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

Published 11:40 pm Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (12-41) will attempt to break a nine-game losing streak when they host the Sacramento Kings (27-26) on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at Smoothie King Center as 4.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on NBCS-CA and Gulf Coast Sports.

For the best bets you can make on Wednesday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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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
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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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.
  • Against the spread, New Orleans is 22-31-0 this year.
  • As 4.5-point favorites or more, the Kings are 11-16 against the spread.
  • The Pelicans have an ATS record of 13-19 as 4.5-point underdogs or greater.

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Pick OU:

Under (238.5)

  • The Kings’ 53 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 238.5 points 21 times.
  • The Pelicans have played 15 games this season that ended with a point total over 238.5 points.
  • Sacramento has had an average of 229.4 points in its games this season, 9.1 fewer than this matchup’s total.
  • 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 are the ninth-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Pelicans have scored the 20th-most points.
  • The Pelicans have allowed the 27th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Kings have given up the 21st-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Kings (-190)

  • This season, the Kings have won 22 out of the 39 games, or 56.4%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Pelicans have won in five, or 13.2%, of the 38 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • Sacramento has a record of 16-9, a 64% win rate, when it’s favored by -190 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • This year, New Orleans has won one of 29 games when listed as at least +155 or better on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 65.5% chance of a victory for the Kings.

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