Pelicans vs. Bucks betting: NBA preview for Feb. 4

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The New Orleans Pelicans (13-39) visit the Milwaukee Bucks (19-29) after losing three straight road games. The Pelicans are favored by 4.5 points in the contest, which begins at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. The over/under is 222.5 in the matchup.

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Pelicans vs. Bucks betting lines

  • Pelicans odds to win: -187
  • Bucks odds to win: +156
  • Spread: Pelicans (-4.5)
  • Total: 222.5

Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • New Orleans has a 12-12-1 ATS record in road games so far while going 5-20 overall in those contests.
  • Pelicans road games have hit the over on the set point total 11 times this season.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to New Orleans to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 235.6 points per contest.

Pelicans Recent Trends

  • The Pelicans have a 4-6 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • The final score of the last 10 Pelicans games has exceeded the set total three times.
  • The past 10 Pelicans games averaged 12.4 more points (234.9) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Pelicans have a points-per-game average 3.6 points below their season-long scoring average.

Pelicans Betting Records

  • The Pelicans have yet to lose when playing as the moneyline favorite this season, going 5-0.
  • New Orleans has not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -187 or shorter.
  • The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Pelicans a 65.2% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (25th in NBA) 48.0 (24th) 43.8 (15th) 45.8 (25th) 24.7 (27th) 13.3 (seventh)

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Bucks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Bucks games have gone over the set point total 11 times at home this year.
  • The Bucks are 10-12 in home contests with a 9-13 record against the spread at home.
  • This season, the Bucks have a 4-4 record ATS in home games when playing as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Bucks and their opponents have averaged a total of 227.6 points per home contest this season, 5.1 points greater than this game’s posted total.

Bucks Recent Trends

  • The Bucks have covered the spread twice in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 2-8 record straight-up in those games.
  • Bucks’ past 10 games saw four hit the over.
  • The past 10 Bucks games averaged 222.5 points, which equals this matchup’s point total.
  • During their past 10 games, the Bucks have scored 5.9 fewer points per contest compared to their 111.5 PPG season-long scoring average.

Bucks Betting Records

  • Milwaukee has been underdogs in 27 games this season and won nine (33.3%) of those contests.
  • This season, the Bucks have won three of their 17 games, or 17.6%, when they’re the underdog by at least +156 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Bucks based on the moneyline is 39.1%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.9 (sixth in NBA) 46.6 (13th) 40.8 (29th) 45.1 (20th) 26.2 (14th) 13.8 (14th)
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