Bucks vs Pelicans Picks and Prediction – 1/23/2025

The Milwaukee Bucks look for a fifth straight win on Wednesday when visiting the New Orleans Pelicans. Milwaukee is 24-17 and second in the Central Division, 11 ½ games behind the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers. Milwaukee defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 123-109 on Sunday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 34 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Milwaukee to the victory. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our NBA picks.

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Milwaukee in scoring and rebounding averaging 31.5 points and 12.0 rebounds per game. Damian Lillard is second in scoring and the leader in assists, averaging 25.0 points and 7.1 assists per game. Milwaukee has five players averaging double figures in scoring. The Bucks score an average of 114.0 points per game on 48.3% shooting overall and 38.8% from 3-point territory

The New Orleans Pelicans look for a fifth consecutive victory on Wednesday when hosting the Milwaukee Bucks. New Orleans is 12-32 and last in the Southwest Division, 17 games behind the first-place Houston Rockets. New Orleans defeated the Utah Jazz 123-119 on Monday night to sweep a pair of games the two played over the last three days. CJ McCollum scored 45 points to lead the Pelicans.

CJ McCollum leads New Orleans in scoring, averaging 22.5 points per game and Brandon Ingram is second, averaging 22.2 points per game. Yves Missi is the leading rebounder, averaging 8.2 Dejounte Murray is the leader in assists, averaging 7.5 per game. New Orleans has nine players averaging double figures in scoring. The Pelicans are scoring an average of 108.9 points per game.

The New Orleans Pelicans will win on Wednesday when hosting the Milwaukee Bucks, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in each of Milwaukee's last six, seven of Milwaukee's last 8 versus New Orleans, five of New Orleans’ last six overall, and eight of the Pelicans’ last 10 played at home. New Orleans has its stars back healthy and has three players averaging 21 or more points per game. Final Score Prediction, New Orleans Pelicans win but our best play is OVER 127-121.