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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 Friday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bucks as -3-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 216.5.
New Orleans was a 113-110 winner in its last match on the road against the Thunder. They failed to cover the -5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 223 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Milwaukee won its last outing, a 114-99 result against the Pacers on December 15. The Bucks covered in that game as a +3.5-point underdog, while the 213 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Milwaukee:
Team record: 19-11 SU,13-17 ATS
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 9-21 SU,12-18 ATS
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 9 games
Next up:
Milwaukee home to Cleveland Saturday, December 18
New Orleans at Philadelphia Sunday, December 19