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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the New Orleans Pelicans at Fiserv Forum.

Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -11-point favorites versus the Bucks, while the game's total opened at 219.5.

In their last action, Milwaukee was a 136-118 winner on the road against the Magic. They covered the -14-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (254) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

The Pelicans were a 108-104 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Cavaliers. They covered the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (212) made winners of OVER bettors.

New Orleans:
Team record: 13-22 SU,16-19 ATS
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games

Milwaukee:
Team record: 24-13 SU,17-20 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games

Next up:
New Orleans home to Utah Monday, January 3
Milwaukee home to Detroit Monday, January 3