NBA Best Bets: Kings vs. Pelicans Picks for February 8
Published 3:33 pm Friday, February 7, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-39) are underdogs (by 7.5 points) to end a five-game road losing streak when they visit the Sacramento Kings (25-26) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET.
Want to gain an edge on Saturday’s game? Discover the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) in the following article.
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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 has beaten the spread 20 times in 51 games.
- Against the spread, New Orleans is 21-30-0 this year.
- As 7.5-point favorites or more, the Kings are 7-6 against the spread.
- The Pelicans are 9-16 as 7.5-point underdogs or greater.
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Pick OU:
Under (237.5)
- The Kings’ 51 games this season have gone over 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 an average point total of 229.0 in its matchups this year, 8.5 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- New Orleans has had an average of 226.0 points scored in its games so far this season, 11.5 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
- The Pelicans are the league’s 20th-highest scoring team this season compared to the ninth-ranked Kings.
- This contest features the league’s 27th-ranked (Pelicans) and 21st-ranked (Kings) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Kings (-285)
- The Kings have entered the game as favorites 37 times this season and won 20, or 54.1%, of those games.
- 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 oddsmakers this season.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +230 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Kings have a 74% chance to win.
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