The Milwaukee Bucks are looking like the Milwaukee Bucks of old, winning eight of their last nine games, but Saturday's game against a trendy LA Clippers team should put their form to the test.

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In a game which should be dictated by both defenses, we'll focus on point totals and explain why two of the Clippers' mid-range maestros should be in good position while the lead man for Milwaukee should not.
Let's build a same-game parlay for Bucks vs Clippers on Saturday, January 25 and lay out a few props that will work well as standalone straight bets as well.
NBA Parlay Predictions for Bucks vs Clippers
DraftKings NBA Odds for Bucks vs Clippers SGP: +550
- Kawhi Leonard 16+ Points
- Norman Powell 22+ Points
- Giannis Antetokounmpo Under 29.5 Points
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Kawhi Leonard 16+ Points
The Clippers have been ramping Kawhi Leonard's minutes up ever since he made his season debut back at the beginning of the month, and the impact has been noticeable even if he's played just over half of his normal allotment of minutes.
- Leonard has been removed from the Clippers' injury report ahead of this clash with Milwaukee, something that promises to mean we see one of the most dynamic players in the league for perhaps close to 30 minutes.
If that's the case, then Leonard couldn't have asked for a better spot to showcase what he's still capable of. He's maintained a similar profile to years' past, taking the majority of his shots in the mid-range and knocking them down at a fair clip, and this is the area in which the Bucks' strong defense has allowed their opponents the chance to beat them.
- Milwaukee has given up the most long mid-range looks of any team this month according to Cleaning the Glass, and it's been a rare area where they haven't ranked in the top 10 over that span. It's just been rim scoring that's hurt this team, but it's also prevented opponents from getting shots off from in close.
With that in mind, I think it's time to fire up Leonard's points total yet again. He's scored 15 or more in three straight ever since receiving an uptick in playing time, and while he failed to hit 16 points for the first time in that split last time out against Washington, he did take a season-high 16 shots.
We like the trends here with Leonard's volume, which has hit a season high in each of LA's last two games, and the minutes are moving in the right direction as well.

Norman Powell 22+ Points
Another man who can devastate from that aforementioned long mid-range zone is Powell, who has continued to be a go-to scorer for this Clippers team even with the return of Leonard.
- Powell remains locked into a starting gig at the two guard, and he's maintained his excellence in shooting the ball with a 49.3% field goal percentage in the last four games and 22 points in each of those contests.
Powell has still enjoyed a total of nearly 70 minutes in each of his last two games alongside Leonard, and as he looks to burn Milwaukee from the mid-range he should also find some success at the rim, where the Bucks have been one of the worst teams in the NBA despite allowing very few shots.
The guard should be able to use his speed to blow by Andre Jackson, Jr., who represents the easiest matchup on the floor, and whether it's from outside or inside I expect Powell to continue cooking.
Giannis Antetokounmpo Under 29.5 Points
Since Leonard's return 10 games ago, the LA Clippers sit atop the NBA in defensive efficiency. They remain a team which isn't totally fixated on pushing the tempo, either, and if their defense is able to dictate this game then we could see a very slow pace mixed into a game which already didn't need it given the strength of both defenses.
- At this number, I'm very sour on Antetokounmpo's prospects of scoring the ball in what's pretty brutal matchup given Leonard's return and the Clippers' frontcourt defense.
LA has not only concentrated its opponents' looks to the arc this month to an extreme degree, but it has allowed just 63.2% shooting at the rim and 38.9% from the short mid-range to rank sixth and third this month, respectively.
This creates a nightmare matchup for Antetokounmpo, who's already failed to hit this mark in two of his last four games and is dealing with an injury and now the prospects of trying to score on Leonard. I'm more comfortable than I should be in shorting his output.
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