NBA Best Bets: Bucks vs. Pelicans Picks for January 22
Published 9:34 pm Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Two 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 try to keep their four-game win streak allive against the Bucks, who have won four straight.
Prior to placing a wager on this game, have a look at the best bets available on Wednesday according to our computer predictions.
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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.
- New Orleans’ record against the spread is 19-25-0.
- The Bucks have an ATS record of 6-7 as 7.5-point favorites or greater.
- Against the spread as 7.5-point underdogs or more, the Pelicans are 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.
- The Pelicans have played 17 games this season that ended with a point total higher than 232.5 points.
- The average point total in Milwaukee’s outings this year is 225.7, 6.8 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- New Orleans has had an average of 224.4 points scored in its games so far this season, 8.1 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
- The Bucks are the 17th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Pelicans have scored the 13th-most points.
- This contest features the NBA’s 29th-ranked (Pelicans) and fifth-ranked (Bucks) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Bucks (-350)
- The Bucks have entered the game as favorites 32 times this season and won 22, or 68.8%, of those games.
- 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 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 moneyline for this contest implies a 77.8% chance of a victory for the Bucks.
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