Bucks Look the Value Bet

Wager on the Milwaukee Bucks with a -8.5 spread when they face New Orleans Pelicans. We’re confident they can cover this appealing line at odds of 1.91.

Expert NBA Analysis

Injuries can affect the overall outcome and we use this information as well as the latest form guide. The same applies to the stats so that we can get the best understanding of how things might pan out.

Key Pelicans vs Bucks stats:

The -8.5 line has been covered by Bucks in 14 of their last 24 games at home this season.
The +8.5 line hasn’t been covered by Pelicans in 6 of their last 10 games.
The +8.5 line hasn’t been covered by Pelicans in 3 of their last 5 games.
The +8.5 line hasn’t been covered by Pelicans in 2 consecutive games.
The +8.5 line hasn’t been covered by Pelicans in 2 consecutive games against Bucks.

We expect the favorites to cover the -8.5 line on the spread market. This is a good number and that’s why we’re playing them at 1.91 for this NBA showdown.

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Last Games & H2H

New Orleans Pelicans lost their previous game, being beaten at home to Washington Wizards 113-103 at Smoothie King Center. CJ McCollum ran up a total of 24 points and made 5 assists. He scored 9 field goals. 7 two-pointers and 2 three-pointers.

Milwaukee Bucks triumphed in their last game. It was on the road where Indiana Pacers were beaten 141-131 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Giannis Antetokounmpo notched 41 points and a total of 6 assists. He racked up 12 rebounds and 16 field goals.

The last encounter between Bucks and Pelicans saw the former win. It was a 128-119 scoreline at Smoothie King Center. The past 8 clashes between these teams have seen six Bucks wins.

Confirmed Lineups

New Orleans Pelicans lineup: Herbert Jones, Naji Marshall, Jose Alvarado, Jonas Valanciunas, Trey Murphy.

Milwaukee Bucks lineup: Brook Lopez, Grayson Allen, Jrue Holiday, Pat Connaughton, Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Bucks -8.5 Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of landing a return. However, our research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this NBA bet.

Pelicans vs Bucks Prediction

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Pelicans vs Bucks Bet Builder Tips

Spread Bucks -8.5

Totals Under 234

Result & BTTS 100 Bucks / No

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Pelicans vs Bucks Odds

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Bucks Big Favorites to Win

Milwaukee Bucks have short betting odds and they’re overwhelming 1.18 favorites for this NBA game. This means the sportsbooks give them a 85% chance of winning. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, New Orleans Pelicans are trading at 5.25.

10.5 is the spread and 229.5 is the total points line. Basketball bettors enjoy the opportunity to wager on the Totals market. If you fancy Under 229.5, then the odds are 1.91.

You can back Bucks to make a fast start and hit the 20-point mark first. The favorites are 1.48 to achieve this, with Pelicans 2.70 to win the race to this total.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo Favorite to Score the Most Points

The favorite to score most points is Giannis Antetokounmpo. You can get 1.87 that he scores Over 31.5 points. However, there’s also the chance to back him to have over 4.5 assists at 1.71.

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)

CJ McCollum (Pelicans)

Jrue Holiday (Bucks)

Jonas Valanciunas (Pelicans)

Trey Murphy III (Pelicans)

Brook Lopez (Bucks)

Jose Alvarado (Pelicans)

Grayson Allen (Bucks)

Herbert Jones (Pelicans)

Larry Nance Jr (Pelicans)

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Bucks

NBA: 28/01 Pacers 131 Bucks141
NBA: 26/01 Bucks 107 Nuggets99
NBA: 24/01 Pistons 130 Bucks150
NBA: 22/01 Cavaliers 114 Bucks102
NBA: 18/01 Bucks 130 Raptors122

Head to Head

Pelicans vs Bucks

NBA: 20/12 2022 Pelicans 119 Bucks 128
NBA: 02/01 2022 Bucks 136 Pelicans 113
NBA: 18/12 2021 Pelicans 116 Bucks 112
NBA: 26/02 2021 Bucks 129 Pelicans 125
NBA: 30/01 2021 Pelicans 131 Bucks 126
NBA: 05/02 2020 Pelicans 108 Bucks 120
NBA: 12/12 2019 Bucks 127 Pelicans 112
NBA: 13/03 2019 Pelicans 113 Bucks 130

Team Stats

Latest regular season and play-off games stats.

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Milwaukee Bucks Stats

Moneyline

2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games
3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
8 wins and 2 defeats in the last 10 home games

Points Spread

+8.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 4 of the last 10 games
+8.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the spread in 4 of the last 10 games on the road

Points Spread

-8.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 4 of the last 10 games
-8.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the spread in 6 of the last 10 home games

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 220.20 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 229.90 pts in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 234: Covered in 2 of the previous 10 games
Over 234 on the Road: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 107.20 pts and allowed 113.00 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 112.80 pts and allowed 117.10 pts in the last 10 games on the road

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 233.00 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 234.00 pts in the previous 10 home games
Over 234: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 234 at Home: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 118.40 pts and allowed 114.60 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 119.60 pts and allowed 114.40 pts in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 30.50 (55%)
3-Pointers Made: 9.80 (32%)
Free Throws Made: 16.80 (76%)
Rebounds: Total 39.8, Offensive 8.50, Defensive 31.30
Assists: 24.50
Blocks: 4.30
Steals: 7.90
Turnovers : 14.10
Personal Fouls: 20.30

Last 10 Games on the Road

2-Pointers Made: 31.50 (55%)
3-Pointers Made: 9.70 (32%)
Free Throws Made: 20.70 (76%)
Rebounds: Total 42.7, Offensive 9.90, Defensive 32.80
Assists: 25.20
Blocks: 4.00
Steals: 8.90
Turnovers : 15.50
Personal Fouls: 21.40

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 24.20 (55%)
3-Pointers Made: 18.80 (42%)
Free Throws Made: 13.60 (73%)
Rebounds: Total 44.4, Offensive 9.70, Defensive 34.70
Assists: 26.70
Blocks: 4.10
Steals: 7.60
Turnovers : 14.20
Personal Fouls: 16.90

Last 10 Home Games

2-Pointers Made: 27.50 (54%)
3-Pointers Made: 15.70 (40%)
Free Throws Made: 17.50 (80%)
Rebounds: Total 49.7, Offensive 12.70, Defensive 37.00
Assists: 25.40
Blocks: 4.20
Steals: 6.90
Turnovers : 15.70
Personal Fouls: 16.60

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New Orleans Pelicans Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
CJ McCollum	45	35.15	957	260	21.3	5.8	3.0	4.5	0.6	1.0
Zion Williamson	29	32.97	754	133	26.0	4.6	0.2	7.0	0.6	1.1
Brandon Ingram	17	31.5	347	79	20.4	4.6	1.7	5.1	0.6	0.9

Trey Murphy	47	28.95	587	61	12.5	1.3	2.1	3.7	0.6	1.0
Herbert Jones	35	26.94	328	70	9.4	2.0	0.7	3.7	0.7	1.5
Naji Marshall	45	24.99	464	113	10.3	2.5	1.1	3.8	0.2	0.8
Jonas Valanciunas	50	24.8	727	80	14.5	1.6	0.6	9.8	0.5	0.3
Larry Nance Jr.	40	22.58	307	77	7.7	1.9	0.3	5.5	0.8	1.0
Jose Alvarado	49	22.05	458	153	9.3	3.1	1.4	2.4	0.2	1.2
Dyson Daniels	45	17.28	176	96	3.9	2.1	0.4	3.1	0.2	0.8
Devonte' Graham	50	15.3	259	110	5.2	2.2	1.2	1.4	0.2	0.6
Jaxson Hayes	49	7.93	144	23	2.9	0.5	0.1	1.7	0.2	0.2
Willy Hernangomez	50	6.4	176	23	3.5	0.5	-	2.3	0.2	0.2
Garrett Temple	48	2.53	39	9	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2
Kira Lewis	24	1.93	28	2	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.3	-	0.0
Dereon Seabron	16	0.49	4	-	0.3	-	-	0.1	-	-

Milwaukee Bucks Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
Giannis Antetokounmpo	38	33.46	1188	201	31.3	5.3	0.8	12.0	0.8	0.8
Jrue Holiday	38	32.77	738	280	19.4	7.4	2.3	5.0	0.4	1.4
Brook Lopez	48	30.38	695	58	14.5	1.2	2.0	6.2	2.5	0.5

Bobby Portis	47	26.75	678	84	14.4	1.8	1.2	10.1	0.2	0.5
Grayson Allen	46	26.78	478	118	10.4	2.6	1.8	3.5	0.2	0.8
Pat Connaughton	33	24.74	282	40	8.5	1.2	2.1	4.7	0.1	0.7
Jevon Carter	49	23.39	362	131	7.4	2.7	1.5	2.6	0.5	1.1
Joe Ingles	17	21.83	114	61	6.7	3.6	1.6	2.3	0.1	0.6
Khris Middleton	10	21.54	113	42	11.3	4.2	1.5	2.6	0.1	0.7
George Hill	45	14.82	173	88	3.8	2.0	0.5	1.5	0.1	0.4
Jordan Nwora	49	11.75	220	37	4.5	0.8	0.8	2.3	0.1	0.2
MarJon Beauchamp	44	11.46	199	23	4.5	0.5	0.8	1.8	0.0	0.3
Wesley Matthews	43	10.11	90	18	2.1	0.4	0.5	1.2	0.2	0.3
A.J. Green	31	7.04	106	11	3.4	0.4	0.9	0.8	-	0.1
Serge Ibaka	32	5.79	66	4	2.1	0.1	0.2	1.4	0.2	0.1
Sandro Mamukelashvili	33	5.06	43	14	1.3	0.4	0.2	1.3	0.1	0.1
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	49	1.83	11	4	0.2	0.1	-	0.4	0.1	0.1

Injuries & Suspensions

New Orleans Pelicans Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Zion Williamson

Injured

CJ McCollum

Injured

Dyson Daniels

Injured

EJ Liddell

Injured

Milwaukee Bucks Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Bobby Portis

Injured

Serge Ibaka

Unavailable

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Bucks Confirmed Lineup

11 Brook Lopez

12 Grayson Allen

21 Jrue Holiday

24 Pat Connaughton

34 Giannis Antetokounmpo

New Orleans Pelicans Confirmed Lineup

5 Herbert Jones

8 Naji Marshall

15 Jose Alvarado

17 Jonas Valanciunas

25 Trey Murphy

Previous New Orleans Pelicans Lineups

29 Jan NBA

Wizards 113-103 Pelicans

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	51	23	0.689	117.9	112	5.9	27-9	24-14	9-4	30-16	6-4	2W
76ers	49	24	0.671	115.4	110.3	5.1	26-11	23-13	7-6	30-16	8-2	1L
Knicks	42	33	0.56	115.3	112.8	2.5	20-17	22-16	8-8	28-19	4-6	3L
Nets	39	34	0.534	113.3	112.9	0.4	19-16	20-18	7-8	26-20	4-6	5L
Raptors	36	38	0.486	113	112	1	24-14	12-24	4-9	21-23	5-5	1W

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bucks	53	20	0.726	116.8	112.2	4.6	30-7	23-13	8-5	30-15	8-2	3W
Cavaliers	47	28	0.627	112.2	106.7	5.5	29-8	18-20	12-3	31-15	8-2	3W
Bulls	35	38	0.479	113.3	112.3	1	20-17	15-21	6-8	25-23	6-4	1W
Pacers	33	41	0.446	115.6	118.2	-2.6	19-17	14-24	7-6	23-23	5-5	1L
Pistons	16	58	0.216	110.7	118.6	-7.9	9-29	7-29	1-12	7-39	1-9	5L

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Heat	40	34	0.541	109.3	109.7	-0.4	25-13	15-21	9-5	21-24	7-3	2W
Hawks	36	37	0.493	117.6	117.6	0	20-15	16-22	7-8	22-23	4-6	1L
Wizards	33	41	0.446	113	113.8	-0.8	17-19	16-22	7-6	19-26	3-7	1W
Magic	31	43	0.419	111.7	114.3	-2.6	18-19	13-24	6-8	17-28	4-6	2W
Hornets	24	51	0.32	111.2	117.3	-6.1	12-24	12-27	7-9	14-34	4-6	1W

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	49	24	0.671	116.7	112.8	3.9	30-6	19-18	10-5	32-13	5-5	2W
Timberwolves	37	37	0.5	116.1	116.3	-0.2	21-17	16-20	8-7	25-20	5-5	2W
Thunder	36	38	0.486	117.4	116.3	1.1	22-15	14-23	7-7	22-25	6-4	2L
Jazz	35	38	0.479	117.3	117.8	-0.5	22-15	13-23	5-9	22-23	4-6	2L
Trail Blazers	32	41	0.438	114.2	116.2	-2	17-19	15-22	6-8	22-21	3-7	1L

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Kings	44	29	0.603	121.1	118.6	2.5	22-15	22-14	9-6	28-15	7-3	1W
Clippers	39	35	0.527	112.9	112.3	0.6	20-17	19-18	7-7	23-22	6-4	1W
Suns	38	35	0.521	113.5	112.1	1.4	23-12	15-23	9-5	24-20	4-6	3L
Warriors	39	36	0.52	118.5	118	0.5	30-7	9-29	6-9	25-20	5-5	3W
Lakers	37	37	0.5	116.5	116.6	-0.1	21-17	16-20	5-9	22-24	7-3	3W

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Grizzlies	46	27	0.63	116.7	112.3	4.4	32-5	14-22	13-2	28-19	8-2	5W
Mavericks	36	38	0.486	113.8	113.5	0.3	22-16	14-22	9-6	27-23	3-7	3L
Pelicans	36	37	0.493	114	112.8	1.2	24-13	12-24	10-5	24-20	5-5	3W
Spurs	19	55	0.257	112.3	122.3	-10	13-25	6-30	2-13	7-38	3-7	3L
Rockets	18	56	0.243	110.6	118.7	-8.1	12-26	6-30	4-12	11-39	3-7	4L

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