New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 2/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (25-25) will go up against the New Orleans Pelicans (12-39) at Golden 1 Center on Saturday.

The Pelicans took the court against the Nuggets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 144-119 in their last contest. New Orleans wrapped up the contest with a 46.2% field goal percentage (43 of 93) and knocked down 10 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 23 of their 26 shots for a percentage of 88.5%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 38 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 26 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to defending, New Orleans allowed 57.0% from the floor on 57 of 100 shooting. Denver recorded 40 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Denver snagged 51 rebounds (13 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Denver finished the contest at 93.3% when shooting free throws by converting 14 of their 15 shots. They also made 16 out of their 43 tries from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Pelicans ended up finishing with 10 while the Nuggets totaled 21 fouls.

Zion Williamson is someone who had an impact for the game. Williamson ended up going 57.9% from the floor and totaled 4 assists. He was on the court for 27 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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New Orleans enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-39 for the year. They are turning it over 14.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.1 fouls every game. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 42.9 boards per game and has 1,283 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 17th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Pelicans are connecting on 34.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (627 of 1,799) and 76.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 110.0 points per contest (24th in the league) while shooting 44.6% from the field.

On defense, the Pelicans have forced 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.1 fouls. They are giving up 36.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 27th in the NBA in points per game allowed (118.8). The Pelicans are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.5% (2,248 of 4,633) and they relinquish 46.4 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 27th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,460 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Kings took a loss by a score of 130-111 against the Magic. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Sacramento allowed Orlando to snag 35 in total (9 on the offensive side). They went 51.6% from three-point range by going 16 of 31 and finished the contest at 14 out of 15 at the free throw line (93.3%). The Kings allowed the Magic to make 50 of 88 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 56.8% for the game. Overall, the Kings shot 40 out of 80 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Sacramento converted 10 of their 27 tries (37.0%). They were able to bury 21 of them for a rate of 75.0%. The Magic had 24 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They coughed it up 19 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Kings earned 23 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 37 for this game.

Domantas Sabonis ended up being a major contributor for the Kings for the contest. He knocked down 8 out of 10 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and added 13 rebounds. Sabonis recorded 21 points in his 32 mins of playing time and earned 3 assists in the matchup.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 25-25 on the campaign. As an offense, the Kings are shooting 47.4% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in the NBA. Sacramento has totaled 5,817 pts for the season (116.3 per contest) and they average 44.4 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 26.8 times per game (12th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game. The Kings commit 19.2 personal fouls every game and they shoot 80.7% from the free throw line.

The Sacramento defense gives up 37.7% on 3-point attempts (724 of 1,922) and opponents are converting on 80.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 26.5 dimes and 43.6 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 17th and 13th in the league. The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 23rd in the NBA in points allowed per game with 115.5. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the floor (16th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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