third Quarter Report

The Pelicans are giving their house crowd precisely what they had been hoping for. They’ve a little bit of a cushion as they at present lead the Bucks 85-73.

The Pelicans got here into the match with some further motivation after the defeat they had been dealt the final time these two groups confronted off. We’ll see in the event that they’re capable of flip the script or if it’s going to simply be extra of the identical.

Who’s Enjoying

Milwaukee Bucks @ New Orleans Pelicans

Present Data: Milwaukee 46-26, New Orleans 44-28

How To Watch

• When: Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
• The place: Smoothie King Heart — New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: NBATV
• Comply with: CBS Sports activities App
• On-line streaming: fuboTV (Attempt without cost. Regional restrictions could apply.)
• Ticket Price: $19.00

What to Know

The Bucks have loved a three-game homestand however will quickly must mud off their street jerseys. They are going to sq. off towards the New Orleans Pelicans at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Smoothie King Heart. On condition that each groups suffered a loss of their final recreation, they each have a little bit further motivation heading into this recreation.

The Bucks fought the great struggle of their time beyond regulation match towards the Lakers on Tuesday however wound up with a less-than-desirable consequence. They took a 128-124 hit to the loss column by the hands of the Lakers. This was hardly the consequence Milwaukee or their followers had been betting on, as they had been favored by 9.5 factors over Los Angeles heading into this matchup.

The match pitted two of the league’s most dominant forwards towards each other in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Davis. Davis had a strong recreation and dropped a double-double on 34 factors and 23 rebounds. In the meantime, Antetokounmpo did his greatest for the shedding facet, dropping a triple-double on 29 factors, 21 rebounds, and 11 assists.

Despite the fact that they misplaced, the Bucks smashed the offensive glass and completed the sport with 15 offensive rebounds. This was solely their second loss (out of seven video games) when they hit their very own glass that tough.

In the meantime, the Pelicans got here up brief towards the Thunder on Tuesday and fell 119-112.

The shedding facet was boosted by Zion Williamson, who dropped a double-double on 29 factors and ten assists.

Milwaukee’s loss ended a six-game streak of wins at house and dropped them to 46-26. As for New Orleans, their defeat dropped their document all the way down to 44-28.

The Bucks took their victory towards the Pelicans of their earlier assembly again in January by a conclusive 141-117. The rematch could be a little bit harder for the Bucks for the reason that group will not have the home-court benefit this time round. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a distinction.

Odds

Milwaukee is a slight 2-point favourite towards New Orleans, in accordance with the most recent NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had been proper consistent with the betting group on this one, as the sport opened as a 2-point unfold, and stayed proper there.

The over/underneath is 224.5 factors.

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Collection Historical past

Milwaukee has received 8 out of their final 10 video games towards New Orleans.

• Jan 27, 2024 – Milwaukee 141 vs. New Orleans 117
• Jan 29, 2023 – Milwaukee 135 vs. New Orleans 110
• Dec 19, 2022 – Milwaukee 128 vs. New Orleans 119
• Jan 01, 2022 – Milwaukee 136 vs. New Orleans 113
• Dec 17, 2021 – New Orleans 116 vs. Milwaukee 112
• Feb 25, 2021 – Milwaukee 129 vs. New Orleans 125
• Jan 29, 2021 – New Orleans 131 vs. Milwaukee 126
• Feb 04, 2020 – Milwaukee 120 vs. New Orleans 108
• Dec 11, 2019 – Milwaukee 127 vs. New Orleans 112
• Mar 12, 2019 – Milwaukee 130 vs. New Orleans 113