New Orleans Pelicans vs. Sacramento Kings Preview
The Pelicans are 24-31-4 ATS with an O/U record of 28-30-1 and the Kings are 25-32-1 ATS with an O/U record of 30-27-2. [ad-4468020]
Venue/ Stadium: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, CA
Time/Date: 10 PM EST Monday, March 3, 2014
NBA Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Kings -3.5
Over/Under: 204.5
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Player Injuries
Pelicans
Tyreke Evans SF – Feb 28: Day-To-Day
Anthony Davis PF – Feb 28: Day-To-Day
Jrue Holiday PG – Feb 28: Out
Kings
Carl Landry PF – Feb 28: Day-To-Day
DeMarcus Cousins C – Feb 27: Day-To-Day
This season the Kings are 12-19 at home and the Pelicans are 10-22 on the road.
In their last games the Pelicans lost to the LA Clippers 108-76 and the Kings lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-97.
The Pelicans are reeling, as they have lost 7 in a row and their best player in Anthony Davis has a shoulder injury, but will play tonight. However, he is coming off a horrible performance in his last game when he only scored 8 points on 1/6 shooting.
The Kings are also struggling losers of 3 in a row and 7 of their last 10. They beat the Pelicans in the last meeting in New Orleans an these 2 teams have split the 2 games this season with each winning on the road.
The Pelicans are losing because of their struggling offense, which has only averaged 92.9 ppg and in the loss to the Clippers they shot a season low 32.9% from the floor. Their D has also been an issue giving up an average
Davis’ offense will be key tonight, but his defense may be more important facing Kings’ C DeMarcus Cousins, who is averaging 22.3 ppg and 11.6 rpg. He and Rudy Gay, who had 41 points in the last game against the Pelicans, are the 2 players that the Pelicans have to worry about.
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Tyreke Evans makes his second return to Sacto and since becoming a starter he has played well scoring 22 points in the loss to the Clippers. Id Davis’ offensive struggles continue he and Eric Gordon will have to step up and lead the offense.
The Kings had won 4 straight home against the Pelicans before losing to them in their house in the last meeting there.
Both of these teams are out of the playoff picture with each at least 12 games out of the 8th spot in the Western Conference.
Betting Trends
The Pelicans are 1-6-2 ATS in their last 9 road games, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall, and they have an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
The Kings are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games, and they have an Over record of 7-0 in their last 7 vs. a team with a losing S.U. record.
The favorite is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 games between these 2 teams.
In the last 5 games between these 2 teams in Sacramento the total has gone Over 4 times.
Jason’s Pick:
Tough one to call here with both teams struggling, but the Kings are at home and I think they will win and cover sending New Orleans to their 8th straight loss.
