Sacramento Kings vs. New Orleans Pelicans odds, tips and betting trends

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

• Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 1)
• Pick OU:

  Under (237.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Pelicans 116 – Kings 113

• 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.

• 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).

• 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
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