{"id":391926,"date":"2026-01-09T12:59:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=391926"},"modified":"2026-01-09T12:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:59:20","slug":"bucks-vs-lakers-sgp-predictions-january-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/bucks-vs-lakers-sgp-predictions-january-9-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks vs. Lakers SGP predictions Jan. 9: Back guards Doncic and Green in +300 wager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks close out Friday’s NBA slate with a banger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Anytime Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo go toe-to-toe is must-see TV. Los Angeles has won four of its last six, and is a 3-point home favourite with LeBron James questionable. Milwaukee sports a clean bill of health heading into this contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my Bucks vs. Lakers SGP predictions for Jan. 9, featuring Doncic and AJ Green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bucks vs. Lakers SGP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Parlay: Lakers +4.5 | Doncic over 8.5 assists | Green 3+ threes (+300)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lakers +4.5 <\/strong><\/strong>(-335)<\/strong>: I’m teasing Los Angeles 7.5 points into underdog status. LeBron’s dubious availability has a little to do with that, but it’s always nice to get some cushion in an SGP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lakers got walloped by the Spurs in San Antonio on Wednesday, but have generally performed well against bottom-feeding teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L.A. has won 13 of its last 14 games against non-play-in teams, including a 119-95 beatdown of the Bucks in Milwaukee back in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Austin Reaves (who remains out) was playing in that game, but LeBron wasn’t. It was also on the road, where the Lakers tend to struggle. At home, they sport a solid 10-6 record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giannis is a game-changer and has been on a heater since returning from injury. But his supporting cast is awful, and I can’t see the Bucks running away with this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #122707<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Doncic over 8.5 assists (<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-139):<\/strong> Doncic can do it all, ranking fourth in assists (8.8\/game) on top of leading the league in scoring (33.7 points\/game).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With eyes-in-the-back-of-his-head vision, the Slovenian is liable to clear this mark on a nightly basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reaves’ absence means opposing defences can really key in on stopping Doncic, which should <\/em>mean more wide-open shots for his teammates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doncic has gone 3-3 against this line since Reaves went down, landing on exactly eight assists twice and seven assists once. That’s a solid floor to work with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He should over-index tonight against a Bucks team allowing the seventh-most assists per game to opposing point guards, per Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green 3+ threes<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-129):<\/strong> Green would be a money bench piece for any title contender, with above-average defence and lights-out 3-point shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milwaukee’s poor roster construction has him starting \u2014 and out of position as a small forward \u2014 but that’s fine by me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scrappy swingman is averaging 2.9 threes per game on 42.9% shooting. Playing just under 30 minutes a night, he should get enough run to capitalize on a plus matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los Angeles allows the 13th-most 3s per game at the eighth-highest rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green has cleared this line in three of his last four games and drained five triples against L.A. earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bucks vs. Lakers SGP predictions made at 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 9, 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks close out Friday’s NBA slate with a banger. The pregame narrative: Anytime Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo go toe-to-toe is must-see TV. Los Angeles has won four of its last six, and is a 3-point home favourite with LeBron James questionable. Milwaukee sports a clean bill of health […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":391950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-391926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBucks vs. Lakers SGP: NBA predictions Jan. 9 | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Bucks vs. Lakers SGP predictions for Jan. 9, 2026. 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