The Milwaukee Bucks (46-26) square off against the New Orleans Pelicans (44-28) at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, March 28, 2024 on NBA TV, BSNO, and WMLW.
The Bucks are just a 2-point favorite when they and the Pelicans face off in a game projected to be a hard-fought matchup. The game features a point total of 224.
Bucks vs. Pelicans Betting Odds
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- Spread: Milwaukee -2
- Total: 224
- Moneyline: Milwaukee -125, New Orleans +105
Bucks at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 2)
- Pick OU:
Over (224)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 119 – Bucks 113
- Milwaukee has been chosen as the favorite in 61 games this year and has walked away with the win 44 times (72.1%) in those games.
- This season, Milwaukee has come away with a win 42 times in 59 chances when named as a favorite of at least -125 or shorter on the moneyline.
- Milwaukee has an implied victory probability of 55.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- New Orleans has won 15 of the 28 games it was the moneyline underdog this season (53.6%).
- New Orleans has a record of 11-10 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +105 or longer (52.4%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, New Orleans has an implied win probability of 48.8%.
- The Bucks record 10.1 more points per game (120.6) than the Pelicans give up (110.5).
- Milwaukee is 30-25-2 against the spread and 44-13 overall when scoring more than 110.5 points.
- When it scores more than 117 points, New Orleans is 22-5 against the spread and 22-5 overall.
- Milwaukee’s record is 16-12-1 against the spread and 23-6 overall when it gives up fewer than 115.7 points.
- The Bucks are the league’s third-ranked scoring team (120.6 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the rank eighth in points per game (110.5) in NBA action.
- New Orleans’ squad is currently the 13th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (115.7 PPG), while Milwaukee’s team is 22nd in points allowed per game (117).
- The Bucks have scored a total of 258 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 3.6 per game), and the Pelicans have out-scored opponents by 372 points on the season (5.2 more per game).
Over/Under
- Milwaukee has an average implied point total of 121.4 this season, which is 8.4 points higher than its implied total in Thursday’s game (113).
- This season, Milwaukee has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (113) 53 times.
- New Orleans’ average implied point total on the year (116.8 points) is 5.8 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (111 points).
How to watch Bucks vs. Pelicans
- Game Day: Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBA TV, BSNO, and WMLW
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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