NBA Best Bets: Kings vs. Pelicans Picks for December 12
Published 9:33 am Wednesday, December 11, 2024
The Sacramento Kings (12-13) face the New Orleans Pelicans (5-20) as 5.5-point favorites on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and NBCS-CA.
Our computer predictions below will assist you in deciding on the best bets available for Thursday’s game.
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Kings vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: Gulf Coast Sports and NBCS-CA
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Kings vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Kings (- 5.5)
- Sacramento has covered the spread 11 times in 25 games.
- New Orleans’ record against the spread is 9-16-0.
- The Kings’ ATS record as 5.5-point favorites or more is 7-6.
- The Pelicans are 5-8 as 5.5-point underdogs or more.
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Pick OU:
Under (230.5)
- The Kings and their opponents have scored more than 230.5 points in 13 of 25 games this season.
- The Pelicans have played seven games this season that have gone over 230.5 combined points scored.
- Sacramento has had an average of 228.5 points in its games this season, two fewer than this matchup’s total.
- New Orleans has a 222.1-point average over/under in its contests this season, 8.4 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Kings score the sixth-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 21st-most.
- The Pelicans have allowed the 26th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Kings have given up the 24th-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Kings (-225)
- The Kings have entered the game as favorites 18 times this season and won 10, or 55.6%, of those games.
- The Pelicans have been victorious in three, or 16.7%, of the 18 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Sacramento has won eight of its 13 games, or 61.5%, when favored by at least -225 on the moneyline.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +185 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 69.2% chance of a victory for the Kings.
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