NBA Betting Picks: Will Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers Roll As Heavy Favorites?
The Milwaukee Bucks will look to bounce back from an embarrassing loss, while the Los Angeles Lakers take on the same team who upset them. Can both of these squads roll with juicy spreads? Krabs is targeting these powerhouses to get the job done on Wednesday night in his NBA Betting Picks.
Krabs - April 3, 2024, 4:43 PM EDT
5 minNBA Betting Picks: Will Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers Roll As Heavy Favorites?
There are two spots in the NBA tonight that I can’t stop thinking about. Both of the heavy favorites I want to target involve last night’s upset in Washington, DC when the Wizards shockingly defeated Giannis and the Bucks…
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Washington Wizards Prediction
The Wizards are coming off debatably their best game of the season on Tuesday night. They handed Giannis a shocking loss as 13-point underdogs behind inspiring performances from Deni Avdija and Corey Kispert. What are the odds they pull off another upset on back-to-back nights as double digit underdogs against the Lakers tonight? I’d say they are slim, and the oddsmakers seem to agree…
If this young Wizards team stood a chance against LeBron and the Lakers tonight, they wouldn’t be catching 13 points after beating the Bucks less than 24 hours ago. James and Davis are both questionable (as they are most nights), but both are expected to play as they continue their climb up the Western Conference standings. If anything, it’s going to be the Wizards who are hurting due to an injury on Wednesday as Richaun Holmes is in danger of missing his fourth game in a row. If he is out once again, the Wizards have no real center against Anthony Davis and the Lakers. That smells like a blowout in DC to me. Lay it with the Lakers, this game will be over by halftime.
- Pick: LAL -12.5 (-110) Click here to see which sportsbook has the best odds
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Milwaukee Bucks Prediction
I told you guys these NBA plays both involved that upset in The District last night, so you knew where this was heading. The Bucks just got embarrassed by the Wizards last night, and after both Damian Lillard, Patrick Beverley and Khris Middleton all got officially ruled out this afternoon, the spread barely even moved. Maybe the books had their absences already baked into the line, but even if that’s the case, don’t you think that’s a large number for Milwaukee to be laying?
I was shocked when I saw the Bucks open up a 13-point favorite this morning. They will now be without three key players and are laying 12.5 points after losing outright to the Wizards on Tuesday? I know Memphis isn’t great, but they did just beat the Pistons outright on the road the other day. If the oddsmakers are respecting Giannis and the Bucks enough to blow out the Grizzlies after their embarrassing loss last night, I can get behind it.
Who on this Grizzlies team is slowing down Giannis tonight? He dropped 35 points against them a few weeks ago, and tonight could go very similarly considering their recent loss. The Bucks will be extra-motivated to avenge last night’s embarrassing performance with a blowout in front of their home crowd on Wednesday.
- Pick: MIL -12.5 (-110) Click here to see which sportsbook has the best odds
NBA Betting Picks
- Los Angeles Lakers -12.5 (-110) (Bet $110 to Collect $210)
- Milwaukee Bucks -12.5 (-110) (Bet $110 to Collect $210)
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