NBA Best Bets: Kings vs. Pelicans Picks for February 8

Published 3:33 pm Friday, February 7, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (12-39) visit the Sacramento Kings (25-26) after losing five straight road games. The Kings are favored by 7.5 points in the contest, which tips at 10:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 8, 2025.

Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Saturday’s game, before you place a wager on this contest?

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Kings vs. Pelicans Game Info

  • When: Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
  • Where: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California
  • TV: NBCS-CA, Gulf Coast Sports, and WVUE
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Kings vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Kings (- 7.5)

  • Sacramento’s record against the spread is 20-31-0.
  • New Orleans has 21 wins in 51 games against the spread this year.
  • The Kings have an ATS record of 7-6 as 7.5-point favorites or greater.
  • The Pelicans are 9-16 as 7.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU:

Under (237.5)

  • Kings games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 237.5 points 22 times.
  • Pelicans games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 237.5 points in 16 of 51 outings.
  • Sacramento has had an average of 229 points in its games this season, 8.5 fewer than this matchup’s total.
  • The average total for New Orleans’ games this season is 226 points, 11.5 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The Kings are the ninth-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Pelicans have scored the 20th-most points.
  • The Kings are the NBA’s 21st-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 27th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Kings (-285)

  • The Kings have been favorites in 37 games this season and won 20 (54.1%) of those contests.
  • The Pelicans have won in five, or 13.9%, of the 36 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • Sacramento has a record of 8-4, a 66.7% win rate, when it’s favored by -285 or more by sportsbooks this season.
  • New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +230 or worse on the moneyline this season.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 74% chance of a victory for the Kings.

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