Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
The LA Lakers will travel to play the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night.
Tip off time from Milwaukee is scheduled for 8:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread opened up in this NBA game with the road team LA Lakers favored by -5 ½ points with an over under of 183 ½ points.
Money early from the bettors has come in on the side of the home team as the LA Lakers are now favored by -5 points.
The total has moved down to 182 points.
LA Lakers money line gamblers will lay –210 odds with the home underdog Milwaukee Bucks bringing back +190 odds to post the straight up win with no need for getting the points.
In their two meetings last year both teams won and covered the point spread on their road game.
There was one over and one under.
The LA Lakers will travel to Milwaukee with a record of 11-8 on the season. The club is 1-6 on the road.
LA puts up 92 points and hits on 45% from the floor with 27% coming from beyond the arc. The team hits on 74.4% of their free throws.
On the defensive end of the court the club surrenders 90 points and 41.5% shooting. Opponents hit on 33.6% from the three point line against them.
The club is coming off the 96-91 home win on Wednesday night to the LA Clippers as a -4 point betting favorite to break a three game losing streak.
The over under came in at over the closing line of 186 points.
The Lakers shot 48.5% from the floor with 8 of 16 coming from beyond the arc.
They pulled down six less rebounds than the Clippers.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 24 points and six assists as he made 7 of his 17 shots.
Pau Gasol grabbed 10 rebounds and scored 23 points as he made 9 of his 13 shots.
Center Andrew Bynum had 19 points with six boards in the victory.
The Lakers allowed the Clippers in the battle of LA II 42.5% shooting with 8 of 23 coming from beyond the arc.
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Milwaukee will play host to the LA Lakers with a record of 7-11 on the year. The club is 4-2 at home.
The Bucks put up 93 points and make 42.7% of their shots per game with 31.5% coming from beyond the arc. Milwaukee makes 78.1% of their free throws.
On defense Milwaukee allows 95 points and 44.3% shooting. Teams make 32.7% from the three point line against them.
The team is coming off the 107-100 road defeat last night to the Chicago Bulls as a +11 point underdog.
The total landed over the closing line of 185 ½ points.
The Bucks shot 42.4% from the floor with 7 of 24 coming from the three point line.
They pulled down seven less rebounds than the Bulls.
Brandon Jennings led Milwaukee with 25 points and seven rebounds with 10 of 22 shooting.
Drew Gordon had 23 points and 15 rebounds as he made 6 of his 14 shots and a perfect 10 of 10 from the free throw line.
Off the bench rookie Jon Leuer had 19 points and five boards as he made a red hot 9 of 11 from the field.
Milwaukee let Chicago shoot for 45.6% from the floor with 5 of 17 coming from beyond the arc.
Trend: LA Lakers are 1-6 ATS in their past seven games.
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