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Milwaukee Bucks vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Milwaukee Bucks and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bucks as -2-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
New Orleans was a 119-112 loser in its last match at home against the Thunder. They failed to cover the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 231 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Milwaukee, they were a 128-124 loser as they battled the Lakers at home. The Bucks failed to cover in the match as a -9.5-point favorite, while 252 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Milwaukee:
Team record: 46-26 SU,32-40 ATS
Milwaukee is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
Milwaukee is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 44-28 SU,39-31-2 ATS
New Orleans is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New Orleans's last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 7 games at home
Next up:
Milwaukee at Atlanta Saturday, March 30
New Orleans home to Boston Saturday, March 30