Two streaking teams hit the court when the Milwaukee Bucks (24-17) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (12-32) on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. The Pelicans are 7.5-point underdogs and will attempt to keep their four-game win streak going against the Bucks, who have won four straight.

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Bucks vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSWI
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Bucks vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Bucks 116 – Pelicans 109

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Spread & Total Prediction for Bucks vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 7.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Bucks (-7.1)
• Pick OU:

  Under (232.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 225.2

• The Pelicans (19-25-0 ATS) have covered the spread 48.8% of the time, 5.6% less often than the Bucks (20-21-0) this year.
• When the spread is set as 7.5 or more this season, Milwaukee (6-7) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (46.2%) than New Orleans (8-13) does as the underdog (38.1%).
• Milwaukee and its opponents have exceeded the point total 51.2% of the time this season (21 out of 41). That’s less often than New Orleans and its opponents have (25 out of 44).
• The Bucks have a .688 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (22-10) this season, better than the .161 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (5-26).

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Bucks Performance Insights

• The Bucks are 12th in the NBA with 114 points per game this season. At the other end, they rank ninth with 111.1 points allowed per contest.
• Milwaukee ranks 14th in the NBA with 44.1 boards per game so far this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 20th with 44.8 rebounds allowed per contest.
• The Bucks rank 22nd in the NBA with 24.9 assists per contest.
• This year, Milwaukee is committing 13.3 turnovers per game (12th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest (25th-ranked).
• The Bucks rank second-best in the NBA with a three-point shooting percentage of 38.8%. They rank eighth in the league by making 14.2 three-pointers per contest.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• With 109.2 points scored per game and 117.2 points allowed, the Pelicans are 24th in the league offensively and 25th on defense.
• New Orleans is 22nd in the NBA in rebounds per game (43.3) and fourth-worst in rebounds allowed (46.3).
• The Pelicans are 18th in the league in assists (25.3 per game) in 2024-25.
• In terms of turnovers, New Orleans is 15th in the NBA in committing them (13.8 per game). It is 10th in forcing them (14.1 per game).
• At 12.3 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.4% from beyond the arc, the Pelicans are 23rd and 23rd in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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