NBA Prediction: New Orleans Pelicans – Milwaukee Bucks (21-02-2026)

New Orleans Pelicans welcome the Milwaukee Bucks to the Smoothie King Center in a matchup that already produced fireworks earlier this month.

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The previous meeting between these sides ended 141-137 in overtime in favor of Milwaukee.

More importantly for this line, the score was already 128-128 at the end of regulation, meaning the current 223.5 total would have cleared comfortably without the extra five minutes.

Recent form points in the same direction.

Over their last ten games, Pelicans contests have averaged 227 total points.

Milwaukee Bucks games over the same span have averaged 225. Both teams are regularly playing in the mid-to-high 220s range.

Season numbers back that up.

New Orleans Pelicans are scoring 114.6 points per game while allowing 120.4.

Bucks are putting up 111.8 and conceding 115.2. Neither profile suggests a defensive grind. When these offensive outputs meet defenses that give up points at that rate, totals tend to rise quickly.

There is no clear indication that this matchup suddenly shifts into a low-possession battle.

The earlier 128-128 regulation scoreline, combined with each team’s recent scoring averages, sets a realistic pathway toward the mid-220s again.

Over 223.5 fits both the recent trend and the broader season data.