Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 2/13/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Sacramento Kings (27-26) are on their way to Smoothie King Center on Thursday where they will meet the New Orleans Pelicans (12-41).

The Kings faced off with the Mavericks and went home with a win by a final score of 129-128 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Kings ended up walking away with 22 while the Mavericks recorded 19 fouls. They buried 15 out of their 37 attempts from 3-point land. Dallas ended up shooting 62.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of their 24 shots. Furthermore, Dallas grabbed 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Dallas recorded 31 assists and had 11 steals in the matchup. When talking about defense, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 51.6% from the floor on 49 out of 95 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected 50 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Kings knocked down 14 of 19 attempts for a rate of 73.7%. Sacramento finished having earned a 55.2% FG percentage (53 of 96) and made 9 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc.

DeMar DeRozan is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. DeRozan ended up going 68.2% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes. He saw the court for 39 mins played and snagged 7 boards. He notched 42 points on 15 out of 22 shooting.

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Sacramento heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 27-26 for the campaign. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a group they commit 19.3 fouls per game. As a unit, Sacramento is snagging 44.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,412 assists on the season, which has them ranked 12th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Kings are shooting 34.4% on shots from downtown (648 of 1,883) and 80.5% from the charity stripe. They average 116.4 points per contest (7th in the league) while connecting on 47.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Kings are forcing 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.8% on shots from downtown while they are 24th in the league in PPG allowed (115.7). The Kings are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.8% (2,204 of 4,714) and they relinquish 43.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 19th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,409 relinquished so far this season.

For their last game, the Pelicans took a defeat with a final score of 137-101 when they faced the Thunder. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, New Orleans allowed Oklahoma City to snag 45 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 49.1% from three-point range by shooting 27 of 55 and ended up going 12 out of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Pelicans allowed the Thunder to convert 49 of 95 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.6% in this contest. In all, the Pelicans shot 36 for 82 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9%. Pertaining to three-point shots, New Orleans knocked down 10 of 27 tries (37.0%). They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 67.9%. The Thunder were called for 20 fouls in this matchup which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They also coughed up the ball 23 times, while earning 4 steals for the contest. The Pelicans were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 42 in the game.

Trey Murphy III pitched in for the Pelicans for the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 15 for this contest giving him a rate of 46.7%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Murphy recorded 23 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 5 dimes for the contest.

New Orleans has a record of 12-41 so far this year. As an offense, the Pelicans are hitting on 44.7% from the field, which ranks them 24th in the league. New Orleans has 5,831 points on the campaign (110.0 per contest) and they grab 42.8 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 25.1 times per game (22nd in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.4 times per game. The Pelicans are committing 18.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 76.5% from the free throw line.

The New Orleans defense surrenders 36.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (764 of 2,080) and their opponents are converting on 79.1% of their free throw shots. They allow 28.5 dimes and 46.5 rebounds every game, which is ranked 26th and 28th in the league. The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the league in points allowed per game with 119.2. They are able to force 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.6% from the field (29th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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