The Milwaukee Bucks (24-17) will look to extend a four-game win streak when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (12-32) at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 as 5.5-point favorites. The Pelicans have also won four games in a row.

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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: Bucks (- 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Bucks (-7.0)
• Pick OU:

  Under (234.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 225.2

• The Bucks have been more successful against the spread than the Pelicans this season, sporting an ATS record of 20-21-0, as opposed to the 19-25-0 record of the Pelicans.
• When the spread is set as 5.5 or more this season, Milwaukee (10-11) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (47.6%) than New Orleans (9-14) does as the underdog (39.1%).
• When it comes to eclipsing the over/under in 2024-25, Milwaukee does it in fewer games (51.2% of the time) than New Orleans (56.8%).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Bucks are 22-10, a better record than the Pelicans have posted (5-26) as moneyline underdogs.

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Bucks Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Bucks are scoring 114 points per game (12th-ranked in league). They are surrendering 111.1 points per contest at the other end (ninth-ranked).
• With 44.1 rebounds per game, Milwaukee is 14th in the NBA. It allows 44.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks 20th in the league.
• The Bucks are dishing out 24.9 assists per game, which ranks them 22nd in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Milwaukee is averaging 13.3 turnovers per game (12th-ranked in league). It is forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest (25th-ranked).
• The Bucks are draining 14.2 treys per game this season (eighth-ranked in NBA), and they have a 38.8% three-point percentage (second-best).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans put up 109.2 points per game and allow 117.2, ranking them 24th in the league on offense and 25th on defense.
• On the boards, New Orleans is 22nd in the league in rebounds (43.3 per game). It is fourth-worst in rebounds allowed (46.3 per game).
• The Pelicans are 18th in the league in assists (25.3 per game) in 2024-25.
• New Orleans is 15th in the league in turnovers per game (13.8) and ninth in turnovers forced (14.1).
• In 2024-25, the Pelicans are 23rd in the league in 3-point makes (12.3 per game) and 23rd in 3-point percentage (34.4%).

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