The Milwaukee Bucks will host New Orleans tonight, and these two teams are both in a battle to make the post-season. The Bucks are comfortably in the sixth spot in the East, while the Pelicans are sitting in ninth place in the West. New Orleans has won seven of it's last nine, but five of those seven wins came at home.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Home Cookin' - The Pelicans have really struggled on the road this season, with a record of 12-18. The Bucks have won nine of their last 10 at home.

2. Khris Middleton - The Bucks guard is averaging 17.5 points over his last 15 games, and hit a key three-point shot in the final minute of Saturday's won over Washington. He scored 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting against the Pelicans in the last meeting.

3. X-Factor - The Pelicans will be without Ryan Anderson and Jrue Holliday, both remain sidelined by injuries.

Selection: This is a play on the Milwaukee Bucks (10*)