Kings vs. Pelicans Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 8
Published 7:17 pm Friday, February 7, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-39) are 6.5-point underdogs as they try to break a five-game road losing streak when they visit the Sacramento Kings (25-26) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Golden 1 Center. The matchup 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 Pelicans (21-30-0 ATS) have covered the spread 39.2% of the time, two% more often than the Kings (20-31-0) this season.
- When the spread is set as 6.5 or more this season, Sacramento (9-10) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (47.4%) than New Orleans (10-17) does as the underdog (37%).
- 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).
- As a moneyline favorite this season, the Kings are 20-17, a better record than the Pelicans have put up (5-31) as moneyline underdogs.
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Kings Performance Insights
- With 116.1 points per game on offense, the Kings rank eighth in the NBA. At the other end of the court, they surrender 115.4 points per contest, which ranks 22nd in the league.
- So far this year, Sacramento is averaging 44.5 rebounds per game (14th-ranked in NBA) and allowing 43.6 rebounds per contest (12th-ranked).
- So far this year, the Kings rank 12th in the league in assists, dishing out 26.7 per game.
- Sacramento ranks 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 sinking 12.3 treys per game (22nd-ranked in league). They sport a 34.6% shooting percentage (24th-ranked) from three-point land.
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- On offense the Pelicans are the 24th-ranked squad in the league (110.0 points per game). Defensively they are fourth-worst (118.8 points allowed per game).
- On the glass, New Orleans is 24th in the NBA in rebounds (42.9 per game). It is third-worst in rebounds allowed (46.4 per game).
- The Pelicans are 22nd in the NBA in assists (25.2 per game) in 2024-25.
- With 13.5 turnovers committed per game and 13.8 turnovers forced, New Orleans is 14th and 12th in the league, respectively.
- With 12.3 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.9% from downtown, the Pelicans are 22nd and 23rd in the league, respectively, in those categories.
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