Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction: will the Bucks be able to get revenge at home?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on February 21. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Milwaukee Bucks

The Bucks were without their leader, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was injured before the All-Star Weekend break. The team handled the challenge pretty well, though. In the absence of the Greek, Milwaukee lost to Oklahoma (96:125), Atlanta (110:115) and Golden State (111:125), but took their victories, coping with Charlotte (112:102), Philadelphia (135:127) and Minnesota (103:101).

In total, the Bucks have 29 wins and 24 losses since the start of the championship. This balance allows them to currently occupy the fifth place in the Eastern Conference. In terms of game characteristics, we should note that Milwaukee added a good amount of offense over the course of the season and now ranks 12th in the efficiency rating (114.3 points scored per game on average). The Bucks' defense isn't far from the top 10, either - 14th with 112.9 points per game allowed.

Los Angeles Clippers

The team went into the championship break with a streak of three straight wins. Twice during this stretch the Clippers faced Western Conference outsider Utah, defeated the Jazz 130-110 at home, and in Salt Lake City were stronger in overtime - 120:116 (108:108). In addition, on home court LAC beat Memphis - 128:114. However, it should be noted that the Grizzlies came to this game without Ja Morant.

In general, the Clippers are now in the playoff zone, with a balance of 31-23, closing the top-6 of the Western Conference. For almost the entire season, the California team has been at the top of the leaderboard on defense, currently ranking third with 108.0 points per game allowed. On offense, things are not going well for LAC, ranking 21st with 111.0 points scored per game.

H2H Meetings

The score in the season series is 1:0 in favor of the Clippers, and in the two previous championships Milwaukee has not given the California opponent any of the four matches.

Expert Betting Tips

Milwaukee lost to the Clippers in the first face-to-face meeting this season, but in the two previous championships took all four games from the Californians all four games. We believe that the Bucks are able to take revenge at the end of the upcoming game and restore the balance in the season series. We bet here on the victory of Doc Rivers' team, as well as the total under. Yes, the first game in California was productive, but we do not expect a repeat of that. Still, the Clippers are in third place in the ranking of defensive efficiency, and Milwaukee is more or less fine in terms of work on their half-court.

W1 for 2.30

W1 for 2.36

Total Under 226.5 for 1.91