Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 2/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (12-41) welcome the Sacramento Kings (27-26) at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday.

The Kings played the Mavericks and took home the win by a score of 129-128 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Kings finished with 22 and the Mavericks totaled 19 fouls. They also converted 15 out of their 37 tries from distance. Dallas finished the game at 62.5% from the charity stripe by making 15 of their 24 attempts. In addition, Dallas collected 33 boards (5 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Dallas recorded 31 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. Concerning the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 51.6% from the floor on 49 out of 95 shooting. They also distributed 28 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned 50 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Kings converted 14 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. Sacramento ended the game with a 55.2% FG percentage (53 out of 96) and knocked down 9 of 26 shots from 3-point land.

DeMar DeRozan is a player who was important for this game. DeRozan walked away from this one shooting 68.2% from the field and earned 3 dimes. He saw the court for 39 minutes and also totaled 7 boards. He scored 42 points on 15 of 22 shooting.

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Sacramento heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 27-26 this season. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Sacramento is snagging 44.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,412 assists on the season, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are hitting 34.4% on 3-point shots (648 of 1,883) and 80.5% from the charity stripe. They average 116.4 points per game (8th in the league) while connecting on 47.5% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They rank 20th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,409 relinquished so far this year. The Kings are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (2,204 of 4,714) and they concede 43.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 37.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 23rd in the NBA in points per game allowed (115.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pelicans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 137-101 against the Thunder. The Pelicans collected 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 23 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Thunder committed 20 fouls for the contest which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for 28 tries. They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 67.9%. In regard to shooting from downtown, New Orleans converted 10 of 27 tries (37.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans shot 36 out of 82 from the floor which had them shooting 43.9%. The Pelicans allowed the Thunder to make 49 out of their 95 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.6% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 49.1% from three-point range by connecting on 27 out of 55 and ended up shooting 12 out of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, New Orleans permitted Oklahoma City to collect 45 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Trey Murphy III pitched in for the Pelicans for the matchup. Murphy tallied 23 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accounted for 5 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 7 of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 12-41 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pelicans are hitting on 44.7% from the field, which is 24th in the league. New Orleans has earned 5,831 points so far this year (110.0 per contest) and they grab 42.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.1 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per game. The Pelicans are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 27th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 119.2. They are forcing 14.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.6% from the field (29th in the league). The New Orleans defense allows 36.7% on 3-pointers (764 of 2,080) and their opposition makes 79.1% of their foul shots. They have allowed 28.5 assists and 46.5 boards per contest, which is ranked 26th and 28th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento

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