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2024 NBA Handicapping Sacramento Kings vs. New Orleans Pelicans
(48-35) Sacramento Kings vs. New Orleans Pelicans (49-33)
Date: Friday, April 19
Time: 9:30 PM EST
Venue: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LO
Moneyline NBA Odds: Kings -120 | Pelicans +100 (Bet Now!)
NBA ATS Betting Odds: Kings -1.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total (O/U): 210.5
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In the final game of the play-in tournament the Sacramento Kings will face the New Orleans Pelicans with the winner moving on to face the West’s top-seeded OKC Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.
Sacramento arrives to this match having earned their spot via a 118-94 victory over the Warriors while the Pelicans lost 106-110 to the Lakers.
Season Series
New Orleans owned the Kings this year sweeping the season series which was an unprecedented five matches due to an extra In-Season tournament game.
Last season, the Kings won the regular season series taking two of the three contests, while the Pelicans hold the all-time record having bested the Kings in 44 of their 77 matches.
Sacramento Kings
Revenge sure seemed to be on the Kings minds as they faced the team that sent them home in the first round last season. In the pivotal Game 7 it was Steph Curry who dropped 50 points to push the Warriors ahead.
This time however, it was De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, and a young Keegan Murray who were the better Big 3 and reversed the Kings’ fortunes as they hope to keep the momentum rolling with another victory and second consecutive berth in the playoffs.
Kings Stats
The Kings rank tied for 13th offensively (116.2), and 14th defensively (114.4), with a net differential of plus +1.8 tied for 16th overall.
Sacramento performed just above the median this year against the spread finishing with a 43-40 record overall.
Kings Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Malik Monk, SG (OUT— knee)
- Kevin Huerter, SG (OUT for season — shoulder)
New Orleans Pelicans
After years of being sidelined due to various injuries, Zion Williamson arrived at the play-in tournament with a career-best 70 games under his belt due to a relatively healthy season.
In the past, his injuries were intrinsically linked to his conditioning and weight but this time it felt more like bad luck as he pulled up late in the match versus the Lakers after suffering a hamstring injury.
New Orleans is still extremely deep but will be missing their key cog and have to rely on Brandon Ingram (who only just returned from injury himself) and CJ McCollum to propel them forward.
Pelicans Stats
The Pelicans rank 11th offensively (116.5), and sixth defensively (111.9) while posting a plus +4.6 net differential that also ranks sixth overall.
New Orleans rode just above the middle with a 43-38-2 record against the spread through 83 contests.
Pelicans Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Zion Williamson, PF (OUT indefinitely— hamstring)
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Kings vs. Pelicans NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Kings are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento’s last 7 games.
- Also, the Kings are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against New Orleans.
- By comparison, the Pelicans are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans’ last 6 games.
- Additionally, the Pelicans are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
Free Sacramento Kings vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA Prediction:
Having lost all five matches versus the Pelicans this season the Kings feel confident they can swing the momentum arrow in their direction, especially with the news Zion will be sidelined.
Yet, that might be a reach given the Pels are deep and unfortunately extremely familiar with playing in the absence of Williamson.
Furthermore, the Kings are also missing core contributors and will face a tougher defense than they did Wednesday who is arguably better defensively without Zion.
A stat to keep in mind is perimeter shooting. Perhaps surprisingly, it’s the Pelicans NOT the Kings who are the more efficient 3-point shooters and are the second-best perimeter defenders which is bad news for Keegan Murray.
4* Free Sacramento Kings vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA Betting Pick: Pelicans +1.5
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NBA Tweet Of The Day
Thursday afternoon in the gym 🏀#Pelicans | @SeatGeek pic.twitter.com/bH2fBnI2mI
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) April 18, 2024
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