A pair of hot teams meet 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.

For the best bets you can place on Wednesday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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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: Pelicans (+ 7.5)

• Against the spread, Milwaukee is 20-21-0 this year.
• New Orleans’ record against the spread is 19-25-0.
• Against the spread as 7.5-point favorites or more, the Bucks are 6-7.
• Against the spread as 7.5-point underdogs or greater, the Pelicans are 8-13.

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Pick OU:

Under (233.5)

• In nine of 41 games this season, the Bucks and their opponents have scored more than 233.5 points.
• The Pelicans have played 17 games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 233.5 points.
• The average total in Milwaukee’s games this season is 225.7, 7.8 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• New Orleans has a 224.4-point average over/under in its contests this season, 9.1 fewer points than this game’s point total.
• The Bucks are the 20th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Pelicans have scored the 13th-most points.
• The Bucks are the league’s fifth-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 29th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Bucks (-275)

• The Bucks have been favorites in 32 games this season and won 22 (68.8%) of those contests.
• The Pelicans have won in five, or 16.1%, of the 31 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season, Milwaukee has won 10 of its 14 games, or 71.4%, when favored by at least -275 on the moneyline.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +225 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The Bucks have a 73.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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