New Orleans plays Milwaukee on 3-game road skid

New Orleans Pelicans (13-39, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (19-29, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

The Associated Press
February 4, 2026 at 7:05AM

New Orleans Pelicans (13-39, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (19-29, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

Milwaukee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pelicans -4.5; over/under is 222.5

BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans visits Milwaukee looking to break its three-game road skid.

The Bucks have gone 10-12 at home. Milwaukee is ninth in the Eastern Conference with 26.2 assists per game led by Ryan Rollins averaging 5.6.

The Pelicans are 5-20 in road games. New Orleans averages 13.3 turnovers per game and is 11-18 when winning the turnover battle.

The Bucks are shooting 47.9% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points lower than the 48.0% the Pelicans allow to opponents. The Pelicans are shooting 45.9% from the field, 0.7% lower than the 46.6% the Bucks' opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rollins is averaging 16.6 points, 5.6 assists and 1.5 steals for the Bucks. Kyle Kuzma is averaging 14.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists over the past 10 games.

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Trey Murphy III is averaging 21.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.5 steals for the Pelicans. Saddiq Bey is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bucks: 2-8, averaging 105.6 points, 42.2 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.0 points per game.

Pelicans: 4-6, averaging 110.4 points, 46.3 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 8.9 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.9 points.

INJURIES: Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo: out (calf), Gary Harris: out (hamstring), Bobby Portis: out (hip), Kevin Porter Jr.: out (oblique), Taurean Prince: out (neck).

Pelicans: Dejounte Murray: out (leg).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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