Two hot teams square off when the Milwaukee Bucks (24-17) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (12-32) on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. The Bucks are 5.5-point favorites and put their four-game win streak on the line against the Pelicans, who have won four straight.

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Bucks vs. Pelicans Game Info

• When: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSWI
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Bucks vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Bucks (- 5.5)

• Milwaukee has beaten the spread 20 times in 41 games.
• New Orleans has 19 wins in 44 games against the spread this year.
• Against the spread as 5.5-point favorites or more, the Bucks are 10-11.
• Against the spread as 5.5-point underdogs or more, the Pelicans are 9-14.

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Pick OU:

Under (234.5)

• The Bucks’ 41 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 234.5 points nine times.
• The Pelicans have played 16 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 234.5 points.
• The average point total in Milwaukee’s matchups this year is 225.7, 8.8 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• New Orleans has had an average of 224.4 points scored in its games so far this season, 10.1 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
• The Bucks score the 20th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 13th-most.
• This outing features the league’s 29th-ranked (Pelicans) and fifth-ranked (Bucks) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Bucks (-250)

• The Bucks have entered the game as favorites 32 times this season and won 22, or 68.8%, of those games.
• The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in 31 games this year and have walked away with the win five times (16.1%) in those games.
• This season, Milwaukee has won 14 of its 20 games, or 70%, when favored by at least -250 on the moneyline.
• This year, New Orleans has won one of 23 games when listed as at least +200 or better on the moneyline.
• The Bucks have a 71.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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