Milwaukee Bucks (23-30, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (15-41, 14th in the Western Conference)New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m. ESTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pelicans -3.5; over/under is 225.5BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Bucks take on the New Orleans Pelicans in non-conference play.The Pelicans have gone 9-20 in home games. New Orleans is 6-18 in games decided by 10 or more points.The Bucks are 11-18 on the road. Milwaukee is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 32.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Giannis Antetokounmpo averaging 7.2.The Pelicans are shooting 46.2% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points lower than the 46.4% the Bucks allow to opponents. The Bucks are shooting 48.1% from the field, 0.3% higher than the 47.8% the Pelicans’ opponents have shot this season.The teams play for the second time this season. The Bucks won the last matchup 141-137 in overtime on Feb. 5, with Ryan Rollins scoring 27 points in the victory.TOP PERFORMERS: Trey Murphy III is averaging 22.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals for the Pelicans. Saddiq Bey is averaging 21.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists over the last 10 games.Popular ReadsRollins is averaging 16.9 points, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals for the Bucks. AJ Green is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 5-5, averaging 114.2 points, 44.5 rebounds, 26.5 assists, 8.4 steals and 5. …
