NBA Best Bets: Bucks vs. Pelicans Picks for January 22
Published 10:33 pm Tuesday, January 21, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-32) will attempt to build on a four-game win 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.
Want to gain an edge on Wednesday’s game? Discover the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) right here.
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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.
- The Bucks’ ATS record as 7.5-point favorites or more is 6-7.
- The Pelicans’ ATS record as 7.5-point underdogs or more is 8-13.
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Pick OU:
Under (232.5)
- In 10 games this season, the Bucks and their opponents have gone over 232.5 combined points.
- The Pelicans have played 17 games this season that have gone over 232.5 combined points scored.
- The average total in Milwaukee’s games this season is 225.7, 6.8 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
- New Orleans’ contests this season have a 224.4-point average over/under, 8.1 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Pelicans are the league’s 13th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 20th-ranked Bucks.
- 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 been victorious in five, or 16.1%, of the 31 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- 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 +230 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Bucks have a 73.3% chance to win.
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