Bucks vs Pelicans: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
Milwaukee Bucks15wins
New Orleans Pelicans7Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Bucks and the Pelicans have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Bucks lead the series 15-7, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Bucks won 5 and the Pelicans won 1. The most recent game, on February 20, 2026, ended Bucks 139-118.
The home team won 14 of the 22 games (64%). These matchups averaged 237.2 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.5 points; 7 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for March 5, 2027 in New Orleans.
Next meetings
| Mar 5, 2027 | Bucks @ Pelicans | 8:00 PM EST | NOP 66% |
| Mar 31, 2027 | Pelicans @ Bucks | 8:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Bucks | NOP 111 – 136 MIL · 2025-04-10 |
| Pelicans | MIL 99 – 116 NOP · 2016-01-23 |
2025-26 MIL 2 – 0 NOP
| 2026-02-20 | MIL 139 – 118 NOP | Final |
| 2026-02-04 | NOP 137 – 141 MIL | Final/OT |
2024-25 MIL 2 – 0 NOP
| 2025-04-10 | NOP 111 – 136 MIL | Final |
| 2025-04-06 | MIL 111 – 107 NOP | Final |
2023-24 MIL 1 – 1 NOP
| 2024-03-28 | MIL 100 – 107 NOP | Final |
| 2024-01-27 | NOP 117 – 141 MIL | Final |
2022-23 MIL 2 – 0 NOP
| 2023-01-29 | NOP 110 – 135 MIL | Final |
| 2022-12-19 | MIL 128 – 119 NOP | Final |
2021-22 MIL 1 – 1 NOP
| 2022-01-01 | NOP 113 – 136 MIL | Final |
| 2021-12-17 | MIL 112 – 116 NOP | Final/OT |
2020-21 MIL 1 – 1 NOP
| 2021-02-25 | NOP 125 – 129 MIL | Final |
| 2021-01-29 | MIL 126 – 131 NOP | Final |
2019-20 MIL 2 – 0 NOP
| 2020-02-04 | MIL 120 – 108 NOP | Final |
| 2019-12-11 | NOP 112 – 127 MIL | Final |
2018-19 MIL 2 – 0 NOP
| 2019-03-12 | MIL 130 – 113 NOP | Final |
| 2018-12-19 | NOP 115 – 123 MIL | Final |
2017-18 MIL 0 – 2 NOP
| 2018-02-25 | NOP 123 – 121 MIL | Final |
| 2017-12-13 | MIL 108 – 115 NOP | Final |
2016-17 MIL 1 – 1 NOP
| 2016-11-10 | NOP 112 – 106 MIL | Final |
| 2016-11-01 | MIL 117 – 113 NOP | Final |
2015-16 MIL 1 – 1 NOP
| 2016-03-12 | NOP 92 – 103 MIL | Final |
| 2016-01-23 | MIL 99 – 116 NOP | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.