New Orleans Pelicans vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Fiserv Forum is the site where the Milwaukee Bucks (31-13) will go up against the New Orleans Pelicans (26-18) on Saturday.

The Pelicans took the court against the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 153-124 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up with 24 and the Jazz had 15 personal fouls. They also converted 12 of 36 tries from distance. Utah went 81.3% from the charity stripe by burying 26 of their 32 tries. On top of that, Utah collected 38 rebounds (6 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Utah recorded 27 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 46.7% from the field on 43 out of 92 shooting. They also recorded 41 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected 57 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pelicans made 10 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. New Orleans finished having earned a 57.7% field goal percentage (60 out of 104) and made 23 out of their 46 3-point shots.

CJ McCollum is one player who played a role for this contest. McCollum finished shooting 64.7% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He played for 29 minutes played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 33 points on 11 of 17 shooting.

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New Orleans will enter this matchup with a record of 26-18 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, New Orleans is grabbing 44.5 boards per game and is sitting with 1,197 assists for the campaign, which is 10th in basketball in terms of passing. The Pelicans are connecting on 38.6% on three-point shots (544 of 1,409) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They average 117.5 pts per contest (12th in the league) while hitting 48.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans are forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 19th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,185 conceded on the season. The Pelicans defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (1,790 of 3,881) and they surrender 42.6 boards per game as a unit. They concede 34.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 10th in the league in PPG allowed (112.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bucks walked away with a victory by a final of 126-116 when they faced the Cavaliers. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Milwaukee allowed Cleveland to get 39 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 34.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 13 out of 38 and ended up shooting 11 out of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). The Bucks allowed the Cavaliers to make 46 of 91 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 50.5% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Bucks shot 45 out of 90 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. In relation to shooting from distance, Milwaukee converted 11 of 29 tries (37.9%). They were able to make 25 of those for a rate of 89.3%. The Cavaliers were called for 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 28 shots. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Bucks were able to corral 36 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 46 in this matchup.

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended up being a factor for the Bucks for this game. Antetokounmpo recorded 35 points in his 35 mins on the court and added 10 dimes in this contest. He converted 16 of 24 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and totaled 18 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a record of 31-13 this year. The Bucks commit 20.1 fouls per game and they hit 78.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.6 times per contest (13th in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.9 times per game. Milwaukee has scored 5,482 points this season (124.6 per contest) and they pull in 44.5 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bucks are connecting on 49.9% from the floor, which ranks 3rd in basketball.

The Milwaukee defense allows 34.7% on shots from distance (531 of 1,531) and their opponents are connecting on 81.7% of their foul shots. They surrender 26.9 dimes and 43.8 total boards per game, which ranks 17th and 18th in the NBA. The Bucks on defense are ranked 25th in basketball in points given up per game with 120.4. They have forced 11.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (17th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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