New Orleans Pelicans vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 2/4/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The New Orleans Pelicans (13-39) are hitting the road to Fiserv Forum on Wednesday where they will go up against the Milwaukee Bucks (18-29).

The Pelicans played the Hornets and went home with a loss by a final score of 102-95 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up with 23 and the Hornets accounted for 19 personal fouls. They made 12 of their 50 shots from 3-point range. Charlotte ended up shooting 81.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of their 27 shots. In addition, Charlotte had 59 rebounds (13 offensive, 46 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Charlotte earned 16 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. Concerning the defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the field on 34 out of 85 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists for this contest while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 34 with 5 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 18 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 72.0%. New Orleans finished the game with a 39.3% FG percentage (33 of 84) and made 11 out of their 34 three-point shots.

Trey Murphy III is a guy who came through for the contest. Murphy walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 4 assists. He was on the court for 37 mins and also totaled 1 rebound. He accumulated 27 points on 10 of 20 shooting.

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New Orleans comes into this one with a win-loss record of 13-39 on the year. They currently have an average of 114.0 points per game (22nd in the league) on 45.9% from the field. The Pelicans are shooting 33.7% on three-point shots (560 of 1,663) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is snagging 43.8 boards per game and has accounted for 1,283 assists on the year, which has them ranked 15th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pelicans are forcing 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They concede 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 28th in the league in PPG allowed (120.6). The Pelicans defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.0% (2,272 of 4,734) and they surrender 45.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 29th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,477 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Bucks went home defeated by a final of 107-79 against the Celtics. The Bucks were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 40 for the game. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Celtics were called for 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for 15 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 73.3%. In terms of shots from downtown, Milwaukee buried 10 of their 34 tries (29.4%). When all was said and done, the Bucks shot 29 out of 82 from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.4%. The Bucks allowed the Celtics to knock down 41 of 92 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.6% in this contest. They finished 35.7% from 3-point land by hitting 15 out of 42 and finished the game at 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). When discussing attacking the glass, Milwaukee allowed Boston to collect 52 in total (17 on the offensive glass).

Ryan Rollins ended up being a major contributor for the Bucks in the game. Rollins accumulated 25 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 7 assists in this game. He made 10 out of 16 for this game giving him a rate of 62.5%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Milwaukee has a win-loss mark of 18-29 this year. The Bucks are responsible for committing 20.4 fouls every game and they connect on 73.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 26.1 times per contest (15th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.5 times per game. Milwaukee has earned 5,223 pts this season (111.1 per game) and they grab 40.6 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Bucks are shooting 47.8% from the field, which ranks 7th in the league.

The Bucks are ranked 15th in the league in points per game surrendered with 115.6. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (14th in the league). The Milwaukee defense allows 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (659 of 1,798) and their opponents are knocking down 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 27.0 assists and 45.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks 18th and 23rd in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Milwaukee and under the total points

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