Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans 12/17/2021 Picks Predictions

Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans 12/17/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

The New Orleans Pelicans are hosting the defending champions Milwaukee Bucks at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Friday, December 17, 2021, at 20:00 ET in this battle between two teams sitting on opposite sides of their respective conference.

The Pelicans are 2-1 in their previous three matches while the Bucks are 3-1 in their last four and both squads are looking to continue on the winning ways.

The Pelicans have a 9-21 record this season and are sitting in the second to last place of the West. They are 12-18 against the spread and 11-18-1 in over/under. They are coming off a road victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 113-110 score, not beating the odds.

They held their opponents into 42% shooting from the field and were led in scoring by Brandon Ingram with a game-high 34 points, adding 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and a game-high 16 rebounds.

Ingram leads the team in scoring with 23.4 ppg, adding 6.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. Valanciunas follows with 18.7 ppg and a team-high 12.1 rebounds per game.

The Pelicans average 104 ppg offensively while allowing 109.9 ppg defensively. They have a 43.4% field goal percentage and a 33.8% 3-point percentage.

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Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans Predictions 12/17/2021

The Bucks have a 19-11 record so far this season and are sitting on the second place of the East. They are 13-17 against the spread and 11-19 in over/under. They are coming off a home victory against the Indiana Pacers with a 114-99 score, beating the odds.

They had three players with 20+ points, led by Jrue Holiday with 26 points, 4 rebounds and a game-high 14 assists. Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton added 20 points apiece.

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the team in scoring with 27 ppg, in rebounding with 11.6 and in assists made with 5.8 per game. Khris Middleton follows with 17.8 ppg, 5.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.

Milwaukee scores 110.6 ppg offensively and allow 106.6 ppg defensively. They have a 45.5% field goal percentage and a 36.2% 3-point percentage.

Both teams were tied 1-1 wins last season, with each one winning at home. The Pelicans won with a 131-126 score and the Bucks with 129-125. The Pelicans are 6-2 against the spread in their previous eight meetings.

Over is 9-1 in their previous ten meetings. The Pelicans have a 4-9 home record this season, while the Bucks are 9-7 on the road. Over the total has been dominating in this series, so I’m going to bet on over once again today.

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