The Pelicans fell 107-83 Friday to the Oklahoma City Thunder while failing to cover as 1.5-point home underdogs.
F Herbert Jones and C Jonas Valanciunas both scored a team-high 14 points while Valanciunas added 9 rebounds. Four New Orleans players scored in double figures as the team shot 39% from the field in the loss.
Milwaukee snapped a 3-game winning streak with a 112-100 loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday while failing to cover as a 5.5-point home favorite.
F Giannis Antetokounmpo and G Damian Lillard each scored a team-high 22 points while Antetokounmpo added 11 rebounds and 9 assists for a double-double.
C Brook Lopez (11, 12) also had a double-double. 5 Bucks players scored in double figures as the team shot 40.2% from the field in the loss.
The Pelicans have a 25-19-1 against the spread (ATS) record this season while the Bucks have a 17-27-1 ATS record.
New Orleans has covered the spread in 3 of its last 5 road games and 5 of its last 9 overall.
Milwaukee has failed to cover the spread in 8 of its last 10 including 2-4 ATS in its last 6 home games and 5 of its last 6 overall.
Both the Pelicans and Bucks are playing in the back half of back-to-backs Saturday, which will have an impact on the pace of the game and the score as well.
As it stands, 241 will be the highest total for New Orleans this season while the team has scored 109 or fewer in 2 of its last 3.
Milwaukee has scored 122 or fewer in 3 of its last 5 while allowing 115 or fewer in each of its last 3 games.
