult to feel optimistic about Milwaukee. Furthermore, the Bucks could be without Tyler Herro again. The former Kentucky Wildcats star missed the Knicks game with a bruised knee.
But as bad as it’s been for Milwaukee, this team still has some bite with or without Herro. Jaime Jaquez Jr. is putting up 15.3 points, while Kyle Kuzma and Ryan Rollins are scoring 11.0 points a game each. The Bucks have gone through the gauntlet in the lead-up to the Lakers game, so they’re at least battle-tested by an unforgiving schedule, with games against the Boston Celtics (twice), Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves and the Knicks.
Picks
Spread: Milwaukee Bucks (+12.5)
Over/Under: Over (231.5)
