Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (12-32) will try to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (24-17) at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday.

The Bucks played the 76ers and notched a win by a score of 123-109 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Bucks finished with 16 and the 76ers totaled 25 fouls. They also converted 16 of 45 tries from 3-point land. Philadelphia walked away from this one shooting 68.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of their 22 shots. Furthermore, Philadelphia snagged 38 rebounds (5 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Philadelphia totaled 26 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. When discussing defending, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the floor on 39 out of 86 shooting. They also distributed 31 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 48 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bucks converted 23 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 76.7%. Milwaukee finished with a 49.4% FG percentage (43 of 87) and converted 14 of their 37 3-pointers.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He scored 34 points on 13 out of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and also collected 15 rebounds. Antetokounmpo ended up going 76.5% from the field and also totaled 6 dimes.

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Milwaukee comes into this one with a win-loss record of 24-17 on the year. They are turning it over 14.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Milwaukee is grabbing 44.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,021 assists on the year, which ranks 26th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Bucks are connecting on 38.8% on 3-pointers (583 of 1,503) and 73.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 114.0 pts per game (12th in the league) while going 48.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bucks are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.7 fouls. They rank 7th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,044 relinquished for the season. The Bucks are giving up a FG percentage of 45.1% (1,655 of 3,673) and they concede 44.8 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 35.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 9th in basketball in opponents PPG (111.1).

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans took home the win by a final score of 123-119 when they faced the Jazz. The Pelicans recorded 39 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 45 for the contest. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 11 steals in this game. The Jazz committed 19 fouls for the game which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 29 shots. They were able to bury 26 of the free throw tries for a rate of 89.7%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, New Orleans converted 15 of 41 tries (36.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6%. The Pelicans permitted the Jazz to make 42 of 106 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.6% in this game. They went 23.9% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 46 and walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 30 at the charity stripe (80.0%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, New Orleans permitted Utah to grab 63 overall (19 on the offensive side).

Jose Alvarado was important for the Pelicans for the contest. He buried 1 out of 5 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 20.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds. Alvarado had 3 points in his 17 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the matchup.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 12-32 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Pelicans are connecting on 44.3% from the floor, which ranks 27th in basketball. New Orleans has tallied 4,806 points so far this year (109.2 per contest) and they pull down 43.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.3 times per contest (19th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest. The Pelicans are committing 18.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.9% from the free throw line.

The New Orleans defense surrenders 36.1% on 3-point shots (613 of 1,699) and their opponents are converting on 79.3% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 28.0 assists and 46.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 25th and 28th in the NBA. The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 25th in basketball in PPG given up with 117.2. They have forced 15.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.0% from the field (28th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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