Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans prediction

Recent results

• Sacramento Kings: 0 wins from the last 4, average margin −17.8 points (L 103–130 @ SA, L 112–123 v MEM, L 120–128 v POR, L 96–121 @ LAC).
• New Orleans Pelicans: 0 wins from the last 4, average margin −5.8 points (L 91–104 v DEN, L 135–141 @ DEN, L 119–120 @ UTAH, L 120–123 v IND).

This is the first meeting between these teams this season. Results are taken from final scores, most recent first.

Our pre-game preview

New Orleans Pelicans are our pick at home against the Sacramento Kings. The model gives them a 63% chance of winning, which makes this game a lean (55 to 65%).

On the rosters we expect, the teams rate almost level (87.8 to 87.3 on our team-strength rating), so home court decides the pick.

Recent form: Sacramento Kings have been losing by 12.3 points a game, while New Orleans Pelicans have been losing by 4.5 points a game.

Schedule: New Orleans Pelicans are on the second night of a back-to-back, which the model takes into account.

Injuries: Sacramento Kings will be without Maxime Raynaud (33 min a game), Keegan Murray (27 min a game) and Dylan Cardwell (22 min a game) and New Orleans Pelicans will be without Dejounte Murray (32 min a game), Yves Missi (20 min a game) and Jordan Poole (16 min a game). Players listed as unsure are counted by how likely they are to play.

Season so far: Sacramento Kings are 1–8 and New Orleans Pelicans are 4–5.

This preview was written from the data we had before the game.