Kings vs. Pelicans Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – February 8
Published 7:19 pm Friday, February 7, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-39) are underdogs (+6.5) as they try to stop a seven-game losing streak when they visit the Sacramento Kings (25-26) at 10:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Golden 1 Center. The game airs 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 have covered the spread less often than the Pelicans this season, recording an ATS record of 20-31-0, compared to the 21-30-0 mark of the Pelicans.
- 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.
- When it comes to going over the over/under 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
- The Kings are scoring 116.1 points per game (eighth-ranked in NBA) this season, while allowing 115.4 points per contest (22nd-ranked).
- Sacramento is grabbing 44.5 boards per game (14th-ranked in league). It is giving up 43.6 rebounds per contest (12th-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 committing 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 treys per game (22nd-ranked in NBA) this year, while sporting a 34.6% three-point percentage (24th-ranked).
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- Offensively the Pelicans are the 24th-ranked team in the NBA (110 points per game). Defensively they are fourth-worst (118.8 points allowed 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.
- In terms of turnovers, New Orleans is 14th in the NBA in committing them (13.5 per game). It is 12th in forcing them (13.8 per game).
- With 12.3 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.9% from downtown, the Pelicans are 22nd and 23rd in the NBA, respectively, in those categories.
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