The Sacramento Kings (8-4) hope to build on a three-game road winning run when visiting the New Orleans Pelicans (6-7) on Monday, November 20, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET.
The Kings are just a 1-point favorite when they and the Pelicans play in a game expected to be a tight one. The game features a point total of 237.5.
Kings vs. Pelicans Betting Odds
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- Spread: Sacramento -1
- Total: 237.5
- Moneyline: Sacramento -115, New Orleans -106
Kings at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 1)
- Pick OU:
Under (237.5)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 116 – Kings 113
Moneyline
- Sacramento has been the favorite in eight games this season and has come away with the win five times (62.5%) in those contests.
- This season, Sacramento has come away with a win four times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -115 or shorter on the moneyline.
- Sacramento has an implied victory probability of 53.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- New Orleans has put together a 4-5 record in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 44.4% of those games).
- New Orleans has gone 4-5 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -106 or longer (44.4%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives New Orleans a 51.5% chance to win.
Against the spread
- The Kings score only 1.4 more points per game (117.0) than the Pelicans give up (115.6).
- When Sacramento puts up more than 115.6 points, it is 6-1 against the spread and 7-0 overall.
- New Orleans has put together a 4-2 ATS record and a 3-3 overall record in games it scores more than 114.4 points.
- Sacramento has an ATS record of 3-1 and a 2-2 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 112.1 points.
- The Kings are the league’s ninth-ranked scoring team (117.0 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the rank 21st in points per game (115.6) in NBA play.
- New Orleans is the NBA’s 18th-ranked offense (112.1 PPG), while Sacramento is the 19th-ranked defense (114.4).
- The Kings have totaled a total of 31 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 2.6 per game), while the Pelicans have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 46 total points, 3.5 per game).
- Sacramento’s average implied point total this season is 2.6 fewer points than its implied total in Monday’s game (117.4 implied points on average compared to 120 implied points in this game).
- This season, Sacramento has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (120) seven times.
- The average implied point total on the season for New Orleans (114.8) is 3.2 fewer points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (118).
How to watch Kings vs. Pelicans
- Game Day: Monday, November 20, 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
- Live stream: Watch on Fubo!
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