The New Orleans Pelicans (18-11) will attempt to snap a three-game losing skid when hosting the Milwaukee Bucks (21-8) at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, December 19, 2022 at Smoothie King Center. The matchup airs on BSNO and BSWI.
The Bucks are a slight 1-point favorite against the Pelicans.
Bucks vs. Pelicans Betting Odds
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- Spread: Milwaukee -1
- Moneyline: Milwaukee -115, New Orleans -105
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Bucks at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 1)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 115 – Bucks 110
- Milwaukee has won 20, or 76.9%, of the 26 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- This year, Milwaukee has won 19 of 24 games when listed as at least -115 or better on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Milwaukee has a 53.5% chance of pulling out a win.
- New Orleans has been the moneyline underdog 10 total times this season. NOLA has finished 5-5 in those games.
- New Orleans has gone 5-5 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -105 or longer (50%).
- New Orleans has an implied moneyline win probability of 51.2% in this matchup.
- The Bucks record 112.6 points per game, just 0.6 more points than the 112.0 the Pelicans give up.
- When Milwaukee totals more than 112.0 points, it is 12-3 against the spread and 13-2 overall.
- New Orleans is 13-4 against the spread and 16-1 overall when giving up fewer than 112.6 points.
- The Pelicans put up 8.9 more points per game (117.3) than the Bucks allow (108.4).
- When it scores more than 108.4 points, New Orleans is 15-10 against the spread and 16-9 overall.
- Milwaukee has an ATS record of 15-7-2 and a 20-4 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 117.3 points.
- The Bucks are at the 17th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (112.6 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the 12th-fewest points per game (112.0) in the league.
- New Orleans is the NBA’s third-ranked offense (117.3 PPG), while Milwaukee is the fourth-ranked defense (108.4).
- The Bucks have out-scored their opponents by a total of 121 points this season (4.2 points per game on average), and the Pelicans have put up 154 more points than their opponents on the year (5.3 per game).