New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/03/26

Golden 1 CenterGulf Coast Sports, NBCS-CA
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Kings
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25-52Record20-57
43-31-2ATS Record32-43-1
39-37O/U Record39-37
Sacramento Kings

Pelicans vs Kings Best Bets

Point Spread PickBest Bet
NO Pelicans -5.5(-110)

The New Orleans Pelicans face the Sacramento Kings in a matchup between 2 struggling Western Conference teams with contrasting recent momentum. New Orleans enters at 25-52 and is on a 6-game losing streak following a 118-106 loss to Portland, where turnovers and poor second half execution were key issues. Despite the skid, the Pelicans have shown offensive success in this matchup, including wins over Sacramento by scores of 120-94 and 133-123 earlier this season. Zion Williamson remains the focal point, while Trey Murphy III continues to provide consistent perimeter scoring, including a recent 21-point performance in this matchup. New Orleans has also played at a faster pace, generating second chance opportunities through strong offensive rebounding.

Sacramento enters at 20-57 but is coming off a 123-115 upset win over Toronto as a heavy underdog, showing improved offensive balance behind DeMar DeRozan’s 28 points along with contributions from Malik Monk and supporting pieces. However, consistency remains a major concern, particularly on the defensive end, where the Kings have allowed frequent high scoring games and struggled to close out contests. A recent 131-105 loss highlighted those issues, with turnovers and late game breakdowns playing a major role. With New Orleans’ prior success in this matchup and Sacramento’s defensive limitations, this sets up as a strong bounce back opportunity for the Pelicans despite their recent losing streak.

Pelicans vs Kings Prediction: New Orleans Pelicans -5.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to -6.5

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Point Spread

The Pelicans have covered in 4 of their last 5 games as a road favorite

Game Totals

The Pelicans' last 3 road games at the Kings have gone over the Total

Money Line

The Pelicans have lost 7 of their last 10 games

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