The New Orleans Pelicans (12-32) will look to build on a four-game winning streak when they host the Milwaukee Bucks (24-17) at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 as 7.5-point underdogs. The Bucks 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: Pelicans (+ 7.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Bucks (-7.1)
• Pick OU:

  Under (232.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 225.2

• The Bucks’ .488 ATS win percentage (20-21-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Pelicans’ .432 mark (19-25-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• As a 7.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, Milwaukee is 6-7 against the spread compared to the 8-13 ATS record New Orleans racks up as a 7.5-point underdog.
• When it comes to eclipsing the over/under in 2024-25, New Orleans and its opponents do it more often (56.8% of the time) than Milwaukee and its opponents (51.2%).
• The Bucks have a .688 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (22-10) this season, higher than the .161 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (5-26).

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Bucks Performance Insights

• This season, the Bucks are averaging 114.0 points per game (12th-ranked in NBA) and giving up 111.1 points per contest (ninth-ranked).
• Milwaukee ranks 14th in the NBA with 44.1 rebounds per game so far this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 20th with 44.8 rebounds allowed per game.
• The Bucks are putting up 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 year (eighth-ranked in NBA), and they have a 38.8% three-point percentage (second-best).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are 24th in the NBA in points scored (109.2 per game) and 25th in points allowed (117.2).
• On the boards, New Orleans is 22nd in the league in rebounds (43.3 per game). It is fourth-worst in rebounds conceded (46.3 per game).
• The Pelicans are 18th in the league in assists (25.3 per game) in 2024-25.
• With 13.8 turnovers committed per game and 14.1 turnovers forced, New Orleans is 15th and 10th in the NBA, respectively.
• 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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