Kings vs. Pelicans Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 12
Published 5:16 am Wednesday, February 12, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-41) are 4.5-point underdogs as they look to turn around a nine-game losing streak when they host the Sacramento Kings (27-26) on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on NBCS-CA and Gulf Coast Sports.
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Kings vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds
- Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: NBCS-CA and Gulf Coast Sports
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Venue: Smoothie King Center
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Kings vs. Pelicans Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Kings 118 – Pelicans 112
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Spread & Total Prediction for Kings vs. Pelicans
- Pick ATS: Kings (- 4.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Kings (-5.7)
- Pick OU:
Under (238.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 230.7
- The Pelicans (22-31-0 ATS) have covered the spread 37.7% of the time, 3.8% more often than the Kings (20-33-0) this year.
- Sacramento covers the spread when it is a 4.5-point favorite or more 40.7% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 4.5 or more (40.6%).
- Sacramento’s games have gone over the total 56.6% of the time this season (30 out of 53), less often than New Orleans’ games have (31 out of 53).
- As a moneyline favorite this year, the Kings are 22-17, a better tally than the Pelicans have posted (5-33) as moneyline underdogs.
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Kings Performance Insights
- The Kings are seventh in the NBA with 116.4 points per game this season. At the other end, they rank 23rd with 115.7 points allowed per game.
- This year, Sacramento is pulling down 44.7 rebounds per game (12th-ranked in NBA) and giving up 43.4 rebounds per contest (12th-ranked).
- The Kings are delivering 26.6 assists per game, which ranks them 13th in the NBA in 2024-25.
- Sacramento is committing 12.8 turnovers per game (eighth-ranked in league). It is forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest (16th-ranked).
- The Kings rank fifth-worst in the NBA with a 34.4% shooting percentage from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, they are making 12.2 threes per game (24th-ranked in league).
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- Offensively the Pelicans are the 23rd-ranked squad in the NBA (110 points per game). On defense they are fourth-worst (119.2 points allowed per game).
- In 2024-25, New Orleans is 24th in the league in rebounds (42.8 per game) and third-worst in rebounds conceded (46.5).
- This season the Pelicans are ranked 22nd in the NBA in assists at 25.1 per game.
- In terms of turnovers, New Orleans is 16th in the NBA in committing them (13.7 per game). It is 14th in forcing them (13.8 per game).
- The Pelicans are 22nd in the league in 3-pointers made (12.3 per game) and 21st in 3-point percentage (35%).
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