The Sacramento Kings (8-5) battle the New Orleans Pelicans (7-7) at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. The matchup airs on BSNO and NBCS-CA.
The Kings are only a 1.5-point favorite when they and the Pelicans meet in a game oddsmakers expect to be a hard-fought matchup. The point total for the matchup is 236.5.
Kings vs. Pelicans Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 7:30 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Sacramento -1.5
- Total: 236.5
- Moneyline: Sacramento -120, New Orleans +100
Kings at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 1.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (236.5)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 117 – Kings 112
- Sacramento has been victorious in five of the nine contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year, Sacramento has won four of eight games when listed as at least -120 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Sacramento has a 54.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- New Orleans has gone 5-5 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 50% of those games).
- New Orleans has gone 4-5 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +100 or longer (44.4%).
- New Orleans has an implied moneyline win probability of 50% in this contest.
- The Kings score only 1.2 more points per game (115.2) than the Pelicans allow (114).
- Sacramento is 6-1 against the spread and 7-0 overall when scoring more than 114 points.
- New Orleans has put together a 4-2 ATS record and a 3-3 overall record in games it scores more than 115.5 points.
- Sacramento is 4-1 against the spread and 3-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 113.3 points.
- The Kings are the league’s 10th-ranked scoring team (115.2 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the rank 18th in points per game (114) in NBA play.
- The 15th-ranked scoring NBA team (113.3 PPG) is New Orleans, while the Sacramento squad ranks 20th in the league defensively (115.5 PPG).
- The Kings have a negative point differential on the season (-5 total points, -0.3 per game), as do the Pelicans (-10 total points, -0.7 per game).
Over/Under
- The average implied total for Sacramento this season is 117.5 points, 1.5 fewer points than its implied total of 119 points in Wednesday’s game.
- This season, Sacramento has totaled more than 119 points in a game seven times.
- The average implied point total on the year for New Orleans (115.1) is 2.9 fewer points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (118).
How to watch Kings vs. Pelicans
- Game Day: Wednesday, November 22, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSNO and NBCS-CA
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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