NBA: New Orleans vs Sacramento Prediction
The Sacramento Kings host the New Orleans Pelicans at Sleep Train Arena in California on Tuesday night. The Kings are coming off a win over the San Antonio Spurs, and look to win their fourth game in a row over the Pelicans.
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New Orleans Pelicans (5-3) at Sacramento Kings (6-4)
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Sleep Train Arena
City: Sacramento, California
NBA Gambling O/U Odds: 200
NBA Gambling Spread: Kings -3.5
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The Kings collapsed in their game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, leading by as many as 26 points before unraveling and eventually suffering a 111-110 loss on the road. They bounced back in a big way with a 94-91 win over the Spurs on Saturday.
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The Kings also let a 24-point lead go to waste when they lost to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday by a score of 106-98.
Center DeMarcus Cousins had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings in their win over the Spurs, while Darren Collison and Rudy Gay combined to score 37 points. Sacramento dominated the paint in that one, holding a 58-34 edge.
The Kings have done a great job of getting to the line thus far, leading the NBA with 35.1 free throw attempts per game, and hitting on 81.2 percent of them, which also ranks near the top of the league.
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Forward Rudy Gay will be playing in his first game since signing a three-year, $40 million contract extension Sunday.
He’s leading the team with 22.5 points per game, just a hair above Cousins’s 22.4 points per game.
As for the Pelicans, they dropped the first leg of their four-game road trip in Portland on Monday with a 102-93 loss.
Anthony Davis had another big game, stuffing the stat sheet with 31 points, 11 rebounds, three steals, and three blocks, but the Pelicans were outscored 34-13 in the fourth quarter.
Davis leads the NBA with 4.0 blocks per game and sits third in both points and rebounds with 25.2 and 11.7 respectively.
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FREE Pelicans vs Kings Pick:
The Kings look to be the play in this one against a Pelicans squad that hasn’t fared all that well on the road this season.
New Orleans also has a long trek to deal with overnight, coming down to California from Portland.
NBA Betting Trends:
* The Pelicans are 6-18 ATS in the last 24 meetings between these teams, and they are 4-16-1 ATS in the last 21 meetings in Sacramento.
* The Kings are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games overall, while the Pelicans are 4-12-1 ATS in their last 17 games against Pacific Division opponents.
* The over is 9-1 in the last 10 meetings between these teams, and it is 5-2 in the Kings’ last seven games overall.
4* Free NBA play: Kings -3.5, Over 200
The over is worth a look as well with both sides having little trouble scoring the basketball.
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