New Orleans Pelicans vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/29/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Sunday, January 29, 2023

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: New Orleans (+9)

The Milwaukee Bucks will take on the New Orleans Pelicans at Fiserv Forum on Sunday. Milwaukee opens this matchup as 9-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 234.

The Pelicans took the court against the Timberwolves and went home with a loss by a final score of 111-102 in their last game. New Orleans ended with a 43.5% field goal percentage (37 of 85) and converted 12 out of their 38 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Pelicans made 16 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 76.2%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 42 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 48.8% from the field on 40 of 82 shooting. Minnesota doled out 23 assists and had 8 steals for the game. On top of that, Minnesota grabbed 36 boards (4 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Minnesota ended up going 71.4% from the charity stripe by burying 20 of their 28 tries. They made 11 of their 29 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 21 while the Timberwolves had 18 personal fouls.

CJ McCollum is someone who had an impact in the matchup. He recorded 25 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He played 34 minutes played and collected 5 rebounds. McCollum went 52.9% from the floor and also distributed 8 dimes.

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New Orleans heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 26-23 so far this year. They turn it over 15.3 times per game and as a team they commit 20.4 fouls per game. As a team, New Orleans is pulling down 44.4 boards per game and has earned 1,268 assists for the year, which ranks 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Pelicans are connecting on 35.8% on 3-point shots (541 of 1,511) and 77.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 115.3 points per game (11th in the NBA) while hitting 47.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Pelicans have forced 15.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 15th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,234 relinquished for the year. The Pelicans defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.3% (2,025 of 4,280) and they concede 41.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 34.1% on 3-pointers and they rank 14th in the league in PPG from their opponents (113.1).

For their last game, the Bucks walked away with a victory by a final of 141-131 when they faced the Pacers. The Bucks corralled 36 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 50 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 11 steals for this game. The Pacers had 24 fouls for this game which got the Bucks to the charity stripe for 31 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of those for a rate of 61.3%. In the matter of shots from distance, Milwaukee made 18 out of 43 attempts (41.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Bucks went 52 out of 98 from the floor which had them at 53.1%. The Bucks allowed the Pacers to knock down 49 of their 89 tries from the field which had them sitting at 55.1% in this game. They finished the game shooting 39.4% from three-point range by going 13 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 28 at the charity stripe (71.4%). When talking about how they rebounded, Milwaukee allowed Indiana to snag 38 overall (5 offensive).

Giannis Antetokounmpo was important for the Bucks in this matchup. He knocked down 16 of 29 for this game for a field goal rate of 55.2%, and accounted for 12 rebounds. Antetokounmpo scored 41 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 6 assists in this matchup.

Milwaukee has a record of 32-17 for the year. The Bucks are committing 18.3 fouls every game and they connect on 73.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.9 times per contest (17th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.5 times per game. Milwaukee has accounted for 5,568 points on the year (113.6 per contest) and they snag 48.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bucks are shooting 46.0% from the field, which ranks them 23rd in basketball.

The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in points given up per game with 111.9. They are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (4th in basketball). The Milwaukee defense gives up 35.0% on 3-point attempts (572 of 1,632) and opponents are knocking down 78.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 22.9 dimes and 44.1 rebounds every game, which ranks 3rd and 21st in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans (+9)

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