The New Orleans Pelicans and Milwaukee Bucks will meet in NBA action at Smoothie King Center on Friday, with tipoff at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results and today’s injury news, Dimers’ proven NBA model predicts the Pelicans as the most likely winner of the Bucks vs. Pelicans game.

This prediction follows the latest NBA Injury Report, which suggests the Pelicans lineup will feature stars like Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey and Jeremiah Fears, while the Bucks will rely on Kevin Porter, Ryan Rollins and Cam Thomas.

This article offers further insights into Friday’s matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks.

Bucks vs. Pelicans prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday’s NBA game between the Bucks and Pelicans 10,000 times as part of our NBA predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives the Pelicans a 65% chance of defeating the Bucks. Our predicted final score has the Pelicans winning 113-108.

According to our model, the Pelicans (-4.5) have a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 223.5 points has a 51% chance of staying under.

 

Bucks vs. Pelicans odds

We have researched the best NBA odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type
Bucks
Pelicans

Spread
+4.5 (-115)
-4.5 (-105)

Moneyline
+145
-172

Total
o223.5 (-108)
u223.5 (-106)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Bucks vs. Pelicans picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: