NBA Best Bets: Bucks vs. Pelicans Picks for January 22

Published 11:41 pm Tuesday, January 21, 2025

A pair of 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 Pelicans are 7.5-point underdogs and will try to keep their four-game win streak going against the Bucks, who have won four straight.

Why don’t you check out the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Wednesday’s game, before you place a wager on this matchup?

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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
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Bucks vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 7.5)

  • Milwaukee has 20 wins in 41 games against the spread this season.
  • New Orleans has beaten the spread 19 times in 44 games.
  • The Bucks are 6-7 as 7.5-point favorites or more.
  • As 7.5-point underdogs or greater, the Pelicans are 8-13 against the spread.

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Pick OU:

Under (233.5)

  • In nine games this season, the Bucks and their opponents have gone over 233.5 total points.
  • The Pelicans have played 17 games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 233.5 points.
  • The average point total in Milwaukee’s games this season is 225.7, 7.8 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
  • New Orleans has had an average of 224.4 points scored in its games so far this season, 9.1 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
  • The Pelicans are the league’s 13th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 20th-ranked Bucks.
  • The Pelicans have surrendered the 29th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Bucks have given up the fifth-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Bucks (-275)

  • This season, the Bucks have been favored 32 times and won 22, or 68.8%, of those games.
  • The Pelicans have won in five, or 16.1%, of the 31 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • Milwaukee has a record of 10-4, a 71.4% win rate, when it’s favored by -275 or more by sportsbooks this season.
  • New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +225 or worse on the moneyline this season.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Bucks have a 73.3% chance to win.

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