{"id":641521,"date":"2026-03-05T19:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/641521\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:01:16","slug":"pelicans-vs-kings-prediction-picks-odds-for-tonights-nba-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/641521\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans vs Kings Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight\u2019s NBA Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Only an NBA bettor could love a game like this matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Sacramento Kings.<\/p>\n

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My Pelicans vs. Kings predictions recognize the difference between a bad team and a tanking team.<\/p>\n

Read more in my NBA picks<\/a> for Thursday, March 5.<\/p>\n

Pelicans vs Kings prediction<\/p>\n

Pelicans vs Kings best bet: Pelicans -5.5 (-110)<\/p>\n

Some teams are not tanking. They are just bad.<\/p>\n

To be clear, just being bad is preferable to tanking. Even terrible basketball can yield quality results, while clearing out a rotation of all trusted contributors largely produces only deflating losses.<\/p>\n

The Sacramento Kings<\/a> are tanking. The New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> are just bad.<\/p>\n

New Orleans has won four of seven games since the All-Star Break, including going 2-1 outright as a favorite. Sacramento has managed an admirable 2-5 outright in the same stretch, though both wins came against teams that were also tanking.<\/p>\n

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Pelicans vs Kings same-game parlay<\/p>\n

Do you think Russell Westbrook<\/a> cares about your tanking effort?<\/p>\n

Westbrook is incapable of playing at anything less than 100% effort and intensity at all times, and he has cleared this points prop in three of his last four games.<\/p>\n

Pelicans vs Kings SGP<\/p>\n

Russell Westbrook Over 15.5 points<\/p>\n

Our “from downtown” SGP: Russ Gonna Russ<\/p>\n

This SGP shouldn\u2019t jump more than 130% just by factoring in Westbrook\u2019s struggles from deep.<\/p>\n

This exact combination cashed last week, as Westbrook went 1-of-7 from beyond the arc while scoring 22 points in a 31-point loss.<\/p>\n

Pelicans vs Kings SGP<\/p>\n

Russell Westbrook Over 15.5 points<\/p>\n

Russell Westbrook Under 2.5 threes<\/p>\n

Pelicans vs Kings odds<\/p>\n

Spread: Pelicans -5.5 (-110) | Kings +5.5 (-110)<\/p>\n

Moneyline: Pelicans -200 | Kings +165<\/p>\n

Over\/Under: Over 234.5 (-110) | Under 234.5 (-110)<\/p>\n

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Pelicans vs Kings betting trend to know<\/p>\n

The Kings are 3-6 ATS in their last nine contests. Find more NBA betting trends<\/a> for Pelicans vs. Kings.<\/p>\n

How to watch Pelicans vs Kings<\/p>\n

Location<\/p>\n

Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA<\/p>\n

Date<\/p>\n

Thursday, March 5, 2026<\/p>\n

Tip-off<\/p>\n

10:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

TV<\/p>\n

GCSEN, NBC Sports California<\/p>\n

Pelicans vs Kings latest injuries<\/p>\n

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