{"id":19122,"date":"2026-10-29T08:01:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T12:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&p=19122"},"modified":"2026-10-29T08:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T12:01:17","slug":"kings-vs-pelicans-prediction-team-news","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/nba\/kings-vs-pelicans-prediction-team-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings vs Pelicans: Prediction, Team News and Two Winless Clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento is 0-4. New Orleans is 0-4 too, after losing 104-91 at home to Denver last night. One of them leaves Smoothie King Center with a first win.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Pelicans play for the second night running, and the Kings have had a day off. That makes this Kings vs Pelicans game closer than the records of last season suggest.<\/p>\n\n\n

Our best bet<\/div>
Pelicans to win<\/div>
Score prediction<\/span>Pelicans 118-111<\/span><\/div>
Spread<\/span>Pelicans at -5.5 or shorter<\/span><\/div>
Total<\/span>No bet<\/span><\/div>
Player prop<\/span>Domantas Sabonis over 6.5 assists<\/span><\/div>
Watch in Canada<\/span>No Canadian listing (NBA League Pass)<\/span><\/div>
Prop line checked on Covers’ NBA prop board at 7:51 a.m. ET on 29 October. Lines move, so check yours before you bet. Picks are opinion, not advice. 19+ (18+ in AB, MB and QC).<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

How to watch Kings vs Pelicans in Canada<\/h2>\n\n
\n\n
<\/th>Detail<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
Game<\/strong><\/td>Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans<\/td><\/tr>
Date<\/strong><\/td>Thursday 29 October 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Tip-off<\/strong><\/td>8:00pm ET \/ 7:00pm CT<\/td><\/tr>
Venue<\/strong><\/td>Smoothie King Center, New Orleans<\/td><\/tr>
Records<\/strong><\/td>Sacramento 0-4, New Orleans 0-4<\/td><\/tr>
Rest<\/strong><\/td>Sacramento with 1 day off, New Orleans on the second night of a back-to-back<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n

Canadian broadcast details for this one were still to come at the time of writing. Check our how to watch the NBA in Canada<\/a> page before tip-off.<\/p>\n

Kings vs Pelicans odds<\/h2>\n

There’s no Canadian line on this one yet. NBA prices tend to settle on game day, once the injury report does. The NBA betting<\/a> hub explains where you can bet legally in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n

Sacramento can score but can’t stop anyone<\/h2>\n

The Kings have conceded 121, 128, 123 and 130, and they have lost all four by eight points or more. Zach LaVine averages 27.2 points, including 37 against Memphis. Darius Acuff Jr., the seventh pick in June, scored 33 against Portland.<\/p>\n

Domantas Sabonis is pulling down 16.5 rebounds a game, with 7.2 assists. Keegan Murray will be re-evaluated in 10 to 14 days with an ankle injury, and Ben Simmons has had surgery on a torn Achilles.<\/p>\n

How they compare<\/h2>\n\n
\n\n
2025-26<\/th>Sacramento Kings<\/th>New Orleans Pelicans<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
Record<\/strong><\/td>22-60<\/td>26-56<\/td><\/tr>
Net rating<\/strong><\/td>-9.9<\/td>-4.4<\/td><\/tr>
Offensive rating<\/strong><\/td>109.6<\/td>112.1<\/td><\/tr>
Defensive rating<\/strong><\/td>119.5<\/td>116.5<\/td><\/tr>
Pace<\/strong><\/td>101.3<\/td>103.0<\/td><\/tr>
Three-point %<\/strong><\/td>34.0%<\/td>34.7%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n

Rates from last season, when both missed the playoffs. New Orleans was 5.5 points per 100 possessions better.<\/p>\n

New Orleans has lost close games, then a flat one<\/h2>\n

Three of the Pelicans’ four defeats came by six or fewer, one of them in overtime in Denver. Last night was different: 91 points and seven threes from 30 attempts. Denver led by 19 after one quarter.<\/p>\n

Zion Williamson scored 25 last night and is at 21.8 a game. Dejounte Murray is at 17.8. Bennedict Mathurin, the Montreal forward who signed in September, plays about 17 minutes off the bench.<\/p>\n

New Orleans won two of three last season<\/h2>\n\n
\n\n
Date<\/th>Result<\/th>Venue<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
3 Apr 2026<\/strong><\/td>Sacramento 117-113<\/td>Golden 1 Center<\/td><\/tr>
5 Mar 2026<\/strong><\/td>New Orleans 133-123<\/td>Golden 1 Center<\/td><\/tr>
9 Feb 2026<\/strong><\/td>New Orleans 120-94<\/td>Smoothie King Center<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n

The Pelicans won 120-94 at home in February. The two games in Sacramento were decided by four and 10 points.<\/p>\n

Recent form<\/h2>\n\n\n
Sacramento Kings<\/span>Last 4: 0-4<\/span>L<\/span>L<\/span>L<\/span>L<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Date<\/th>Opponent<\/th>Result<\/th>Top scorer<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Tue 27 Oct<\/td>at San Antonio<\/td>L<\/span> 103-130<\/td>De’Andre Hunter 24<\/td><\/tr>
Sun 25 Oct<\/td>vs Memphis<\/td>L<\/span> 112-123<\/td>Zach LaVine 37<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 23 Oct<\/td>vs Portland<\/td>L<\/span> 120-128<\/td>Darius Acuff Jr. 33<\/td><\/tr>
Wed 21 Oct<\/td>at Clippers<\/td>L<\/span> 96-121<\/td>Zach LaVine 28<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>
New Orleans Pelicans<\/span>Last 4: 0-4<\/span>L<\/span>L<\/span>L<\/span>L<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Date<\/th>Opponent<\/th>Result<\/th>Top scorer<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Wed 28 Oct<\/td>vs Denver<\/td>L<\/span> 91-104<\/td>Zion Williamson 25<\/td><\/tr>
Sat 24 Oct<\/td>at Denver<\/td>L<\/span> 135-141 (OT)<\/td>Trey Murphy III 26<\/td><\/tr>
Fri 23 Oct<\/td>at Utah<\/td>L<\/span> 119-120<\/td>Zion Williamson 23<\/td><\/tr>
Wed 21 Oct<\/td>vs Indiana<\/td>L<\/span> 120-123<\/td>Dejounte Murray 23<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n

Team news<\/h2>\n\n
\n\n
Club<\/th>Player<\/th>Status<\/th>Latest<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
Sacramento<\/strong><\/td>Ben Simmons<\/td>Out, achilles<\/td>No timetable<\/td><\/tr>
Sacramento<\/strong><\/td>Dylan Cardwell<\/td>Out, calf<\/td>Re-evaluation in one week, reported on 26 Oct<\/td><\/tr>
Sacramento<\/strong><\/td>Keegan Murray<\/td>Out, ankle<\/td>Re-evaluation in 10-to-14 days, reported on 26 Oct<\/td><\/tr>
Sacramento<\/strong><\/td>Maxime Raynaud<\/td>Out, knee<\/td>No timetable<\/td><\/tr>
New Orleans<\/strong><\/td>Yves Missi<\/td>Out, knee<\/td>No timetable<\/td><\/tr>
New Orleans<\/strong><\/td>Jordan Poole<\/td>Day to day, ankle<\/td>See the official report before tip-off<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n

Jordan Poole’s ankle is the one late call. He left last night’s game, and the official NBA injury report<\/a> will show whether he plays.<\/p>\n

The NBA injury report<\/a> covers the rest of the league.<\/p>\n

Probable starting fives<\/h2>\n\n\n
Sacramento Kings<\/span>Started Tue 27 Oct at San Antonio<\/span><\/div>
Pos<\/th>Player<\/th>That game<\/th>Status<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
F<\/td>Domantas Sabonis<\/td>20 pts, 14 reb, 8 ast<\/td>Available<\/td><\/tr>
F<\/td>De’Andre Hunter<\/td>24 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast<\/td>Available<\/td><\/tr>
F<\/td>Precious Achiuwa<\/td>4 pts, 1 reb, 0 ast<\/td>Available<\/td><\/tr>
G<\/td>Zach LaVine<\/td>22 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast<\/td>Available<\/td><\/tr>
G<\/td>Darius Acuff Jr.<\/td>19 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast<\/td>Available<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>
New Orleans Pelicans<\/span>Started Wed 28 Oct vs Denver<\/span><\/div>
Pos<\/th>Player<\/th>That game<\/th>Status<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
F<\/td>Zion Williamson<\/td>25 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast<\/td>Available<\/td><\/tr>
F<\/td>Trey Murphy III<\/td>6 pts, 1 reb, 3 ast<\/td>Available<\/td><\/tr>
C<\/td>DeAndre Jordan<\/td>3 pts, 4 reb, 0 ast<\/td>Available<\/td><\/tr>
G<\/td>Dejounte Murray<\/td>10 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast<\/td>Available<\/td><\/tr>
G<\/td>Jeremiah Fears<\/td>11 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast<\/td>Available<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>
Each club’s most recent starting five, checked against today’s injury list. A starter marked out has no named replacement yet: clubs confirm their starters about 30 minutes before tip-off.<\/div>\n\n\n

Players to watch<\/h2>\n

Zach LaVine, Sacramento.<\/strong> Twenty-two or more in every game. He is the Kings’ best chance of a fast start against tired legs.<\/p>\n

Zion Williamson, New Orleans.<\/strong> Ten-of-14 shooting last night. He has scored 17 or more in all four games.<\/p>\n\n\n

Score prediction<\/h2>\n

Pelicans 118-111 Kings.<\/strong> Last season’s ratings make New Orleans about an eight-point favourite at home. The back-to-back takes a couple of points off, and Sacramento’s defence gives most of them back.<\/p>\n

Kings vs Pelicans prediction<\/h2>\n

Neither defence has stopped anyone yet. New Orleans has more depth, and the Kings have allowed 125.5 points a game.<\/p>\n

Our pick: New Orleans to win, the Pelicans at -5.5 or shorter.<\/strong> No total pick. Both defences say over and the back-to-back says under, and we can’t separate them.<\/p>\n

Our player prop is Domantas Sabonis over 6.5 assists. He has 8, 10, 3 and 8, and the Pelicans have no settled centre to take him away. Covers’ NBA prop board had 6.5 at 7:51 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n

The NBA games tonight<\/a> board lists Thursday’s other games.<\/p>\n\n

What time is Kings vs Pelicans?<\/strong>

Tip-off is 8:00pm ET \/ 7:00pm CT on Thursday 29 October 2026 at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans.<\/p><\/div>

Where can I watch Kings vs Pelicans in Canada?<\/strong>

No Canadian network listed it when we checked. NBA League Pass shows out-of-market games in Canada.<\/p><\/div>

Have the Kings or Pelicans won a game yet?<\/strong>

No. Both are 0-4, so one of them gets a first win tonight.<\/p><\/div>

Is Keegan Murray playing for the Kings?<\/strong>

No. He has an ankle injury and will be re-evaluated in 10 to 14 days.<\/p><\/div>

What is our Kings vs Pelicans prediction?<\/strong>

Pelicans 118-111. We back New Orleans to win, at -5.5 or shorter.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

19+ (18+ in AB, MB and QC). Picks are opinion, not advice, and odds change constantly. Availability varies by province. Please play responsibly. ConnexOntario: 1-866-531-2600 for Ontario residents; see your province’s helpline for resources elsewhere.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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