NBA Best Bets: Bucks vs. Pelicans Picks for January 22
Published 9:33 pm Tuesday, January 21, 2025
A pair of 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 try to keep their four-game win streak allive against the Bucks, who have won four straight.
Our computer predictions below will assist you in deciding on the best bets available for Wednesday’s game.
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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)
- Milwaukee is 20-21-0 against the spread this year.
- New Orleans has 19 wins in 44 games against the spread this season.
- The Bucks have an ATS record of 6-7 as 7.5-point favorites or greater.
- The Pelicans’ ATS record as 7.5-point underdogs or more is 8-13.
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Pick OU:
Under (232.5)
- The Bucks and their opponents have scored more than 232.5 points in 10 of 41 games this season.
- Pelicans games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 232.5 points in 17 of 44 outings.
- Milwaukee has had an average of 225.7 points in its games this season, 6.8 fewer than this matchup’s total.
- New Orleans’ outings this season have a 224.4-point average over/under, 8.1 fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Bucks are the 17th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Pelicans have scored the 13th-most points.
- The Bucks are the NBA’s fifth-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 29th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Bucks (-350)
- The Bucks have been favorites in 32 games this season and won 22 (68.8%) of those contests.
- The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in 31 games this year and have walked away with the win five times (16.1%) in those games.
- Milwaukee has a record of 9-4, a 69.2% win rate, when it’s favored by -350 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +260 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 77.8% chance of a victory for the Bucks.
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