Kings vs. Pelicans betting: NBA preview for February 8

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The New Orleans Pelicans (12-39) are 7.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a five-game road losing streak when they take on the Sacramento Kings (25-26) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Golden 1 Center. The game airs at 10:00 PM ET on NBCS-CA, Gulf Coast Sports, and WVUE. The matchup has an over/under of 239 points.

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Kings Cover -7.5 vs Pelicans -110

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Kings vs. Pelicans betting lines

  • Kings odds to win: -309
  • Pelicans odds to win: +247
  • Spread: Kings (-7.5)
  • Total: 239
  • TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Kings Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Sacramento is 13-13 in home contests with a 10-16 record against the spread at home.
  • Sacramento’s record against the spread is 6-2 as 7.5-point favorites or more in home games this season.
  • Kings home games have hit the over on the set point total 15 times this season.
  • Recent history seems to go against Sacramento to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 228.3 points per contest this season.

Kings Recent Trends

  • The Kings have covered the spread three times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 4-6 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Kings’ past 10 contests saw six hit the over.
  • The Kings’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 231.1 points scored. That’s 7.9 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over the past 10 games, the Kings are scoring 1.9 points less per game compared to their season average.

Kings Betting Records

  • The Kings have won 52.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (20-18).
  • When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -309 or shorter, Sacramento has gone 7-3 (70% win percentage).
  • The Kings have an implied moneyline win probability of 75.6% in this game.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.3 (11th in NBA) 46.6 (15th) 44.5 (14th) 43.6 (13th) 26.7 (12th) 12.5 (fifth)

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Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Pelicans have covered the spread seven times on the road and are 4-21 in road contests.
  • Pelicans games have gone over the set point total 12 times on the road this season.
  • This season on the road the Pelicans and their opponents have averaged a total of 226.7 points per contest, 12.3 points less than the over/under for this contest.

Pelicans Recent Trends

  • The Pelicans have covered the spread three times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 3-7 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Pelicans games have exceeded the set total seven times.
  • The last 10 Pelicans games averaged 233.6 total points, 5.4 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
  • The Pelicans’ per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 118.4, 8.4 points higher than their season-long per-game average.

Pelicans Betting Records

  • This season, New Orleans has been the underdog 36 times and won five, or 13.9%, of those games.
  • This season, the Pelicans have been at least a +247 underdog on the moneyline 20 times, losing each of those contests.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pelicans have a 28.8% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.6 (25th in NBA) 48.5 (29th) 42.9 (24th) 46.4 (28th) 25.2 (21st) 13.5 (14th)
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