Bucks vs Pelicans Game Breakdown & Projections – Thu, Mar 28th 2024

Listen up, hoop heads! We’ve got a sizzling showdown tonight at the Smoothie King Center, where the Milwaukee Bucks, with their not-too-shabby 46-26 record, are set to lock horns with the 44-28 New Orleans Pelicans. The tip-off is happening at 8 PM EST, and lemme tell ya, the anticipation is thicker than a Wisconsin cheese curd! Both teams are neck and neck in their respective conferences, making this game as tight as a hipster’s skinny jeans. The bookies are having a field day with the over/under set at 225.5, and a line finer than a barber’s edge – Bucks at -1.5 and Pelicans at 1.5. The Pelicans, still smarting from their 112-119 tumble against OKL, and the Bucks, licking their wounds after a 124-128 loss to LAL, are both hungry for a win. So, buckle up folks, ’cause tonight, we’re gonna find out if the Bucks stop here or if the Pelicans take flight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 28, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

Vegas Odds

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

16W-17L

52.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

19W-13L

47.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U	ATS
01/27/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	32	31	24	30		117	Over
	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	36	39	37	29		141
01/29/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	19	25	44	22		110	Over
	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	37	25	44	29		135
12/19/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	30	36	34	28		128	Over
	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	27	34	29	29		119
01/01/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	24	32	26	31		113	Over
	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	27	37	32	40		136
12/17/21	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	28	21	28	26	9	112	Over
	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	21	31	25	26	13	116

Starting Lineups

Bucks Notable Injuries

• Patrick Beverley (PG/SG): Avg: 6.0pts, 3.1reb, 2.8ast, 19.6 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 2.4
• Danilo Gallinari (PF/C): Avg: 6.0pts, 2.2reb, 1.2ast, 13.1 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 0.9
• Marjon Beauchamp (SG/SF): Avg: 4.4pts, 2.1reb, 0.7ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 0.7
• Andre Jackson Jr. (PG/SF): Avg: 2.3pts, 2.0reb, 1.0ast, 10.3 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 0.8
• Chris Livingston (SF): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.9reb, 0.3ast, 4.5 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 0.4
• Thanasis Antetokounmpo (PF/C): Avg: 0.8pts, 0.4reb, 0.5ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 0.4

Pelicans Notable Injuries

• Brandon Ingram (PG): Avg: 20.9pts, 5.1reb, 5.8ast, 33.0 minutes. Last game: 03/21/24. Impact: 5.7
• Matt Ryan (SG/SF): Avg: 6.9pts, 1.8reb, 0.8ast, 16.5 minutes. Last game: 03/22/24. Impact: 1.2
• Cody Zeller (C): Avg: 1.9pts, 2.8reb, 0.9ast, 7.8 minutes. Last game: 03/22/24. Impact: 1.1

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

Recent Trends

• Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF/C) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 29.0 pts, 21.0 reb, 11.0 ast against LAL
• Patrick Beverley (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.2% to 19.0, 27.2 min average previous 3 games.
• AJ Green (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 43.8% to 11.4, 20.2 min average previous 3 games.
• Khris Middleton (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 36.8% to 32.8, 24.0 min average previous 3 games.