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 game 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 Kings have covered the spread less often than the Pelicans this year, recording an ATS record of 20-33-0, compared to the 22-31-0 mark of the Pelicans.
• When the spread is set as 4.5 or more this season, Sacramento (11-16) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (40.7%) than New Orleans (13-19) does as the underdog (40.6%).
• When it comes to eclipsing the point total in 2024-25, Sacramento does it less often (56.6% of the time) than New Orleans (58.5%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Kings are 22-17, a better tally than the Pelicans have recorded (5-33) as moneyline underdogs.

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Kings Performance Insights

• On offense, the Kings are putting up 116.4 points per game (seventh-ranked in league). They are giving up 115.7 points per contest at the other end of the court (23rd-ranked).
• Sacramento is 12th in the NBA with 44.7 boards per game this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 12th with 43.4 rebounds allowed per game.
• So far this season, the Kings rank 13th in the league in assists, putting up 26.6 per game.
• Sacramento ranks eighth in the NBA with 12.8 turnovers per game so far this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 16th with 13.7 forced turnovers per game.
• The Kings rank fifth-worst in the NBA with a 34.4% shooting percentage from downtown. Meanwhile, they are making 12.2 threes per game (24th-ranked in league).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• On offense the Pelicans are the 23rd-ranked team in the league (110 points per game). Defensively they are fourth-worst (119.2 points conceded per game).
• New Orleans is 24th in the league in rebounds per game (42.8) and third-worst in rebounds allowed (46.5).
• This season the Pelicans are ranked 22nd in the league in assists at 25.1 per game.
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 16th in the league in turnovers committed (13.7 per game) and 14th in turnovers forced (13.8).
• The Pelicans make 12.3 3-pointers per game and shoot 35% from beyond the arc, ranking 22nd and 21st, respectively, in the NBA.

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