Kings vs. Pelicans betting: NBA preview for February 12

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The New Orleans Pelicans (12-41) are underdogs (+6.5) as they attempt to stop a nine-game losing streak when they host the Sacramento Kings (27-26) at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The contest airs on NBCS-CA and Gulf Coast Sports. The matchup has an over/under of 238.5.

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Kings vs. Pelicans betting lines

  • Kings odds to win: -268
  • Pelicans odds to win: +218
  • Spread: Kings (-6.5)
  • Total: 238.5
  • TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Kings Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Sacramento is 13-13 in road contests and has covered the spread 10 times on the road.
  • Sacramento’s record against the spread is 3-4 as 6.5-point favorites or more on the road this year.
  • Kings games have hit the over on the set point total 14 times on the road this season.
  • Recent performance seems to go against Sacramento to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 230.2 points per contest this season.

Kings Recent Trends

  • The Kings have covered the spread twice in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 4-6 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Kings games has exceeded the set total seven times.
  • The past 10 Kings games averaged 6.3 fewer points (232.2) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • In the last 10 games, the Kings are scoring 1.6 points less per game compared to their season average.

Kings Betting Records

  • The Kings have won 22 of the 40 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (55%).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -268 or shorter, Sacramento has gone 11-4 (73.3% win percentage).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Kings’ implied win probability is 72.8%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.5 (10th in NBA) 46.8 (18th) 44.7 (12th) 43.4 (12th) 26.6 (13th) 12.8 (eighth)

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Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Pelicans games have hit the over on the set point total 17 times at home this year.
  • The Pelicans are 8-18 in home contests with a 13-12-1 record against the spread at home.
  • This year, the Pelicans are 2-1 ATS at home as 6.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Pelicans and their opponents have averaged a total of 225.3 points per home contest this year, 13.2 points fewer than this game’s listed total.

Pelicans Recent Trends

  • The Pelicans are 2-7-1 against the spread and 1-9 overall in their last 10 games.
  • The Pelicans and their opponents have combined to hit the over in seven of the past 10 games.
  • The Pelicans’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 235.6 points scored. That’s 2.9 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During their last 10 games, the Pelicans have scored 4.8 more points per contest compared to their 110.0 PPG season-long scoring average.

Pelicans Betting Records

  • New Orleans has won five, or 13.2%, of the 38 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Pelicans are 1-27 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +218 or more on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pelicans have a 31.4% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (24th in NBA) 48.6 (29th) 42.8 (24th) 46.5 (28th) 25.1 (22nd) 13.7 (16th)
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