NBA Best Bets: Kings vs. Pelicans Picks for February 12

Published 10:33 pm Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (12-41) are underdogs (+4.5) as they try to end 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 game airs on NBCS-CA and Gulf Coast Sports.

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Kings vs. Pelicans Game Info

  • When: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • TV: NBCS-CA and Gulf Coast Sports
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Kings vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Kings (- 4.5)

  • Sacramento has 20 wins in 53 games against the spread this season.
  • New Orleans is 22-31-0 against the spread this season.
  • The Kings are 11-16 as 4.5-point favorites or more.
  • Against the spread as 4.5-point underdogs or more, the Pelicans are 13-19.

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Pick OU:

Under (237.5)

  • The Kings and their opponents have scored more than 237.5 points in 24 of 53 games this season.
  • The Pelicans have played 18 games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 237.5 points.
  • Sacramento’s matchups this year have an average point total of 229.4, 8.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • New Orleans has had an average of 226.4 points scored in its games so far this season, 11.1 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.
  • The Kings are the NBA’s 21st-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 27th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Kings (-190)

  • The Kings have entered the game as favorites 39 times this season and won 22, or 56.4%, of those games.
  • The Pelicans have been victorious in five, or 13.2%, of the 38 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • Sacramento has a record of 16-9, a 64% win rate, when it’s favored by -190 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • This year, New Orleans has won one of 29 games when listed as at least +155 or better on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Kings have a 65.5% chance to win.

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