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

Published 11:40 pm Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (12-41) are underdogs (+4.5) as they try to stop 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.

Why don’t you check out the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Wednesday’s game, before you place a wager on this contest?

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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
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Kings vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Kings (- 4.5)

  • Sacramento’s record against the spread is 20-33-0.
  • New Orleans’ record against the spread is 22-31-0.
  • The Kings’ ATS record as 4.5-point favorites or more is 11-16.
  • The Pelicans have an ATS record of 13-19 as 4.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU:

Under (238.5)

  • In 21 of 53 games this season, the Kings and their opponents have gone over 238.5 points.
  • The Pelicans have played 15 games this season that ended with a combined score over 238.5 points.
  • Sacramento’s contests this year have an average total of 229.4, 9.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The average total for New Orleans’ games this season is 226.4 points, 12.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The Kings score the ninth-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pelicans’ offense racks up the 20th-most.
  • This contest features the NBA’s 27th-ranked (Pelicans) and 21st-ranked (Kings) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Kings (-190)

  • The Kings have been favorites in 39 games this season and won 22 (56.4%) of those contests.
  • The Pelicans have come away with five wins in the 38 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • Sacramento has a record of 16-9, a 64% win rate, when it’s favored by -190 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • This season, New Orleans has come away with a win one time in 29 chances when named as an underdog of at least +155 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Kings, based on the moneyline, is 65.5%.

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