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Bucks at Pelicans · Fri, Mar 5 · 8:00 PM ET

Milwaukee at New Orleans. Here is where each team has the edge.

MilwaukeeNew Orleans

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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Bucks edges

No clear mismatch in Milwaukee's favor.

Pelicans edges

No clear mismatch in New Orleans' favor.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
MILRankStatRankNOP
113.923rdOffensive rating20th115.4
120.227thDefensive rating25th119.9
-6.425thNet rating21st-4.5
96.823rdPace11th99.5
56.53rdEffective FG %27th52.7
13.327thTurnover %9th11.7
21.130thOffensive rebound %8th27.0
16.330thFree throw rate6th22.2
55.825thOpponent eFG %22nd55.5
11.125thForced turnover %19th11.8
74.115thDefensive rebound %28th71.4
21.519thOpponent FT rate13th19.9

Game plan

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03Form and season series

Bucks3-7 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. W
  3. L
  4. L
  5. W
  6. L
  7. L
  8. W
  9. L
  10. L

Pelicans1-9 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. W
  4. L
  5. L
  6. L
  7. L
  8. L
  9. L
  10. L

2025-26 series: Wed, Feb 4 NOP 137, MIL 141 · Fri, Feb 20 MIL 139, NOP 118

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers