Kings vs. Pelicans Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 8
Published 9:17 pm Friday, February 7, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-39) are underdogs (by 6.5 points) to break a five-game road losing streak when they visit the Sacramento Kings (25-26) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET.
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Kings vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds
- Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: NBCS-CA, Gulf Coast Sports, and WVUE
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: Sacramento, California
- Venue: Golden 1 Center
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Kings vs. Pelicans Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Kings 121 – Pelicans 109
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Spread & Total Prediction for Kings vs. Pelicans
- Pick ATS: Kings (- 6.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Kings (-11.4)
- Pick OU:
Under (238.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 230.1
- The Pelicans’ .412 ATS win percentage (21-30-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Kings’ .392 mark (20-31-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
- Sacramento covers the spread when it is a 6.5-point favorite or more 47.4% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 6.5 or more (37%).
- When it comes to going over the point total in 2024-25, Sacramento does it less often (54.9% of the time) than New Orleans (56.9%).
- As a moneyline underdog this season, the Pelicans are 5-31, while the Kings are 20-17 as moneyline favorites.
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Kings Performance Insights
- On offense, the Kings are scoring 116.1 points per game (eighth-ranked in league). They are giving up 115.4 points per contest on defense (22nd-ranked).
- Sacramento is pulling down 44.5 boards per game (14th-ranked in NBA) this season, while allowing 43.6 rebounds per contest (13th-ranked).
- This year, the Kings rank 12th in the league in assists, delivering 26.7 per game.
- Sacramento ranks fifth-best in the NBA by averaging just 12.5 turnovers per game. In terms of forced turnovers, it ranks 15th in the league (13.7 per contest).
- The Kings are sinking 12.3 three-pointers per game (22nd-ranked in NBA) this year, while owning a 34.6% three-point percentage (24th-ranked).
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- The Pelicans are 24th in the league in points scored (110.0 per game) and fourth-worst in points allowed (118.8).
- In 2024-25, New Orleans is 24th in the league in rebounds (42.9 per game) and third-worst in rebounds allowed (46.4).
- With 25.2 assists per game, the Pelicans are 22nd in the league.
- At 13.5 turnovers committed per game and 13.8 turnovers forced, New Orleans is 14th and 12th in the NBA, respectively.
- The Pelicans make 12.3 3-pointers per game and shoot 34.9% from beyond the arc, ranking 22nd and 22nd, respectively, in the league.
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