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

Published 9:34 pm Tuesday, January 21, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (12-32) will look 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.

For the best bets you can make 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)

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

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Pick OU:

Under (232.5)

  • The Bucks’ 41 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 232.5 points 10 times.
  • The Pelicans have played 17 games this season that finished with a combined score over 232.5 points.
  • The average point total in Milwaukee’s games this season is 225.7, 6.8 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The average total for New Orleans’ games this season is 224.4 points, 8.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The Bucks are the 17th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Pelicans have scored the 13th-most points.
  • This matchup features the NBA’s 29th-ranked (Pelicans) and fifth-ranked (Bucks) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Bucks (-350)

  • This season, the Bucks have won 22 out of the 32 games, or 68.8%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Pelicans have been victorious in five, or 16.1%, of the 31 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • Milwaukee has a record of 9-4, a 69.2% win rate, when it’s favored by -350 or more by bookmakers 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 Bucks have a 77.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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