New Orleans Pelicans – Sacramento Kings Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 12.12.2024
The lowly New Orleans Pelicans will try to get a rare win as they host the Sacramento Kings who are on a 2-game win streak. Who comes out on top in this highly anticipated Western Conference clash?
The New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings meet on 12.12.2024, in what will be their 1st meeting of the regular season so far. The game will be played at Smoothie King Center (New Orleans) with the road team Kings being favorites.
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New Orleans Pelicans |
Thu, 12.12.2024, 20:00 |
Sacramento Kings |
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9/5 |
13/1 |
5/11 |
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Expert Tip |
SAC Kings -5.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings: Current situation
Where do we start with the New Orleans Pelicans? This has been a season from hell for them so far and at just 5-20 through the first 25 games, their chances of even sniffing the play-in tournament are slim to none. More and more people are saying this team would be better off just tanking the rest of the year, to salvage what’s left out of this situation. If that happens we can expect the Pelicans to be very active as we get closer to the trade deadline.
The Kings have also underperformed this season at just 12-13. For a team with so much talent across the roster that is a very disappointing record. De’Aaron Fox is doing his best averaging 26.4 points per game, while Domantas Sabonis has maintained his dominance on the boards averaging 12.7 per game. As favorites the Kings have recorded just 10 wins in 18 games, but if they can keep up what they’ve been doing over their 2 most recent games, better days are ahead.
New Orleans Pelicans Stats & Form
Out of their 5 wins this season, the Pelicans have recorded 4 of them at home. One of those wins happened against the Suns last week, but since then they’ve lost 2 games in a row to Oklahoma City and San Antonio. This team has been all over the place, it’s hard to really predict who will carry the offense on a nightly basis due to so many players being in and out of the line-up. In their most recent loss to the Spurs, the Pelicans lost the rebounding battle, had less assists and less blocks.
Sacramento Kings Stats & Form
It has been an offensive explosion for the Kings in their last 2 games as they scored 140+ points in back-to-back outings vs San Antonio and Utah. Both games were pretty much in the books around the 3rd quarter so the starters didn’t exert themselves too much. Being fresh for this game only adds to the number of reasons why we feel like the Kings are the better team. They’ve been stellar from three-point land lately, while also keeping opponents at bay when it comes to rebounds.
New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings: Head-to-Head
Meetings between these teams have been one sided for quite some time now as the Pelicans have recorded 6 wins in a row and have covered the spread in all 6 of those wins. The two teams match-up 5 times last season and the Pels won 4 of those games by double-digits. They also lead the all time regular season series with 44 wins to 33 for the Kings.
New Orleans Pelicans – Sacramento Kings Odds
A rare Pelicans home win gives you 9/5 odds, while for a Kings victory on the road you can get 5/11 odds.
The point total has been set at 230.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings Betting Tip | Odds |
| New Orleans Pelicans +5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 230.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Sacramento Kings -5.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings (12.12.2024)
It’s quite obvious why the Kings are 5.5 point favorites here. They’ve recorded 3 wins in their last 4 games and are coming off wins by 44 and 27 points in their last 2 against San Antonio and Utah. Granted, those two opponents are not on the same level as they are, but winning by such margins can be confidence inspiring for a team going into their next game. The Pelicans have been ravaged by injuries all season long, although they’ve gotten back C.J. McCollum and Dejounte Murray, they still remain without important pieces like Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson and Jose Alvarado. Although they’ve had an edge in head-to-head meetings, the timing of this game is really bad for them. They’ve won just once in 12 outings, plus at home they’ve got a 2-8 SU record over their last 10. They remain 27th in three-point percentage, hitting just 32.7% of their attempts. It’s really hard to win in today’s NBA without a three-point shot. Meanwhile, the Kings have been red-hot from downtown with 40.7% made threes over their past 3 games. For comparison the number one team in the NBA Cleveland is hitting it at 40.4% rate for the year. We are picking the Kings to come out on top here and cover the spread.
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Expert Tip |
SAC Kings -5.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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