Kings vs. Pelicans Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 8
Published 8:16 pm Friday, February 7, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-39) will look to stop a seven-game losing streak when they visit the Sacramento Kings (25-26) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Golden 1 Center as 6.5-point underdogs. The contest airs at 10:00 PM ET on NBCS-CA, Gulf Coast Sports, and WVUE.
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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 Kings (20-31-0 ATS) have covered the spread 39.2% of the time, two% less often than the Pelicans (21-30-0) this year.
- As a 6.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, Sacramento is 9-10 against the spread compared to the 10-17 ATS record New Orleans racks up as a 6.5-point underdog.
- Sacramento’s games have gone over the total 54.9% of the time this season (28 out of 51), less often than New Orleans’ games have (29 out of 51).
- The Kings have a .541 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (20-17) this season while the Pelicans have a .139 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (5-31).
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Kings Performance Insights
- The Kings rank eighth in the NBA with 116.1 points per game this year. At the other end of the court, they rank 22nd with 115.4 points allowed per game.
- So far this season, Sacramento is pulling down 44.5 rebounds per game (14th-ranked in NBA) and giving up 43.6 rebounds per contest (12th-ranked).
- This season, the Kings rank 12th in the league in assists, delivering 26.7 per game.
- Sacramento is top-five this season in turnovers, ranking fifth-best in the league with 12.5 turnovers per game. Meanwhile, it ranks 15th with 13.7 forced turnovers per contest.
- The Kings are making 12.3 threes per game (22nd-ranked in NBA) this season, while owning a 34.6% three-point percentage (24th-ranked).
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- Offensively the Pelicans are the 24th-ranked squad in the NBA (110 points per game). On defense they are fourth-worst (118.8 points conceded per game).
- In 2024-25, New Orleans is 24th in the league in rebounds (42.9 per game) and third-worst in rebounds allowed (46.4).
- This season the Pelicans are ranked 22nd in the league in assists at 25.2 per game.
- New Orleans is 14th in the league in turnovers per game (13.5) and 12th in turnovers forced (13.8).
- At 12.3 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.9% from beyond the arc, the Pelicans are 22nd and 23rd in the league, respectively, in those categories.
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