- What: NBA Picks
- Who: Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans
- When: Thursday, December 12, 8:00 p.m.
Not much is going well for the New Orleans Pelicans this season, so in the NBA picks , they just might welcome the sight of the Sacramento Kings arriving in the Big Easy.
As they meet on Thursday in NBA action, New Orleans is showing a six-game win streak against Sacramento. Despite that recent success for the Pelicans, oddsmakers are setting the Kings as 5.5-point road favorites for this game.
Let's look at the latest betting lines. Odds are subject to change.
 | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Kings | -5.5 (-110) | -222 | O 230.5 (-110) |
| New Orleans Pelicans | +5.5 (-110) | +179 | U 230.5 (-110) |
Among the three games on the ledger for the Thursday NBA schedule, we are seeing this Kings vs Pelicans contest as the best bet among the day's NBA picks.
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Kings vs Pelicans Betting Trends
Not only have the Pelicans gone 6-0 straight up in the last six games against the Kings, New Orleans is also 6-0 against the spread in those games. On home court, the Pelicans are 5-1 both SU and ATS in the last six meetings with the Kings.
Sacramento is 4-9 ATS in the last 13 games. The Kings are 2-12 SU in their last 14 meetings with Northwest Division opposition. New Orleans isn't faring much better. The Pelicans are 1-11 SU in their last 12 games. They are 2-8 SU in their past 10 home games. The Pelicans are 1-6 SU in the last seven games facing Western Conference teams.
The under was the winning play in six of the last eight games between Sacramento and New Orleans. Five of the last six games between the two teams played in New Orleans also went under. However, four of the Pelicans last five games went over. Then again, New Orleans is 2-5 on the total in the last seven games vs Pacific Division foes. The NBA picks show four of Sacramento's last five games also went over. But five of the last six road games played by the Kings went under.
The Kings are 10-8 SU as the betting favorite this season. Sacramento is 6-6 ATS on the road. New Orleans is 6-6 ATS at home. The Pelicans are 3-16 SU as the underdog in the betting line.
Kings Turning A Corner?
Sacramento is 4-6 SU over the past 10 games. However, the Kings have posted back-to-back resounding victories. First, they whipped the San Antonio Spurs 140-113. They followed that up by crushing the Utah Jazz 141-97. Inserted into the starting lineup for those two games, shooting guard Malik Monk contributed a combined 38 points.
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— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) December 9, 2024
Sacramento (12-13) got a season-high 60 points off the bench in the win over Utah. Doug McDermott came off the bench to score 18 points over the game's final nine minutes. He's just the second player in NBA history to do so and the first since 1965.
Guard De'Aron Fox is Sacramento's top scorer with 26.4 points per game. Forward/center Domantas Sabonis is pacing the Kings in rebounding (12.7 per game) and assists (6.2 per game). He's also scoring 20.8 points per game.
On the Kings injury list, power forward Trey Lyles (calf) is out, as is point guard Devin Carter (shoulder). Power forward Isaac Jones (illness) is day to day.
Pelicans In A Deep Hurt
New Orleans (5-20) is 1-19 SU over the past 20 games and when you read the team's injury list, it's not hard to figure out why the Pelicans are struggling.
Out are small forward Brandon Ingram (ankle), power forward Zion Williamson (hamstring), point guard Jose Alvarado (hamstring) and shooting guard Jordan Hawkins (back). Meanwhile point guard Javonte Green (ankle), center Daniel Theis (neck) and power forward Karlo Matkovic (back) are all listed as day to day.
Williamson is the leading scorer for New Orleans, averaging 22.7 points per game. Ingram is right behind him, scoring 22.2 points per game. Hawkins (13.1) and Alvarado (10.7) are also scoring in double digits.
Center Yves Missi is pulling down a team-leading 8.2 rebounds per game, while guard Dejounte Murray is dealing a club-best 6.5 assists per game.
Sacramento vs New Orleans NBA Picks
The Kings are 9-10 SU against Western Conference teams this season. Sacramento players are talking about their desire for revenge after losing all six games last season to New Orleans. The sixth loss was in the NBA play-in game to get the Kings into the playoffs.
Looking at Sacramento's performance in the past two games, coupled with the MASH unit that is the New Orleans roster, go with the Kings to cover as road favorites in the Thursday NBA picks.
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