March 05, 2026 6:24 PM EST

NBA: New Orleans Pelicans vs. Sacramento Kings 2026-03-05 22:00:00.0

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The New Orleans Pelicans are solid 69.4 percent favorites over the Sacramento Kings. The Pelicans are shooting 50.6 percent from the field and the Kings are forecasted to shoot 46.6 percent. The rebounding battle is pretty even with the Pelicans projected for 41.7 rebounds vs. 42.1 for the Kings. Turnovers are pretty even with the Pelicans projected for 13.3 turnovers vs. 12.9 for the Kings. The Pelicans are making 13.2 three pointers on 38.8 percent from three point range. The Kings are making 11.6 three pointers on 32.4 percent. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA---PTS: Trey Murphy 23.1, DeMar DeRozan 20.0 ASSISTS: Jeremiah Fears 3.4, Russell Westbrook 5.8 REBOUNDS: DeAndre Jordan 6.7, Maxime Raynaud 8.7 SPORTS ODDS: Sportsbooks and handicappers have set the line at SAC 6.0 TOTAL 234.5. WIN-LOSS New Orleans Pelicans 19-44 Sacramento Kings 14-49 ATS New Orleans Pelicans 33-27 Sweat Barometer 0.5 Sacramento Kings 23-38 Sweat Barometer -3.5 OVER-UNDER New Orleans Pelicans 33-30 Avg Over/Under Line 0.2 Sacramento Kings 31-32 Avg Over/Under Line 3.6 ACCUSCORE PICK RECORD - POINT SPREAD PICKS New Orleans Pelicans 31-28 Sacramento Kings 34-27 OVER-UNDER PICKS New Orleans Pelicans 32-30 Sacramento Kings 26-35

UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Sacramento Kings

New Orleans PelicansATS RECORDSacramento KingsATS RECORDATS EDGE
Record on the Road8-23, 26.0% -1500Record at Home9-21, 30.0% -1200Sacramento Kings
VS Sacramento Kings1-0, 100.0% 100VS New Orleans Pelicans0-1, 0.0% -110New Orleans Pelicans
vs Team Under .50013-12, 52.0% -20vs Team Under .5006-16, 27.0% -1160New Orleans Pelicans
Record as Road Favorite3-1, 75.0% 190Record as Home Underdog6-18, 25.0% -1380New Orleans Pelicans
Playing Back-to-Back Days9-13, 41.0% -530Playing Back-to-Back Days9-19, 32.0% -1190New Orleans Pelicans

LAST SEASON: We advise focusing on these trends in the first month of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Sacramento Kings

New Orleans PelicansATS RECORDSacramento KingsATS RECORDATS EDGE
Record on the Road27-16, 63.0% 1100Record at Home25-17, 60.0% 800New Orleans Pelicans
VS Sacramento Kings6-0, 100.0% 600VS New Orleans Pelicans0-6, 0.0% -660New Orleans Pelicans
vs Team .500 or Better28-30, 48.0% -500vs Team .500 or Better26-32, 45.0% -920New Orleans Pelicans
Record as Road Favorite16-6, 73.0% 940Record as Home Underdog5-2, 71.0% 280New Orleans Pelicans
After 1 or More Days Off48-37, 56.0% +730After 1 or More Days Off42-37, 53.0% +130New Orleans Pelicans

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

New Orleans PelicansRECORDSacramento KingsRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD14-17, 45.0% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME15-15, 50.0% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS3-3, 50.0% OverHOME OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS3-2, 60.0% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST YR17-26, 40.0% OverHOME OVER-UNDER LAST YR22-20, 52.0% OverUNDER
vs Teams Averaging >100 PTS at Home31-25, 55.0% OVERvs Teams Averaging >100 PTS on Road28-29, 49.0%OVER

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POINT SPREAD (SEASON) - New Orleans Pelicans Road Games: 15-15, 50.0% -150 Sacramento Kings Home Games: 20-9, 69.0% +1010 POINT SPREAD (PAST 30 DAYS) - New Orleans Pelicans Road Games: 3-3, 50.0% -30 Sacramento Kings Home Games: 4-1, 80.0% +290

OVER-UNDER RECORD (SEASON) - New Orleans Pelicans Road Games: 13-17, 43.0% -517 Sacramento Kings Home Games: 9-20, 31.0% -1181 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - New Orleans Pelicans Road Games: 2-3, 40.0% -118 Sacramento Kings Home Games: 1-3, 25.0% -209

SIDE VALUE (SEASON) - New Orleans Pelicans Road Games: 8-23, 26.0% -737 Sacramento Kings Home Games: 18-12, 60.0% 878 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - New Orleans Pelicans Road Games: 3-3, 50.0% +19 Sacramento Kings Home Games: 4-1, 80.0% +116

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