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Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans: Both teams are coming off losses

The Milwaukee Bucks are visiting the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center on Thursday.

The Bucks are coming off a disappointing loss

The Milwaukee Bucks are second in the Eastern Conference with a 46-26 record. The Bucks have won four of the last six games but are coming off a 128-124 double-overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Bucks are third in the league, scoring 120.6 points per game, and are ranked seventh, shooting 49% from the field. Giannis Antetkounmpo is one of the frontrunners to win the MVP award, averaging 30.6 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game.

The Pelicans are having a solid week

The New Orleans Pelicans are fifth in the Western Conference with a 44-28 record. They have won five of the last seven games and are coming off a 119-112 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Pelicans are sixth in the league, shooting 38% from three-point territory, and 13th, scoring 115.7 points per game. Zion Williamson leads the team with 22.7 points per game.

Betting Trends

The last seven games between these two teams and 7 of the last 8 played in New Orleans have gone over the total point line. The Bucks have played over in four of their last five games overall and in four of the last six games against teams from the Western Conference.

Prediction and Conclusion

Both teams have been playing well lately but are coming off tough losses in the last one. The Bucks are hanging on to second place in the East, while the Pelicans are in a position to book a ticket that will lead them straight to the playoffs. This will be an interesting matchup between Antetokounmpo and Williamson, and both will go strong in this one. This game can easily go both ways, and looking into their previous head-to-head games, the last seven have gone over the total point line, so with it being set at 224 for tonight’s game, it should easily go over.